January 2013

New Surgical (and Now, Nonsurgical) Options Allow for Best Patient Care

Allen C. Ho, MD, and Robert L. Avery, MD

CDC-Convened Panel Calls for Vision Surveillance System

Public health surveillance may be required to reduce the prevalence of vision loss and eye health disparities in the United States.

Callan Navitsky, Associate Editor

Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction

This policy affects many codes that are relevant to retinal practices.

Stephen A. Kamenetzky, MD

The Drug Development Path

Aron Shapiro

Making the Most of Your Vitreoretinal Fellowship: Part 2

Advice from new attendings.

Adam Gerstenblith, MD; Char DeCroos, MD; and Rajiv Shah, MD

ILM Peeling in a Detached Retina Without the Use of PFCL

Raju Sampangi, MD, DNB, and B.C. Hemalatha, MS, FMRF

Treatments for Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

There is no established standard of care for CRVO. Anti-VEGF therapy may become a first-line choice in the near future.

Motohiro Kamei, MD, PhD

Giant Retinal Tear Repair

A panel discussion with members of the Vit-Buckle Society

Prognosis of Uveal Melanoma in Patients With Oculodermal Melanocytosis

William R. Shields, BS; Phoebe L. Mellen, BS; and Carol L. Shields, MD

Throwing New Light on Buckling Surgery

Manish Nagpal, MS, DO, FRCS(UK); Sidharth Bhardwaj, MD; and Navneet Mehrotra, MD

The Role of Endoscopy in Vitreoretinal Surgery Today

Current technology brings advantages along with some tradeoffs.

Jorge G. Arroyo, MD, MPH

Chromovitrectomy: an Update

No dye in current use is ideal; a number of potential candidates are under investigation.

Lihteh Wu, MD

SD-OCT–Guided Macular Hole Surgery

Preoperative imaging may help surgeons gauge the benefits and risks of internal limiting membrane peeling.

Steven M. Cohen, MD

Recurrent Retinal Detachment: Does Initial Treatment Matter?

A study found that patients with unsuccessful primary scleral buckle required fewer secondary procedures than those with unsuccessful initial vitrectomy.

Gaurav K. Shah, MD; Baser Ahmad, MD; and Arghavan Almony, MD

Chandelier Endoillumination in Vitreoretinal Surgery

This method of illumination improves visualization in challenging cases and can be used in many different situations.

Yusuke Oshima, MD

A New Treatment Pathway for Retinitis Pigmentosa

An artificial vision prosthesis has been commercially available in Europe since 2011.

Stanislao Rizzo, MD

Subthreshold Retinal Treatment With Yellow 577-nm PASCAL Laser

Paulo Stanga, MD

5Q With Fabio Patelli, MD