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December 20, 2024 3 min read Key takeaways: The FDA is redefining “healthy” to ensure consumers have accurate, up-to-date nutrition information on food labels. The new definition requires products meet limits on sodium, added sugars and saturated fats. The FDA has updated the definition of “healthy,” so food labels will have to … [Read more...] about ‘Critical for the future of our country’: FDA updates definition of ‘healthy’ foods

December 20, 2024 9 min read A 24-year-old previously healthy Greek man with recent COVID-19 infection presented to the Tufts emergency department with a 1-week history of high fevers, generalized weakness, sore throat and blurry vision. On systemic review of systems, the patient was positive for fever, malaise, fatigue, cough, hemoptysis, … [Read more...] about Young adult presents with blurry vision

December 20, 2024 5 min read Man, did that year go fast! It seems like it was only 2 months ago that Miebo (perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution, Bausch + Lomb) and Xdemvy (lotilaner ophthalmic solution 0.25%, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals) were approved by the FDA and entered the market. It was the second half of 2023, of course, when they made … [Read more...] about The kids are alright: Miebo and Xdemvy at year 1

December 20, 2024 4 min read When we think of robotic eye surgery, we may mistakenly picture futuristic machines taking over while human ophthalmologists are left out. Perhaps a better way of thinking about robotic ophthalmic surgery is to remember that it is robot assisted. These new machines will assist surgeons, not replace them, and will … [Read more...] about Safer procedures, less surgeon stress possible with robot-assisted cataract surgery

December 20, 2024 10 min read Other than the surgeon and the IOL, nothing might be more important in cataract surgery than the phacoemulsification machine. It is the workhorse of one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the United States and the machine surgeons count on time after time. It is important for surgeons to occasionally leave their comfort zone and … [Read more...] about Next generation of phaco machines may be worth the upgrade

December 20, 2024 7 min read Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology. Kenneth A. Beckman As surgeons, we all have to deal with challenging cases. As we gain experience, we build our … [Read more...] about Extreme surgical challenges can spark creativity

December 20, 2024 2 min read Click here to read the Cover Story, “Next generation of phaco machines may be worth the upgrade.” We are in an exciting wave of developments in cataract surgery that has brought an increased focus on safety, efficiency and rapid vision recovery. These innovations are reshaping how we approach patient outcomes and … [Read more...] about Cataract surgery developments will help improve safety, efficiency, vision recovery

December 20, 2024 2 min read The first commercial phacoemulsification procedure with Charles Kelman, MD, as the inventor and surgeon occurred in 1967 in the United States. The first IOL implant was 18 years earlier in 1949 by Sir Harold Ridley in England. The Zeiss OPMI 1 operating microscope was developed in Germany and launched in 1953. … [Read more...] about Cataract surgery advancements continue unabated