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CATT Study Update 4: Avastin vs. Lucentis Study Ready to Roll by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional Posted Fri 26 Sep 2008 5:17pm on OCT examination Changes in lesion size on fluorescein angiograph examination Incidence of any complications of treatment (endophthalmitis, retinal detachment Read on »
Avastin/Lucentis Update 25: Comparative Studies Proliferate – France Joins the Fray by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional Posted Mon 14 Sep 2009 10:12pm are limited. The agency says adverse effects with the off-label use of Avastin have been "under-notified" but notes the risk of endophthalmitis/uveitis linked with the injection Read on »
CASE AND COMMENTARY: Failure to Reevaluate by Healthcare Research & Quality Posted Fri 10 Dec 2010 7:00am Failure to Reevaluate A 61-year-old woman receiving palliative chemotherapy for non–small-cell lung cancer at a community hospital developed methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and endophthalmitis originating from her port. Vancomycin 1.25 grams intravenously twice daily Read on »
Femtosecond Lasers Proposed for Use in Cataract Surgery by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional Posted Wed 17 Jun 2009 6:34pm , retinal detachment, compromised zonules (ligaments that hold the lens in place) and perhaps most serious of all, the dreaded infection in the eye (endophthalmitis). The basic Read on »
Using Lasers to Treat Vitreous Floaters: Laser Vitreolysis by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional Posted Wed 04 Aug 2010 1:43pm , there are potential risks with any vitrectomy surgery, such as endophthalmitis, retinal tears, bleeds or detachments. What is Laser Vitreolysis? Laser vitreolysis is the use Read on »
The Second Ophthalmic Innovation Summit by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional Posted Fri 10 Dec 2010 8:42pm weeks ●    Risk of infection is low (0.4%), but this complication (endophthalmitis) is very serious ●    Painful and burdensome for the patient ●    High volume, low reimbursement Read on »
A Comparison of Commercially Available Femtosecond Lasers in Refractive Surgery by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional Posted Thu 17 Mar 2011 5:32pm and less potential endophthalmitis) and less energy used (less potential endothelial damage).[28,29] The enhanced safety and predictability can improve outcomes, especially Read on »
THE CASE FOR CHRONIC INFECTION by Joanne60 Posted Mon 06 Sep 2010 4:02am vitrectomy in Borrelia burgdorferi endophthalmitis [Article in German] Meier P, Blatz R, Gau M, Spencker FB, Wiedemann P. 1999 55 Ann Med. 1999 Jun; 3,3:225-32. Borrelia burgdorferi Read on »