Eye on Ocular Health
by ReachMD
Eye on Ocular Health features expert commentary on the management and prevention of debilitating eye problems, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, ocular traumas, and chronic dry eye. This series features commentary from renowned ophthalmologists discussing the most successful diagnostic and treatment options emerging in practice.
Episodes
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Geographic Atrophy: A Personalized Approach
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Jonathan Jonisch, MD Personalized care is playing a bigger role in geographic atrophy management, especially as emerging therapies are giving clinicians more opportunities to help slow disease progression. To choose the right approach, it’s…
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Improving Early Detection of Geographic Atrophy
Host: Alexandria May, PharmD, BCPS Guest: Hasenin Al-khersan, MD Geographic atrophy can progress silently before patients notice meaningful vision changes, making early detection critical to preserving long-term retinal health. Fortunately, advances in imaging and emerging biomarkers are helping...
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Recognizing Geographic Atrophy Progression in AMD
Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Jaclyn Kovach, MD Geographic atrophy can develop long before traditional visual acuity testing reflects the true impact of disease, making early identification critical in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In this discussion with Dr....
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Addressing Unmet Needs in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma
Host: Marlana Orloff, MD Guest: Gregory Daniels, MD, PhD Guest: Jesse Keller, MD Dive into what sets metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) apart from cutaneous melanoma and why that matters for clinical decision-making. Explore how HLA A*02:01 typing informs patient selection and how bispecific TCR...
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Cleaner Air, Clearer Vision: Uncovering Air Pollution’s Role in Childhood Myopia
Emerging evidence reveals that air pollution may be an overlooked contributor to worsening uncorrected visual acuity in children. In this AudioAbstract, Ryan Quigley explores a large machine learning–based study examining nearly 30,000 East Asian students that revealed lower levels of PM2.5 and...
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Rethinking Contact Lenses for Myopic Kids: Why Age 7 Isn’t Too Young
Guest: Jeffrey Walline, OD, PhD Many eye care professionals and parents still believe children must wait until their teenage years to wear contact lenses, but as Dr. Jeffrey Walline explains, modern daily disposable lenses offer improved safety, comfort, and ease of use, making them a viable…
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Debunking Myopia Myths: Kids Are Safer Contact Lens Wearers Than You May Think
Guest: Jeffrey Walline, OD, PhD Many parents hesitate to allow young children to wear contact lenses, fearing poor hygiene or increased risk of infection. But evidence shows that kids between the ages of 7 and 12 are not at higher risk than teens; in fact, they actually have fewer complications...
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Moving Beyond Correction: WCO’s Standard of Care for Myopia Management
Guest: Ryan Quigley Myopia is more than blurred vision; it's a chronic condition requiring lifelong attention that could affect up to five billion people by 2050. In response to this growing crisis, the World Council of Optometry (WCO) has issued standard-of-care guidelines built around three...
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A Vision for Change: Exploring Biosimilars in Retinal Disease Management
Host: Mary Katherine Cheeley, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FNLA Guest: Arghavan Almony, MD The production of biosimilar therapies is setting the stage for a shift in how we approach treating patients with wet AMD, diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, and other retinal diseases, but many questions remain...
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Ocular Manifestations of Rheumatological Conditions
Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Anne Negrin, MD Since eye issues are becoming increasingly common in patients with rheumatological conditions, it’s now more vital than ever that physicians are aware of their common symptoms. Joining Dr. Jennifer Caudle is Dr. Anne Negrin, an ophthalmologist in…
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FDA-Approved Gene Therapy Reverses Blindness in Children & Adults
Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Jean Bennett, MD, PhD Guest: Albert Maguire, MD Power couple Drs. Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire discuss how their new therapy for the RPE65 gene, which causes retinal blindness, was recently approved by the FDA to become the first gene therapy treatment for a...
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Injectable Medication as an Alternative Treatment for Diabetic Eye Disease
[Read the Article] Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is a leading cause of vision loss in patients with diabetes, resulting in up to 24,000 cases of blindness each year in the United States. Laser therapy has been the most common treatment used to help reduce severe vision loss, but the...
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Keeping a Clinical Eye on Sickle Cell Retinopathy
Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Dr. Jennifer Caudle welcomes Dr. Patrick Spencer, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Grandview Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. Their discussion centers on primary care manifestations of sickle cell retinopathy, from early to late-stage presentations and the...
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Uncommon Details on Common Ocular Conditions
Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Dr. Gail L. Torkildsen, staff ophthalmologist at Andover Eye Associates and one of the leading Dry Eye Principal Investigators in the world. Dr. Torkildsen has served as P.I. on over 20 client-sponsored Dry Eye studies since 2002.…
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Eye Care for Generalists: How to Catch the Worst Problems Early
Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP A clinical pearl in the arena of eye care is that serious eye problems tend to manifest serious symptoms and signs, which makes vision loss one of the key findings in a diagnostic workup. Yet vision testing is commonly neglected in primary care practice even…
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Digital Eye Strain: What Are the Long Term Health Implications?
Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP On average, more than 90% of adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, and for 60% of the population, that daily use pattern extends beyond five hours. Regardless of the reasons why, all that time can take a toll on the eyes and lead to...
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Excerpts From the Podium -- The Red Eye, Part 2: Types of Conjunctivitis
Guest: Stephen Orlin, MD This Excerpt from the Podium comes from Prova Education's "From Guidelines to Practice" program in New York City and features Dr. Stephen Orlin, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Orlin speaks on the various…
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Excerpts From the Podium -- The Red Eye, Part 1: Patient Workup
Guest: Stephen Orlin, MD This Excerpt from the Podium features Dr. Stephen Orlin, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, speaking on the patient workup for red eye at Prova Education's "From Guidelines to Practice" program in New York City.
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The Red Eye: Causes, Treatments, and Pitfalls for the Primary Care Physician
Guest: Stephen Orlin, MD The classic "red eye" presentation by your patient may be a common sighting in your clinical practice, but are you truly up to date on the various causes, treatments, and pitfalls that clinicians encounter when confronting ocular problems? Discussing this issue is Dr....
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The Latest on Ocular Gene Therapy
Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Jean Bennett, MD, PhD Host Dr. Lee Freedman and Dr. Jean Bennett, the FM Kirby Professor of Epistemology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, explore how the study of molecular genetics of inherited retinal degenerations can help develop treatments…
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The Potential of Statins to Prevent Diabetic-Related Blindness
Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Azza El-Remessy, PhD, RPh Retinopathy is one of the most common complications for patients living with diabetes but there are few treatment options and no early-stage interventions. How is research helping to pinpoint potential targets for early intervention and a...
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Treatment Modalities for Diabetic Retinopathy
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Alan Ruby, MD The standard treatment for proliferative and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy is laser photocoagulation, but novel methods, including injectable steroids or anti-vascular endothelial growth factor, are also showing promise. What tests can help...
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Diabetic Retinopathy: Types, Causes, and Associated Somatic Changes
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Alan Ruby, MD The eyes can yield clues to vascular issues elsewhere in the body. How can the two forms of diabetic retinopathy, which are non-proliferative and proliferative, affect vision, and how might retinopathy be associated with somatic effects resulting from...
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The Causes and Treatment of Retinal Detachments
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Saad Shaikh, MD Although floaters in one's vision are common, this symptom can be a key indicator of a retinal tear or detachment. What is the incidence of retinal detachment in the U.S., and when should a primary care physician suspect this condition? Dr. Saad Shaikh,...
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Diabetic Retinopathy
Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Paul Tornambe, MD Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness in American adults. Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Tornambe, an instructor in the departments of ophthalmology and...
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Retinoblastoma Therapy to Save Vision, Rebuilding Lives
Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Guest: David Abramson, MD Survival rates for retinoblastoma now approach 100 percent, but in years past, enucleation was the only sure way to cure this rare pediatric malignancy. We're now seeing advances in chemotherapy that not only spare the child's eye, but can...
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Beyond Dry Eyes: Signs of Sjogren's Syndrome
Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Frederick Vivino, MD Sjogren's syndrome is a commonly overlooked autoimmune disorder. Dry eyes and whole-body dryness are just two of the symptoms of Sjogren's syndrome that can suggest other conditions as well. How does Sjogren's present itself beyond dry eyes, and...
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Genetic Risk Factors of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Albert O. Edwards, MD, PhD Geneticists think of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as a complex trait in which multiple environmental and epidemiological risks combine to cause the disease. Dr. Albert O. Edwards is a consultant and an opthalmologist at the Mayo…
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Repairing Macular Hole and Macular Pucker
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Allen Ho, MD What are macular holes and macular pucker, and how do we treat these conditions? Host Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Allen Ho, professor of ophthalmology and an attending surgeon in the Retina Service at the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, to discuss...
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Etiology and Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema
Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD Almost a third of all type I and type II diabetics develop macular edema. Join host Dr. Bruce Bloom and his guest, ophthalmologist, researcher and vitreo-retinal surgeon Dr. Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, professor of opthamology at the...
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Artificial Retinas Restore Sight to Blind
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Mark Humayun, MD Microelectronic implants are restoring vision to the blind.Dr. Mark Humayun discusses with host Dr. Roy Levit the workings of the artificial retina and explains the surgical procedure to implant the device in the eye. The first generation of the implant...
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Technologies and Methods for Visualizing the Retina
Host: Roy Levit, MD Dr. Richard Rosen, surgeon director for the department of ophthalmology and director of ophthalmic research in the Advanced Imaging Center at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, joins host Dr. Roy Levit to discuss technologies and methods to examine the retina.
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Treatment Evolution for Wet Macular Degeneration
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Cliff Ratner, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Cliff Ratner to the Revealing Retina. Dr. Ratner did his residency at Harkness Eye Institute and a 2 Year Retina Fellowship at Wilmer Institute at Johns Hopkins. He has been in private practice for 25 years and is the founder…
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Accrediting & Certifying Medical Specialists
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Paul Tornambe, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Paul Tornambe to The Revealing Retina. Dr. Tornambe is in private practice in the San Diego/La Jolla area, and has written over a dozen peer reviewed papers on vitreo retinal disease. He lectures worldwide and is a Journal...
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Wet Macular Degeneration
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: David Williams, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. David F. Williams to The Revealing Retina. Dr. Williams is a Vitreoretinal Specialist practicing in Minneapolis. He is currently Vice President as well as Program Chairman of the ASRS--American Society of Retina Specialists....
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Using Visual Pathways to Improve Communication
Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Dan Roam Tremendous leaps have been made in the science of vision giving us a better understanding of how we see. What do visual pathways teach us about the process of visual thinking? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin:...
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The Effects of the Healthcare Finance Game
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Michael Newton, MD Dr. Roy Levit is joined by Dr. Michael Newton, Medical Ethicist and an Ophthalmologist specializing in corneal disease and transplantation. He has a Masters Degree in Bioethics, Science and Society from CUNY in New York City. Dr. Newton is the author…
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Doctors:Unwilling Pawns in Healthcare Finance Game
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Michael Newton, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Michael Newton, Medical Ethicist and an Ophthalmologist specializing in corneal disease and transplantation. They will dicuss Dr. Newton's book, "Without Your Consent, The Hijacking of American Health Care". They will cover...
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Questions Docs Have But Are Afraid to Ask
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Jerald Bovino, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Jerald Bovino to the Revealing Retina. Dr. Bovino is a retired retinal surgeon who is well published in the area of physician retirement. Physician retirement issues will be explored and advice given. Some examples in the...
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Cataract Correction
Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Gordon, MD Until recently, many patients undergoing cataract surgery have subsequently needed bifocals or reading glasses to address hyperopia. The latest advances are changing patients’ post-operative outlook. Dr. Michael Gordon, founder of the Gordon...
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Conductive Keratoplasty and Other Techniques For Presbyopia
Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Gordon, MD For many of us, one of the first signs of aging is presbyopia. In fact, the word comes from the Greek presbys which means old person. Other than growing longer arms or keeping a pair of reading glasses in every room, are there other treatments...
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Laser Vision Correction
Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Gordon, MD Myopia, or near-sightedness, affects approximately 25% of Americans between the ages of 12 and 54. Though glasses are the common quick fix to myopia, laser eye surgery has become more commonly used to correct vision problems since being…
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Flashes and Floaters
Guest: Nicholas Zakov, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Nicholas Zakov to the Revealing Retina. Dr. Zakov is a partner in Retina Associates of Cleveland, the largest Vitreoretinal group in Ohio and a clinical professor of Ophthalmology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland. They...
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Computers on Your Contact Lens
Host: Paul Raeburn Guest: Babak Parviz, PhD Paul Raeburn interviews Dr. Babak Parvis of the University of Washington about putting computers on contact lens. Pie in the Sky? Not if this scientist has anything to do with it.
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"My Maggie:" The Experience of Usher Syndrome
Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Richard King In his book “My Maggie,” Chicago sports anchor Rich King writes a powerful, complex, and memorable love story about his childhood sweetheart and wife of 32 years. Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of four, Maggie wore cumbersome hearing aids and...
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"My Maggie:" a Husband's Account of Usher Syndrome
Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Richard King In his book “My Maggie,” Chicago sports anchor Rich King writes a powerful, complex, and memorable love story about his childhood sweetheart and wife of 32 years. Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of four, Maggie wore cumbersome hearing aids and...
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The Excimer Laser and the History of Lasik
Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Mani Bhaumik, PhD The excimer laser was the key component to the invention of lasik surgery, responsible to returning nearly perfect vision to millions of people. How was the excimer laser developed and how did it turn into a miracle capable of correcting vision?…
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Macular Degeneration Treatments
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Julia Haller, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Julia Haller to The Revealing Retina. Dr. Haller is President of the American Society of Retina Specialists and Chairman, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia. Tune in to hear everything new in the treatment of macular degeneration.
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Keeping an Eye on Macular Degeneration
Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Julia Haller, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Julia Haller to The Revealing Retina. Dr. Haller is President of the American Society of Retina Specialists and Chairman, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia. They will discuss the different types of macular degeneration, the...
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Diabetic Retinopathy II
Guest: Suber Huang, MD Tune in to hear Dr. Roy Levit, host and president of the American Retina Fundation, as he welcomes Dr. Suber Huang, Director of Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery at University Hospitals of Cleveland, and Medical Director and Treasurer for University Ophthalmologists, Inc....
About this show
Eye on Ocular Health features expert commentary on the management and prevention of debilitating eye problems, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, ocular traumas, and chronic dry eye. This series features commentary from renowned ophthalmologists discussing the most successful diagnostic and treatment options emerging in practice.
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