Co-chair gives highlights of Ophthalmology Futures European Forum
Kuldev Singh, MD, of Stanford University, discusses key presentations from the Ophthalmology Futures European Forum held in Amsterdam.
View ArticleSurgeon describes new endothelial keratoplasty technique
Amar Agarwal, MBBS, MS, FRCS, describes a new endothelial keratoplasty technique involving Dua's layer, he is calling PDEK or Pre-Descemet's Endothelial Keratoplasty, here at ESCRS in Amsterdam.
View ArticleCultural differences may predict likelihood of girls receiving HPV vaccine
SAN FRANCISCO — Sean O'Leary, MD, MPH, of Children's Hospital Colorado, reviews his presentation here at ID WEEK 2013 on the likelihood of girls receiving the human papillomavirus based on cultural...
View ArticleTB roadmap aims to reduce disease burden among children
Infectious Diseases in Children Editorial Board member Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, discusses the importance of the Roadmap for Childhood Tuberculosis, which outlines the steps that must be taken by...
View ArticleLensar CEO discusses femtosecond cataract surgery platform
Nick Curtis, Lensar CEO, gives an update on Lensar and their femtosecond laser cataract surgery platform at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans.
View ArticleDifficult-to-diagnose agents and the pediatrician: A real-life guide to...
NEW YORK — C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, assistant professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University, reviews some of the most common pathogens that cause respiratory and other infections and outlines...
View ArticleMultidisciplinary approach is important to obesity management
ATLANTA - In this video, Elliot Fegelman, MD, FACS, bariatric surgeon and medical director for the metabolics/bariatric platform at Ethicon, discusses the role of a multidisciplinary team in the care...
View ArticleBortezomib linked to low risk of heart failure in multiple myeloma patients
NEW ORLEANS— Jacob P. Laubach, MD, MPP, from the division of hematologic malignancies at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, presents data from a retrospective analysis of data which identified that...
View ArticleA perspective on stem cell implantation for osteonecrosis of the femoral head
WAILEA, Hawaii — Young Wook Lim, MD, offers his perspective on stem cell implantation for osteonecrosis of the femoral head at Orthopedics Today 2014.
View ArticleEric C. Westman, MD, MPH, on defining obesity at the AACE/ACE Consensus...
Eric C. Westman, MD, MPH, president of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, medical director of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation and director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic,...
View ArticlePreop topography essential in cataract surgery
From Kiawah Eye 2014, William B. Trattler, MD, shares interesting findings from preoperative corneal mapping that aided him in selecting the proper IOL in cataract surgery.
View ArticleBlog introduction Soosan Jacob
Dr. Soosan Jacob wrote: No two eyes are alike! This video blog emphasizes on thinking out of the box and focuses on improvisations required in different situations while also simultaneously teaching...
View ArticleStanding on the shoulders of giants: Tribute to Morris Osher
Dr. Soosan Jacob wrote: Ophthalmology is growing in leaps and bounds. However, some problems still do occur and still are managed in the same old and effective ways. After all Old is Gold! In this...
View ArticleSIGS live surgery at Kalpavriksha 2014
Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB, performs live surgery of stab incision glaucoma surgery during the Kalpavriksha annual conference 2014, Chennai.
View ArticleDevices allow move from subjective to objective measurements
CHICAGO – At the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting here, Roger Zaldivar, MD, discusses the Pentacam for corneal densitometry as well as the HD Acutarget for measuring the optical quality of...
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