March 2014

Focusing on Those Who Care for the Most Vulnerable Patients

Rachel Renshaw, Editor-in-Chief

Medical Update

The Use of Modifier Code -25 for Medicare and Medicaid Billing

Trexler M. Topping, MD

Pediatric Studies in the Retina Space

Pediatric trials present unique challenges during the recruitment and treatment phases.

Aron Shapiro and Nicole Kelley

27-Gauge Vitrectomy Surgery: Smaller is Better

Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD; Ahmet Ozkok, MD; and Brooke Nesmith, MD, JD

Retropupillary Artisan IOL for Aphakia: Surgical Technique

Maria Alejandra Toro, MD; Carlos Mario Pinilla, MD; and Andres Amaya Espinoza, MD

New Instrumentation for Pediatric Retina Cases

With Audina M. Berrocal, MD

Scleral Necrosis Following Plaque Radiotherapy of Uveal Melanoma

Joel Pakett, BS; Michele D. Markovitz, BA; Sruthi Arepalli, BA; and Carol L. Shields, MD

Seeing the Future With Telemedicine

With Darius M. Moshfeghi, MD

Mobile Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity: The KIDROP Model

Anand Vinekar, MD, FRCS

Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity in New Zealand

Shuan Dai, MBBS, MS, FRANZCO

Practical Issues Surrounding Screening for ROP

A reliable system for tracking patients is essential.

Robert S. Gold, MD, FAAP

Telemedicine and Electronic Health Records in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity

Michael F. Chiang, MD

Widefield Imaging-guided Treatment of Pediatric Vitreoretinal Diseases

Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD, and R.V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, FACS

Extrapolating Adult Pharmacotherapy Data to Treat Retinal Diseases in Children

Drugs present possibilities and pitfalls for pediatric indications.

With Philip J. Ferrone, MD

Pediatric Retina Cases

Making the decision whether to proceed with surgery can be challenging.

Barbara Parolini, MD

Reassessing the Surgical Treatment of Floaters

Pars plana vitrectomy remains the safest and best approach.

J Sebag, MD, FACS, FRCOphth, FARVO

The Future of Small-gauge Vitrectomy

How fast can we cut and how small can we go?

Stanislao Rizzo, MD, and Francesco Faraldi, MD

5Q With Robison V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, FACS

Dr. Chan is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, the St. Giles Associate Professor of Pediatric Retina, and Director of the Retina Service at Weill Cornell Medical College.