Panuveitis Treated with Cataract Surgery, Intraocular Lens Insertion, Synechialysis, Retisert Steroid Implant, and Glaucoma Filtration Tube
Panuveitis can be one of the most challenging problems in Ophthalmic Surgery as this type of severe and pervasive inflammation can affect multiple aspects of the eye resulting in loss of vision. This particular patient needs the Retisert steroid implant for the treatment of severe inflammatory complications. Alan N. Carlson, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology and Chief of the Corneal and Refractive Surgery Service at the Duke Eye Center in Durham, NC works closely with Glenn Jaffe, MD and Pratap Challa MD to treat this patient with...
read moreDuke Eye Center Links Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Keratoconus
Research Digest New & Noteworthy Journal Articles Compiled by Andrew E. Mathis, PhD, Medical Editor ► Keratoconus and sleep apnea. Noting the sparseness of post-keratoplasty patients among their elderly patients, ophthalmologists Preeya Gupta, M.D., Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Alan N. Carlson, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology and Chief of the Corneal Service at the Duke Eye Center in Durham, NC, undertook a study to determine whether there was any correlation between keratoconus and mortality, looking specifically at sleep...
read moreA Dry Eye Patient Discusses Her Improvement 8-Weeks After LipiFlow Treatment at Duke Eye Center
LipiFlow is a thermal pulsation treatment produced by TearScience (Morrisville, NC) invented by Dr. Donald Korb (Boston, MA) that received FDA approval in July 2011 established as safe and effective in the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and its role leading to evaporative dry eye. This treatment has been available at Duke Eye Center since October 2011 when Duke became the first medical center in the country to offer this treatment on a commercial, non-experimental basis. Alan N. Carlson, M.D., Professor of...
read moreLeading Eye Surgeons Gather to Teach the 8th Annual Harvard Cataract Course
Leading eye surgeons selected by their peers as best teachers / surgeons from 28 Universities gathered to teach the 8th Annual Harvard Cataract Course under course directors Roberto Pineda II, M.D. and Sherleen Chen, M.D from Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary. The course, given over two days included Dr. Natalie Afshari, Professor of Ophthalmology at Duke Eye Center addressing the importance of intraocular lens calculations. Dr. Barry Seibel lectured on Phaco settings and Fluidics and Dr. Bob Avery gave a meticulous discussion on Phaco Chop...
read moreSeven Scientific Posters Sponsored by TearScience at ARVO Advance Understanding of Evaporative Dry Eye to Improve Patient Care
TearScience Inc. announced that it sponsored research for seven scientific posters on evaporative dry eye and its technology at ARVO. Subjects reflect new, ongoing research on the disease, TearScience’s technology, and clinical outcomes. The posters cover topics such as how the LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation System can rejuvenate Meibomian gland secretions for up to a year as well as LipiFlow’s efficacy and safety over warm compress therapy for treating Meibomian gland dysfunction. Another demonstrates LipiView Ocular Surface...
read morePupillary Circlage: Repairing the Permanently Dilated Traumatic Pupil During Cataract Surgery
There are a number of potential injuries that can occur to the eye producing the permanently dilated pupil. Infection, angle closure glaucoma, previous surgery, and blunt trauma can all produce this problem. The permanently dilated pupil is more likely to produce unwanted glare, brightness during the day, and halos around oncoming headlights. This functional impact may also include a cosmetic problem as well in patients that have a light colored iris making the problem of anisocoria more apparent. Alan N. Carlson, M.D., Professor of...
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