Viewpoints in Cornea & External Disease

Sympathetic Ophthalmia: How Should We Respond to the Risk? Ocular trauma or ocular surgery in one eye can lead to loss of vision in the healthy eye. How should ophthalmologists respond to this risk?
Experts And Viewpoints, June 15, 2022
Herpes Zoster Vaccine Can Save Your Patients' Eyesight Herpes zoster ophthalmicus can be devastating. Dr Rapuano urges all ophthalmologists to discuss the zoster vaccine with their patients.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 21, 2022
Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Involving Ophthalmology Trainees Although medical malpractice lawsuits may not be as common, or as expensive, in ophthalmology as in other medical subspecialities, they remain a problem.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 23, 2021
Metagenomics May Enhance the Diagnosis of Infectious Keratitis Dr Christopher Rapuano evaluates a new study comparing standard corneal cultures with combined DNA/RNA sequencing.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 14, 2021
Keratoconus Progression Measurements Often Miss the Target Dr Christopher Rapuano comments on a recent study showing significant measurement variability of the Pentacam, and what it may mean for treating progression.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 26, 2021
How to Combat Post-keratoplasty Infections Isn't Always Clear Dr Christopher Rapuano explores why there is still no consensus on obtaining fungal rim cultures on all endothelial keratoplasty surgeries.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 03, 2020
How Prevalent Are Adverse Effects in LASIK and PRK? Dr Christopher Rapuano comments on the compelling case for modern laser vision correction techniques made by a recent database analysis.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 25, 2020
The Considerable Toll of HZO Is Also Avoidable Dr Christopher Rapuano explains how the rising incidence of this debilitating eye disease can be combated by ophthalmologists and other clinicians.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 17, 2020
Catch Mild Keratoconus Before Laser Vision Correction Dr Christopher Rapuano on how a new study potentially moves the field of refractive surgery a bit closer to one of its 'holy grails.'
Experts And Viewpoints, March 03, 2020
Treat Corneal Irregularities Before Cataract Surgery Dr Christopher Rapuano comments on a new study showing that appropriately managing common corneal surface irregularities can greatly aid in improving refractive outcomes after cataract surgery.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 09, 2019
SMILE May Not Improve Corneal Strength Over LASIK Dr Christopher Rapuano on a new study questioning one of SMILE's key proposed advantages.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 12, 2019
High-Dose Steroids: Worth the Risk in Bacterial Keratitis? Dr Christopher Rapuano on why, despite its limitations, a new study provides convincing evidence that this treatment approach is warranted.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 09, 2019
Diabetes, Complications Reduce Odds of Successful DSEK Dr Christopher Rapuano on the latest data from the Cornea Preservation Time Study.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 31, 2019
Corneal Transplantation Failed. What Now? Dr Christopher Rapuano on a new study comparing long-term outcomes between penetrating and endothelial keratoplasty for repeat corneal transplantation.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 24, 2018
Endothelial Cell Density After Iris-Fixated Phakic IOL How common is endothelial cell loss after implantation of iris-fixated phakic intraocular lenses in myopia and astigmatism? Not uncommon at all, says Dr Christopher Rapuano.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 24, 2018
Disappointing Results of Boston Keratoprosthesis in Kids Dr Christopher Rapuano discusses challenges and recent disappointing results associated with Boston keratoprosthesis in children.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 16, 2018
Is Crosslinked Corneal Donor Tissue Beneficial in PK? Does donor corneal tissue subjected to crosslinking improve outcomes in patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty? Dr Christopher Rapuano reviews a randomized study with 'encouraging results.'
Experts And Viewpoints, January 25, 2018
Avoiding Malpractice in Refractive Surgery Dr Christopher Rapuano looks at new data on how an avoidable error may be costing ophthalmologists millions.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 20, 2017
Corneal Crosslinking: A Look at Data That Convinced the FDA Although widely positive, this pivotal study has intriguing differences from the approved treatment. Dr Christopher Rapuano explains.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 19, 2017
Keratoconus: More Common Than You Think New research finds that keratoconus may be five to ten times more common than previously thought. According to Dr Christopher Rapuano, early diagnosis is critical.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 05, 2017

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