Scaling mountains sounds daunting to most, but for Karla Wethal, PA-C, it is what propels her to go higher and achieve more in life. Karla recently joined the UW Health and University of Wisconsin – …
Month: February 2019
Gene Augmentation and Readthrough Rescue Channelopathy in an iPSC-RPE Model of Congenital Blindness.
PubMed ID: 30686507 Author(s): Shahi PK, Hermans D, Sinha D, Brar S, Moulton H, Stulo S, Borys KD, Capowski E, Pillers DM, Gamm DM, Pattnaik BR. Gene augmentation and readthrough rescue channelopathy in an iPSC-RPE …
Mark Lucarelli, MD, FACS, Attends Ophthalmology Advocacy Leader Group Summit
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Advocacy Leader Group Summit took place on February 1, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Leaders from general ophthalmology and all subspecialties convened to work on strategic planning and advocacy with …
Amy Walker, OD, and Her Most Famous Patient
When I was a young Air Force optometrist, I attended a seven-week leadership course at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama where I first learned of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. The large auditorium …
Bilateral Lateral Rectus Recession vs. Unilateral Recess-Resect for Intermittent Exotropia.
PubMed ID: 30683181 Author(s): Kushner BJ. Bilateral lateral rectus recession vs. unilateral recess-resect for kntermittent exotropia. Ophthalmology. 2019 Feb;126(2):318-319. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.09.009. PMID 30683181 Journal: Ophthalmology, Volume 126, Issue 2, Feb 2019
New Onset of Blurred Vision and Floaters.
PubMed ID: 30520974 Author(s): Zhu AY, Channa R. New onset of blurred vision and floaters. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Feb 1;137(2):224-225. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.4511. PMID 30520974 Journal: Jama Ophthalmology, Volume 137, Issue 2, Feb 2019
Periocular Triamcinolone vs. Intravitreal Triamcinolone vs. Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for the Treatment of Uveitic Macular Edema: The PeriOcular vs. INTravitreal corticosteroids for uveitic macular edema (POINT) Trial.
PubMed ID: 30269924 Author(s): Thorne JE, Sugar EA, Holbrook JT, Burke AE, Altaweel MM, Vitale AT, Acharya NR, Kempen JH, Jabs DA; Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial Research Group. Periocular Triamcinolone vs. Intravitreal Triamcinolone vs. …
Natural History of Drusenoid Pigment Epithelial Detachment Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Report No. 17.
PubMed ID: 30142373 Author(s): Yu JJ, Agrón E, Clemons TE, Domalpally A, van Asten F, Keenan TD, Cukras C, Chew EY; Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Research Group. Natural history of drusenoid pigment epithelial detachment …
Incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review.
PubMed ID: 30005958 Author(s): Sabanayagam C, Banu R, Chee ML, Lee R, Wang YX, Tan G, Jonas JB, Lamoureux EL, Cheng CY, Klein BEK, Mitchell P, Klein R, Cheung CMG, Wong TY. Incidence and progression …