Review of Optometry articles from December 2001

Review of Optometry archives from December 2001

Bausch & Lomb. (In the News).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Former Bausch & Lomb president/CEO Ronald Zarrella has returned to the helm at B&L. Mr. Zarrella leaves General Motors, where he was president of GM North America.

Diabetic Eye Disease. (In the News).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Were you aware that November was American Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month? No? That's why Prevent Blindness America has launched a new Web site that provides patients and doctors with information about vision loss due to diabetes. Did you...

Generic Iatanoprost. (In the News).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Generic Iatanoprost may be coming your way...if the FDA approves Par Pharmaceutical's application for a generic version of Pharmacia's Xalatan. By law, Pharmacia has until mid-December to file suit to prevent Par from marketing the generic...

Cells for Retinal Transplant. (In the News).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Japanese researchers may have found a way to use iris cells for retinal transplant. In the November issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience, the researchers report that iris tissue is able to differentiate into photoreceptors, which could...

Court Orders Halt to 1-800's Claims: Johnson & Johnson suit accuses retailer of making false statements. (News Review).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... A U.S. District Court judge has granted a request from Vistakon's parent company to temporarily prevent 1-800 Contacts from "misleading the public" about Acuvue and Acuvue 2 products. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. filed the suit...

Glaucoma Surgery or Drops? Both Are as Good, Study Says. (News Review).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... In the United States, initial glaucoma treatment typically involves eye drops to lower intraocular pressure. Some British studies have shown that surgery performed in the early stages of glaucoma did a better job at reducing IOP. To examine the...

FDA OKs B&L's 30-Day PureVision Contacts. (News Review).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... The FDA gave Bausch & Lomb one more thing to be thankful for last month, as it approved B&L's PureVision contact lenses for up to 30 days of continuous wear. But like many a holiday celebration, tensions simmered below the surface, as B&L and...

Women on Estrogen Replacement Therapy Have More Risk for Dry Eye Syndrome. (News Review).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the years after menopause are at a significantly high risk of dry eye syndrome, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston concluded. The study, published in the November 7 issue of...

2001 in Review: What We Learned. (Editor's Page).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... This crevice that separates the old year and the new always is a place where one has a tendency to look back as much as he looks forward, to ask what have we learned in the past year, and how will we apply that in the future. Actually, the...

A Good Ink Pen Is Hard to Find: The most crucial office supply? Doughnuts. But pens are a close second. (Chairside).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... We are doctors. We work with some of the finest technologies known to man. We handle multiple priorities by mastering the implementation of science as it impacts and applies to the human condition. Some of us are even a little smart. So,...

Extended Wear: O.D.s Respond. (Letters & E-Mail).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Editor: Hurray for Dr. Art Epstein! His Another Perspective column, "Extended Wear: Will We Get it?" (August 2001) alluded to some interesting facts regarding the demise of extended wear that occurred in the early 1990s. If 0.2% of...

A Parade of PALs The Newest Lenses For Presbyopia: The Optical Laboratories Association meeting in New Orleans last month was a Mardi Gras of new progressive lens designs. (Presbyopia Report).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Custom-designed progressives. Aspheric and atoric progressives. Extra-thin progressives. Progressives in new materials. Progressives available in next generation and multi-colored photochromic technologies. These are progressives that march to...

Presbyopia Surgery: Ready or Not, Here It Is; Aggressive surgeons are trying to lure your patients with these experimental procedures. (Presbyopia Report).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Might you lose presbyopic patients to ophthalmology's blade? Perhaps some. But just how many patients would risk surgery to correct their presbyopia? At an industry sponsored forum last year, British ophthalmologist Charles Claoue offered this...

Multifocal Case Files: Persistence Pays Off; These four cases illustrate how you can solve some of the fitting challenges that presbyopic patients present. (Contact Lenses).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Chances are that many of your presbyopic patients are long-time contact lens wearers, and even some who haven't been are still interested in wearing either bifocal or multifocal lenses. However, these patients are among your most...

'Fish Egg' Lesion Points to Risk Of Tuberous Sclerosis: A distinctive NFL lesion could lead to a rare multisystem syndrome in a teenage girl, now lost to follow up. (Case Report).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... A 13-year-old white female was referred by another optometrist with a retinal lesion in her left eye. She had a one-week history of red eyes, for which she was treated with gentamicin qid O.U. by her primary-care doctor. Her ocular history was...

It's Like LASIK, Only with an 'E': This new refractive laser surgery provides more options for interested patients. (Research Review).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... The more we comanage refractive surgery, the more we're discovering that not all patients are LASIK candidates. We need to evaluate a choice of procedures for each individual. This is one of the next trends in refractive surgery, as more...

Third Nerve Palsy: Etiology is Key; The cause of this palsy could be ischemia or aneurysm. The difference is crucial. (CoManagement Q&A).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Q I have a patient with a third nerve palsy. How should I approach this? A A third cranial nerve palsy generally presents with a complete or partial ptosis, which may mask symptoms of diplopia. Here's how to approach this: "Raising the...

Extended Wear: When Is It Right?; Here are some guidelines on when 30-day contact lenses are apprpriate. (Cornea & Contact Lenses).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Q Now that PureVision and Focus Night & Day contact lenses are FDA approved for extended-wear. How can I predict whether a patient can wear the lenses for the full 30-day regimen? A A patient who has already had success wearing other...

Should Lesion Be A Cause for Worry?: And, is this finding the cause of her problems seeing at near? (Retina Quiz).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... A 47-year-old black female presented with a chief complaint of difficulty seeing at near, especially when viewing her computer screen. She bought over-the-counter reading glasses about four years ago, which seemed to alleviate her symptoms, but...

Anthrax: What You Need to Know; As a health care professional, it's your responsibility to know these signs. (Therapeutic Forum).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Following the tragic events of September 11 and the subsequent attacks on the United States using anthrax, it is incumbent upon us heath-care practitioners to become familiar with those agents that are potential biological weapons. Though...

Getting a Read on Macular Edema. (Product Review - Diagnostic Instruments).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... A new software module allows the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II (HRT II) to detect and monitor macular edema as well as glaucoma. The Macular Edema Module is available now from Heidelberg Engineering on CD-ROM. This new software lets you...

PureVision Fits More Eyes. (Product Review - Contact Lenses).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Bausch & Lomb has expanded the parameters of its PureVision lens, now available in powers of -9.00D to +6.00D. Prescriptions within the plus powers range are approved for a seven-day continuous wear schedule, and B&L recently received FDA...

American Flag Lens. (Product Review - Contact Lenses).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... In an effort to assist the victims of September 11 and their families, CooperVision has introduced a new design to its novelty lenses--the American Flag lens. Cooper Vision will donate all the net proceeds generated from sales of this lens...

A Plug that's 'Supersized'. (Product Review - Therapeutic AIDS).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Eagle Vision introduced its new 1.1mm FlexPlug. The "supersized" FlexPlug is designed to stay snugly in the punctal opening and minimize the chance of extrusion, Eagle Vision says. The plug's opaque color makes it visible during placement...

Scheduler and Medical Notes. (Product Review - Ophthalmic Software).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... SpectraSoft and MediNotes recently integrated their products so optometrists can incorporate a patient's appointment schedule and medical notes into one record. Two of SpectraSoft's appointment schedulers, Appointments-PRO and Appointware,...

Nike Flexon Juniors. (Ophthalmic Frame Board).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Marchon's Nike Eyewear is targeting active pre-teens with its new line, Nike Flexon Junior Ophthalmics. The frames feature Flexon memory metal, Nike's occipital fit, dual-injected temple tips for added grip, along with rubberized, anti-slip...

New Christian Dior. (Ophthalmic Frame Board).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... Consisting of eight new women's ophthalmic styles, the Christian Dior eyewear collection produced under license by Sat Safilo Group, has been updated to reveal what Safilo describes as a youthful, modern look. The five plastic styles and three...

DKNY Spells 'Cat Eye'. (Ophthalmic Frame Board).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... This cat eye features graduated colors that play on light to create depth. Molded temples have flared tips with the DKNY logo. Gradient colors include purple, green and blue. The frame is also available in shiny black and deep brown. Sizes are...

A Trio of Candie's. (Ophthalmic Frame Board).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... The Candie's trio from Viva International Group features a flat profile in a lightweight, satin-finished metal. The trio's shapes include C Ling, C Alley and C Porti. C Ling is a rectangle in size 49/17-135. C Alley is an oval frame in...

Emporio Armani's Unisex Entry. (Ophthalmic Frame Board).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... This new unisex frame is a modified rectangular shape. It features a double bar filled with transparent tinted plastic. The EA 185 is available in size 51/18-135. Colors include chrome, shiny GEP, dark pewter and moss. Call 1-800-422-2020.

Yellowish Skin Appearance Raises Doctor's Curiosity. (Diagnostic Quiz).(Brief Article)
December 15, 2001... History A 47-year-old black female presented for a routine eye examination without visual or ocular complaints. Her previous ocular and systemic histories were noncontributory. Diagnostic Data Best-corrected acuity was 20/25 O.U....