ASRS 2017 Day 1: Instructional Courses
Day one at the ASRS Annual Meeting was off to a running start, literally for me. Since the meeting started in the afternoon I started the day with a beautiful…
Lancaster Course 2017
From June 19 to August 3, ophthalmology residents and practicing ophthalmologists from over a dozen nations converged on the Colby College campus (below) in Waterville, Maine for the Lancaster Course in…
27-Gauge Precision Vitrectomy (Part 1: The Benefits)
The downsizing from 20-gauge (G) to 25G and 23G was a paradigm shift that changed the way we operate. Smaller gauges meant slower flow and flimsier instruments, but the improvements…
Nantucket Retina 2017
On July 26-28 retina specialists and trainees gathered on Nantucket Island for the 31st meeting of Nantucket Retina (http://nantucketretina.com/). The meeting, organized by Drs. Charlie Barr, Don D’Amico, Szilard Kiss,…
Robots for Retina?
In January, the first robot assisted vitreoretinal surgery was performed in Belgium, at the University Hospitals Leuven and KU Leuven (click here). Using a device that provides stabilization of fine…
New IOL Technique
When there is insufficient capsular support for placement of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL), options for secondary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation include anterior chamber, iris fixation, and scleral fixation.
3D Heads-Up Vitreoretinal Surgery
3D heads-up vitreoretinal surgery is entering prime time with Alcon and TrueVision’s Ngenuity system. There are many advantages to operating with a 3D viewing system, but below are a few that I personally think are great features.
Welcome to RETINA Roundup
Today, we introduce a new publication from the editors of RETINA. The vitreoretinal space has been evolving at an astounding pace over the recent past, that continues to accelerate, with meaningful advances in surgery, imaging, gene therapy, drug delivery systems, to name a few. With the ubiquity of web-based access to real-time information, we feel that now is an opportune time to extend our reach to the readership and all those with a passion for vitreoretinal diseases.