The Ophthalmologist

Welcome to the August issue of The Ophthalmologist! Upfront’s topics include entering the gene therapy era and how lifting weights might affect patients with glaucoma. In My View sees Deepinder Dhaliwal visit the controversial topic of refractive surgery for myopic children, and Judy Kim shares why adaptive imaging technology will be key in the management of retinal diseases. In our Feature, Rajesh Rao visits the exciting topic of precision medicine, sharing the work that he and his team are doing to help patients with ocular cancers access more targeted treatments. NextGen sees Raunak Sinha discuss new findings of foveal function and we benchmark the retinal detachment literature. In Profession, Anton Tjust discusses how the extraocular muscles might help further the understanding of the deadly and devastating disease, ALS. Finally, we Sit Down With Gullapalli Rao, Chairman and Founder of the L V Prasad Eye Institute, and Mike Burdon, President of The UK Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

Image of the Month

September 19, 2018

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This Month in Business

February 2, 2018

Luxturna marketing rights, bionic vision systems, and preservative-free formulations

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MIGS: The ABC of ABiC

August 2, 2017

When it comes to MIGS, ABiC’s mild touch and manifest efficacy make it a compelling option for many patients

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When MIGS Goes Awry

August 2, 2017

Using your laser to optimize outcomes and treat complications

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Degeneration Through Time and Space

August 2, 2017

The past, present and future prevalence of AMD in Europe

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Setting a Great Example

August 2, 2017

Sitting Down With... Mike Burdon, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, and President of The UK Royal College of Ophthalmologists

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Keeping up with Precision Medicine

July 31, 2017

How we’re using a specialized next-generation sequencing panel to give ocular cancer patients access to new targeted therapies

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Benchmarking Retinal Detachment

July 27, 2017

What does analysis of the last five years of the retinal detachment literature tell us about the priorities of the field and the major contributors to it?

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