Articles

• CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR’S PAGE: Collegiality in Vitreoretinal Surgery

  By Allen C. Ho, MD, Chief Medical Editor, and Robert L. Avery, MD, Associate Medical Editor

NEWS

• Monitoring AMD With the ForeseeHome

  Teleconnected home-based monitoring system detects early visual changes, often before noticeable symptoms manifest.

  By Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PHD, Senior Associate Editor

BUSINESS OF RETINA

• PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE UPDATES: Reimbursement Changes for 2011

  By George A. Williams, MD, Section Editor: George A. Williams, MD

• RETINA ON WALL STREET: Alimera Sciences Inc.

• CLINICAL TRIALS FOR THE RETINA SPECIALIST: Recruiting for the Long Run

  By Avner Ingerman, MD, MSC; Ashley LaFond; David Waters-Honcu; and Sunita Saigal

• FELLOWS’ FOCUS: Preparing For and Maximizing Your Surgical Retina Training

  By Allen Chiang, MD; Paul S. Baker, MD; Eugene A. Milder, MD

• RETINA IN THE ASC: Implications of Adding a Partner to Your ASC

  By Bruce Maller

RETINA SURGERY

• GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: Choroidal Imaging With Spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography

  Enhanced depth imaging may lead to a broader understanding of the pathogenesis of several eye diseases.

  By Lihteh Wu, MD; Marisse Masis, MD; and Erick Hernandez-Bogantes, MD

• RETINA PEARLS: Achieving a Wide-angle View During Vitreous Surgery

  High-resolution images and wide-angle views of the fundus can contribute to a successful vitrectomy.

  By Kazuaki Kadonosono, MD, PHD

• SURGICAL UPDATES: Transscleral Surgery

  Seeing the sclera as a gateway rather than an obstacle.

  By John W. Kitchens, MD

ONCOLOGY

• CASE REPORTS IN OCULAR ONCOLOGY: Prostate Carcinoma, a Common Cancer in Men, Rarely Metastasizes to the Eye

  By Swarupa Kancherla, BA; Carlos G. Bianciotto, MD; and Carol L. Shields, MD

COVER STORIES

• Improving the Safety of Small-gauge Vitrectomy

  Air tamponade may reduce complication risk.

  By Rohit Ross Lakhanpal, MD, FACS

• Foreign Body Removal for a Patient Requiring Multiple Procedures

  This case required the involvement of retinal, glaucoma, and corneal surgeons.

  By Szilard Kiss, MD

• Personal Experience With 27-gauge Nonvitrectomizing Epiretinal Membrane Peeling

  By Fabio Patelli, MD

• Subthreshold Micropulse Laser Therapy for Retinal Disorders

  By Christine Kiire, MD; Sobha Sivaprasad, MD; and Victor Chong, MD

• Mixed-gauge Vitrectomy

  An evolving technology offers practical advantages.

  By Donald J. D’Amico, MD

• Drop and Stop: The Dropping and the Dropped Nucleus

  Techniques for effective management of fallen fragments.

  By Craig Parkes, MBCHB; Manish Nagpal, MS, DO, FRCS(UK); Brian Little, MA, FRCS, FRCOPHTH; and Som Prasad, MS, FRCSED, FRCOPHTH, FACS

• A Defense of Scleral Buckling for Retinal Reattachment

  The procedure remains a valuable element in repair of RRD.

  By Edwin H. Ryan JR., MD

• The Double-edged Sword of Vitrectomy for Macular Edema

  Vitrectomy increases elimination of VEGF, but drug clearance is also increased.

  By Susan S. Lee, MS; and Michael R. Robinson, MD

• Initial Impressions With 27-gauge Vitrectomy

  The first generation of a new surgical modality shows promise.

  By Christopher D. Riemann, MD

DEPARTMENTS

• INNOVATIONS

  A preview of today’s new products

• 5 Questions with Anat Loewenstein, MD

  Dr. Loewenstein is Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, and a Professor and Vice Dean of the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University.

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