intravitreal, VEGF Therapy, macula

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October 2012

Features

Anti-PDGF Drug Targets Heart of Angiogenesis
By:  Pravin U. Dugel, MD
Novel combination AMD therapy yields startlingly good outcomes, a study investigator reports.

Pharmacogenomics and Treatment of Neovascular AMD
By:  Alan J. Franklin, MD, PhD; Sunil Gupta, MD; Magdalena Shuler, MD, PhD; John Phillip Myers, MD; Brent Zanke, MD, PhD, FRCPC
How genotype can affect response to treatment

Peripapillary Changes In Pathologic Myopia
By:  Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, MD, PhD
Swept-source OCT can help image changes in high myopia.

Avastin in ROP
By:  Vishak J. John, MD; Ditte Hess, CRA
The anti-VEGF drug has shown promise in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity.

Classification of Age-related Macular Degeneration
By:  Usha Chakravarthy, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth, PhD
A system is needed that both clinicians and patients can understand.

The Use of Macular Microperimetry in the Assessment and Diagnosis of Macular Disease
By:  David Squirrell, Franzco; Rita Ehrlich, MD
The use of microperimetry in retina is developing.

Bilateral Exudative Retinal Detachments
By:  Daniel A. Chruscicki, MD; Stephanie Sutton, MS; Elizabeth Sutton, MS
A suspicion of VKH in a patient with a stem cell disorder.

Departments

Upfront: From the Editor-in-Chief
By:  Peter K. Kaiser, M.D.
Changing vessels

Subspecialty News
By:  Jerry Helzner, Senior Editor
Integrin peptides: a new type of anti-VEGF; Patients benefit from remote DR screening; Triesence effective for macular edema; Allergan commits to DARP in research; and more

SURGICAL PRECISION
By:  Steve Charles, MD, FACS, FICS
Intricacies of the Use of Perfluorocarbon Liquids

CODING Q&A
Intravitreal injections: Making sure your claims are approved

Can Anti-VEGF Trigger GA?
By:  Jerry Helzner, Senior Editor
The issue is spurring a lively debate.