The results of a new study reveal the risk for retinal detachment after phacoemulsification has almost halved for each five-year period since the cataract surgery procedure was adopted in the mid-1980s.
Ophthalmology
The Baltimore Washington Eye Center, with offices in Glen Burnie and Clarksville, Md., has announced it has registered its 100,000th patient into its electronic medical records system, according to a news release.
Ophthalmologist Alexander M. Eaton, MD, has been reappointed as a consulting associate in the department of ophthalmology at Duke Eye Center in Durham, N.C., according to a Naples News report.
Ophthalmologist Daniel Neely, MD, has designed a vision screening kit for children, according to a news release.
A University of Dayton (Ohio) lab has conducted a study that may help identify therapies to prevent secondary cataracts, according to a news release.
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Bausch + Lomb has announced it submitted a new drug application to FDA seeking approval for a once-daily topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory compound for the treatment of ocular inflammation and pain following cataract surgery, according to a news release.
Ophthalmologist Joseph William Wahl, MD, has died, according to an obituary in The Commercial Appeal.
The results of a new study reveal the use of smartphones could help ophthalmologists diagnose eye-related conditions.
Steven Shaw, MD, has joined Cornerstone Eye Care in High Point, N.C., according to a news release (pdf).
Ophthalmologist Duane Nelson, MD, has been recognized by Utah's Community Health Connect for his commitment to community service, according to a Daily Herald report.