Surgery

The lens is added to a patient’s eye through a quick surgical procedure with no removal of corneal tissue and can be removed by a doctor if desired.

Dr. Lee highlights the process of identifying CTEPH and the patient population, as well as the available treatments for the condition.

Trauma patients and patients treated with combination ABX therapy were at an increased risk of C difficile infections.

Levels of troponin after cardiac surgery associated with increased risk of death were higher than levels recommended to define periprocedural myocardial injury.

The heart transplant from a genetically modified pig was initially considered a success and represented new hope for Americans requiring transplants.

Data show the 5-year cumulative incidence of glaucoma was 46% among children with bilateral aphakia and 25% with unilateral aphakia.

Data show ≥60% of eligible faricimab patients with DME could extend treatment to every 4 months, while 95% of ranibizumab implants in wetAMD treatment maintained a six-month schedule.

New guidelines recommend healthcare providers develop and implement an individualized nutrition care plan for individuals with diabetes with or at risk of a DFU.

Dr. Brown discusses the most common conditions of patients treated for ocular trauma and highlights the range of performed procedures in the ED.

Dr. Modi discusses the pending approval of faricimab for nAMD, DME treatment and highlights important observations from phase 3 data.

Outlook Therapeutics is expected to submit a BLA to the FDA for the investigative ophthalmic bevacizumab-vikg formulation (ONS-5010).

TENAYA and LUCERNE show reduced treatment burden in nAMD patients, while vision gains and extended durability for DME patients were observed in YOSEMITE and RHINE.

Oral CAIS had a slightly higher, but small risk of severe adverse reaction compared to topical CAIS, which may help the reluctance to prescribe.

Balloon dilation is considered the gold standard in treating the complications associated with Crohn’s disease.

The endomina system can be affixed to various testing standard endoscopies for a bendable therapeutic channel.

Periprocedural antimicrobial prophylaxis are administered and in some cases continued for extended periods of time while the patient has a surgical drain in place.

The study suggests a platform that can be integrated into surgical ophthalmic microscopes can provide real-time audiovisual feedback to the surgeon during phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

Patients who receive a solid organ transplant and develop CDI are at an increased risk for an acute kidney injury.

The approval represents the first ever treatment for the disease in patients aged 2 years and older.

From 1976 to 2018, data show the prevalence of obesity in the United States increased from 6.2% to 32.7%.

Dr. Dhoot discusses data on visual acuity from the phase 3 KESTREL and KITE trials, comparing brolucizumab to aflibercept at 52 weeks.

Dr. Khanani highlights data from MERLIN showing noninferiority of brolucizumab to aflibercept in nAMD treatment, but a higher rate of intraocular inflammation.

Dr. Sheth discusses the data from the late-breaking Phase 2B ALTISSIMO study.

Dr. Singh discusses the aging population in ophthalmology care, advances including port delivery systems, and the potential rapid uptake of faricimab in treatment.

Dr. Singh discusses results from TENAYA and LUCERNE on faricimab compared to afilbercept in patients with nAMD.

Dr. Sternberg discusses step therapy in wetAMD treatment and his opinions in favor of its use.

Dr. Lally discusses the effect of avacincaptad pegol treatment on the progression of geographic atrophy and intermediate age-related macular degeneration.

Dr. Haller discusses issues in diversity and inclusion in retina, but provides avenues for solutions and what needs to come next.

Genetic evidence show increased alcohol intake may be a causal risk factor for GA, while increased lifetime smoking was associated with risk of advanced AMD.

Hospital systems were able to effectively mitigate challenges during COVID-19, with 24-hour time-to-surgery benchmarks unchanged from before to after the pandemic.