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December 2016
Welcome to the December issue of The Ophthalmologist. Upfront’s topics include a mining game for treating amblyopia, and a robot for performing cataract surgery. In My View features Brock Bakewell on the increasing burden of regulatory oversight, and Fald Quhill discussing the dangers of handheld laser pointers. In our Feature, some of ophthalmology’s lead innovators present their latest creations and pioneering ideas. Next Gen sees Christos Bergeles explain how light field imaging could consign the surgical microscope to the scrapheap, and Profession features John Marshall discussing one of the topics he knows best: innovation. Finally, we Sit Down Shigeru Kinoshita, Professor and Chair of the Department of Frontier Medical Science and Technology for Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Diabetic Macular Edema (DME): See the Person Behind the Eye
December 2, 2016
What everything from basic research to real-world clinical tell us about DME treatment and the impact it has on the macula – and the patient.
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Demodex: Innocent or Guilty in Blepharitis?
December 1, 2016
Does Demodex cause blepharitis? Their presence can certainly exacerbate it. Here’s the facts, and how to diagnose and control it
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Looking Beneath the Surface
December 1, 2016
Sitting Down With... Shigeru Kinoshita, Professor and Chair of the Department of Frontier Medical Science and Technology for Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
December 1, 2016
Even the most futuristic of innovations have a debt of gratitude that can be measured in decades
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The Innovators 2016 Part 2
November 28, 2016
Ophthalmology is one of the most intense incubators of innovation in all of medicine. Competition is driving not just incremental improvements, but some big, game-changing leaps too. Here, some of ophthalmology’s lead innovators present their latest creations and pioneering ideas; from IOLs and vitreous cutters, to imagers and the next generation of gene therapies.
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Hitting the Clinic with the KDB
November 25, 2016
The Kahook Dual Blade is being successfully used in glaucoma surgery procedures – but what are the important considerations when deciding to adopt it?
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It’s all About Perspective
November 25, 2016
Consign your surgical microscope to the scrapheap. Digital light field imaging promises the elimination reflections, aberrations, blur and more
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The Innovators 2016
November 25, 2016
Ophthalmology is one of the most intense incubators of innovation in all of medicine. Competition is driving not just incremental improvements, but some big, game-changing leaps too. Here, some of ophthalmology’s lead innovators present their latest creations and pioneering ideas; from IOLs and vitreous cutters, to imagers and the next generation of gene therapies.
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The Laser Liability
November 25, 2016
My mission: to stop vision loss from handheld lasers
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Jumping Through Hoops
November 25, 2016
Increasing regulatory oversight is impacting patient care, and it’s a burden we don’t need
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Coming of Age
November 25, 2016
Why SMILE is my procedure of choice for low-to-moderate myopia
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The Galactic Eye
November 25, 2016
In a galaxy, far, far away… an eye-like astronomical structure has formed
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Amblyopia: Game On!
November 25, 2016
Should children with amblyopia play instead of patch?
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Edema Enigma
November 25, 2016
Have reports of NSAIDs preventing post-cataract macular edema been exaggerated?
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Through Thick and Thin
November 25, 2016
A thinner retina could predict neurodegeneration in diabetes – and vice versa
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Sugar Rush
November 25, 2016
Could altering glucose metabolism offer an alternative target for treating retinitis pigmentosa?
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The Mercy of The Markets
November 25, 2016
If you’re not a billionaire philanthropist like Bill Gates, how are you ever going to raise the money you need to make a difference?
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