November/December 2011

Continuing Our Tradition of the Latest in Clinical Content

Robert L. Avery, MD, Associate Medical Editor, Allen C. Ho, MD, Chief Medical Editor

New Guidelines for Pediatric Vision Screening Could Hinder Detection of Retinoblastoma

Revised recommendations for vision screening in children may miss retinoblastoma and other visual impairments, experts say.

CALLAN NAVITSKY, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE UPDATES: The Future of US Physician Services

Health care reform will affect the retina specialist's delivery of care.

WILLIAM L. RICH III, MD

CLINICAL TRIALS FOR THE RETINA SPECIALIST: The Promise of Genetic Testing

ARON SHAPIRO, AND ASHLEY LAFOND

RETINA PEARLS: Posterior Chamber IOL Placement or Rescue Via a Sutureless Scleral Fixation Technique

A novel approach for eyes with insufficient capsular support.

H. MATTHEW WHEATLEY, MD; LEONARD FEINER, MD, PHD; AND JONATHAN L. PRENNER, MD

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: Treatment of Persistent and Recurrent Macular Hole

Rationale for the use of heavy silicone oil tamponade.

STANISLAO RIZZO, MD

CASE REPORTS IN OCULAR ONCOLOGY: Small Choroidal Melanoma Arising in Diffuse Choroidal Melanocytosis

A man with a history of congenital oculodermal melanocytosis developed a small choroidal melanoma.

MICHAEL LIVESEY, MS; SAAD AL-DAHMASH, MD; AND CAROL L. SHIELDS, MD

Lessons from the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study

INTERVIEW WITH TIMOTHY G. MURRAY, MD, MBA, FACS

The Relationship Between Cutaneous and Uveal Melanoma

These different entities share some similarities.

MIGUEL A. MATERIN, MD

Benefits and Risks of Intraarterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma: An Update

Positive results with the technique have been replicated at numerous centers worldwide.

DAVID H. ABRAMSON, MD, FACS

Choroidal Melanoma: Innovations in Treatment

Expanded applications for radiation therapy have improved treatment.

PAUL T. FINGER, MD

Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Eyes With Treated Posterior Uveal Melanoma

The long-term safety results are favorable.

ALOK S. BANSAL, MD; CARLOS BIANCIOTTO, MD; JOSEPH I. MAGUIRE, MD; CARL D. REGILLO, MD; JERRY A. SHIELDS, MD; AND CAROL L. SHIELDS, M

Safety of Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy in Choroidal Melanoma

No added metastatic risk was seen in a series of 170 tumors.

TARA A. MCCANNEL, MD, PHD

Microplasmin-assisted Vitrectomy for Pediatric Retinal Disease

A clinical trial is under way to determine if microplasmin will improve surgical success in pediatric vitreoretinopathies.

S. CHIEN WONG, MBBS, FRCSED(OPHTH), MRCOPHTH, PGC, AND ANTONIO CAPONE JR., MD

5 Questions with David H. Abramson, MD, FACS

David H. Abramson, MD, FACS, is Chief of the Ophthalmic Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City.