Review of Optometry articles from January 2006

Review of Optometry archives from January 2006

Acuvue Oasys with Hydraclear Plus.(contact lenses)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... The FDA granted an additional indication for Acuvue Oasys with Hydraclear Plus (Vistakon) contact lenses, approving them for up to six consecutive nights/seven days of extended wear. Acuvue Oasys is made from senofilcon A, a new silicone...

The incidence of visual acuity loss due to microbial keratitis among users of silicone hydrogel contact lenses was low.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... The incidence of visual acuity loss due to microbial keratitis among users of silicone hydrogel contact lenses was low, according to a study in the December issue of Ophthalmology. The overall rate of presumed microbial keratitis with up to a...

Biofinity.(Gets Food and Drug Administration Approval)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... The FDA approved Biofinity (CooperVision) silicone hydrogel contact lenses for daily wear. Biofinity lenses are made of comfilcon A. CooperVision is currently pursuing FDA clearance for overnight wear. Biofinity is scheduled to be available in...

Increased production of melanosomes in the dermis is the mechanism that causes skin hyperpigmentation in patients taking prostaglandin-analogs.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... Increased production of melanosomes in the dermis is the mechanism that causes skin hyperpigmentation in patients taking prostaglandin-analogs, says a study in November's Archives of Ophthalmology. Researchers examined eyelid biopsy specimens...

Optometry school may move forward: a feasability report is submitted to University of North Carolina officials.
January 15, 2006... Despite an earlier rejection by University of North Carolina officials, plans to open an optometry school at the university's Pembroke campus may move forward after all. At the request of university officials, deans of three optometry...

New calculator predicts glaucoma risk.(converting from ocular hypertension to glaucoma)
January 15, 2006... A new calculator model can help eye doctors estimate a patient's risk of converting from ocular hypertension to glaucoma, and determine whether to initiate therapy. The glaucoma risk calculator model uses key patient risk factors, which...

RPE cells improve Parkinson's patients.(retinal pigment epithelial )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... Patients who have advanced Parkinson's disease saw significant improvements in their movement and coordination after retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells from the eye of a deceased donor were implanted in their brains, according to a study in...

Ozone depletion may cause increased cataract incidence.
January 15, 2006... The increasing hole in the ozone layer will likely increase the number of cataracts, researchers say. Here's how: The ozone layer protects the lower atmosphere from harmful radiation. But as the level of stratospheric ozone continues to...

Knee-deep in nostalgia: there are a lot of things about Review that you might not know.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 15, 2006... For most, January is a month dedicated to looking ahead. Whether these steps lead us back to the gym or closer to that dream vacation, most of us spend the first month of the year working toward or writing down the many things we resolve to do...

I'm Monty Vickers; You're not: this month marks the 15th anniversary of my 'Chairside' column in Review of Optometry. Maybe it's about time you get to know me.
January 15, 2006... As a self-proclaimed optometric pseudo-celebrity, I've found that some of my more bored colleagues have a strange fascination with my life. They approach me assuming that: (a) I know them because they know me, (b) I want to share intimate...

Champion for the profession: for 115 years, Review of Optometry has been a friendly visitor to optometrists' offices. Look back on how the magazine has reflected and fostered the profession.(Cover Story)
January 15, 2006... You have an old friend that visits your office every month. This friend comes to provide support, suggest advice, impart the latest news, provoke thought and perhaps share a laugh or two. This friend has shown up for many years now, and maybe...

Arthritis as seen through the eyes: about one in four patients with rheumatoid arthritis reports ocular symptoms. Know these signs and symptoms to help you understand the disease and effectively treat these patients.
January 15, 2006... Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic, progressive inflammatory disease that results in many ocular complications, affects approximately 1% of the adult population in the United States. (1) Certain Asian populations have a slightly lower...

Comanagement then and now: where we've been, where we are now, and a prediction of where we are going.
January 15, 2006... Q Review of Optometry's cover story in October 1984, "Diagnostic Centers: Optometry's Answer to One-Way Referrals," introduced the concept of optometric referral and comanagement centers in a very visible way. Why was there a need for this...

CL material gets FDA marketing approval.(Contact Lens Material gets Food and Drug Administration)(Lagado Corporation )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... Lagado Corporation has received FDA marketing approval for its Tyro-97 fluorosilicone-acrylate gas permeable contact lens material for spherical, aspheric, toric and bifocal daily wear contact lenses. The material contains a combination of...

PC Hydrogel material.(Contact Lens Material)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... PC (phosphorycholine) Hydrogel, from CooperVision, is a new category of contact lens material for daily wear. The PC Hydrogel material is made of omafilcon A, which has a high water affinity to create a shield of water on the lens surface, thus...

Renu gets FDA nod.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... ReNu with MoistureLoc Multi-Purpose Solution (MPS), from Bausch & Lomb, received FDA-labeling clearance for use on silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The FDA also approved a claim that the solution conditions contact lenses. [ILLUSTRATION...

Visual screening system.(M & S Technologies has partnered with Eyemaginations Inc)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... M & S Technologies, which manufacturers visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, fixation and vision screening systems, has partnered with Eyemaginations Inc., manufacturers of the 3D-Eye Office, to make Eyemaginations' patient education and...

Meetings + conferences.(Calendar)
January 15, 2006... February * 8-11. Review of Optometry's SnowVision 2006, Steamboat Springs, Colo. CE hours: 17. Contact Lois DiDomenico, 11 Campus Blvd., Suite 100, Newtown Square, Pa, 19073; call 1-866-658-1772, fax (610) 492-1039; e-mail...

Diffuse hyphema ruins sight.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... History A 71-year-old black male presented to the office for ongoing care following cataract surgery with anterior chamber lens implantation O.S. His chief complaint was poor vision and pain in the operated eye. His ocular history was...

Contact lens-induced acute red eye response (CLARE).
January 15, 2006... An inflammatory reaction of the cornea and conjunctiva found following a period of eyelid closure with soft contact lens wear. This response is characterized by small, focal and diffuse corneal infiltrates with minimal or no epithelial...

Contact lens-induced peripheral ulceration.
January 15, 2006... Contact lens induced peripheral ulceration (CLPU) was a term coined by Grant et al in 1998 to describe a single, small, mid-peripheral to peripheral subepithelial infiltrate with overlying absence of epithelium. (1) The entity is differentiated...

Corneal abrasion.(common form of ocular trauma )
January 15, 2006... Corneal abrasions are a common form of ocular trauma presenting to the primary care office. When the cornea is injured or damaged, sight-threatening consequences are a possibility, especially in the contact-lens wearing patient. Contact lenses...

Corneal edema.(condition of excess corneal hydration)
January 15, 2006... Corneal edema, or swelling of the cornea, is not a diagnosis in itself, but rather a sign of an underlying condition. The condition may occur with many different syndromes and post-operatively in nearly any eye procedure. Pathophysiology...

Corneal neovascularization.
January 15, 2006... Corneal neovascularization (NV) is the pathologic ingrowth of vessels from the limbus into the superficial or deep areas of the cornea. (1) Neovascularization of the cornea always represents a state of disease secondary to a variety of corneal...

Corneal warpage.(contact lens-induced changes in corneal topography)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2006... Corneal warpage describes contact lens-induced changes in corneal topography that are not associated with corneal edema. (1) It was first described by Harstein in 1965 in a report of 12 cases of corneal warping related to contact lens wear. (2)...

Microbial keratitis.(bacterial infection of the cornea)
January 15, 2006... Microbial keratitis, or bacterial infection of the cornea, is a sight-threatening process. Widespread use of contact lenses and the increasing number of LASIK procedures require optometrists to be well versed in diagnosing and managing...

Mucin balls.(glycoprotein-containing spherical collections )
January 15, 2006... Mucin balls is the term used to describe glycoprotein-containing spherical collections that are found in the space between the corneal epithelium and the contact lens. Their presence has dramatically increased in prevalence since the increase...

Polymegethism and polymorphism.
January 15, 2006... Healthy corneal endothelial cells are critical for their role in controlling the hydration of the overlying corneal tissues. Fortunately for patients, changes in the corneal endothelium are rare and often do not progress. Unfortunately, any...

Superior epithelial arcuate lesions.
January 15, 2006... Superior epithelial arcuate lesions (SEALs) are whitish, opalescent lesions that are within a few millimeters of the limbus from approximately 10- to 2-o'clock along the superior limbus. They occur in soft contact lens wearers and have also...