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Post-operative ileus causes significant patient morbidity and is a major contributor to patient discomfort and increased length of hospitalization post-operatively. Alvimopan (Entereg, Adolor/GlaxoSmithKline), a peripherally selective opioid mu receptor antagonist [...]

Reviewed by Beatrice Cochener, MD Brest, France -- The initial results from implantation of the NewLife multifocal anterior chamber phakic IOL (GBR lens, IOLTech, LaRochelle, France) to treat presbyopia indicate [...]

MEMPHIS, TN INTRAVITREAL PLACEMENT OF triamcinolone/moxifloxacin (TriMoxi, Imprimis Pharmaceuticals) is safe, effective, and has advantages compared with topical medications for preventing inflammation, endophthalmitis, and cystoid macular edema (CME) after cataract [...]

Reviewed by William B. Trattler, MD Miami -- A new, once-daily formulation of bromfenac ophthalmic solution at a higher concentration than the commercially available 0.09% formulation (Xibrom, ISTA Pharmaceuticals) is [...]

Appropriate coding choices depend on proper interpretation of CPT language and intent. One area that typically causes great confusion is the distinction between 'related' and 'unrelated' services. These definitions are [...]

Charleston, SC -- Pediatric cataract surgery with IOL implantation and primary posterior capsulectomy plus vitrectomy is associated with a satisfactory outcome, especially in children operated on after their first birthday, [...]

Reconstruction of surgically created defects in patients with head and neck cancer sometimes requires the use of reconstructive plating devices to stabilize freely mobile bony segments. Early immobilization decreases shear [...]

Q We have a bedfast male patient who can place and remove the urinal, but cannot place/remove the bedpan. In this situation, how would we answer OASIS-C data element M1840 [...]

Atlanta -- Co-management of cataract surgery patients can benefit both optometrists and their patients. Starting with the first postoperative visit, patients can return to their familiar primary eye-care provider and [...]

Concerns have been raised about the use of mesh and subsequent erosion in rectocele repair via posterior colporrhaphy, although many still advocate the use of mesh. Furthermore, it has been [...]

PALM BEACH, FLA. -- Purse-string closure is a useful technique for difficult postsurgical cases in patients who cannot tolerate long procedures or who have difficulty with follow-up, according to Dr. [...]

SAN DIEGO -- A new absorbent silver barrier dressing may help prevent and manage complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy sites, according to the results of a small study. In a [...]

San Diego -- No surgical procedures are without the risk of complications. That said, the most frequently occurring complication following Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) is detachment of the donor [...]

Salt Lake City -- Failure to recognize late opacification of the MemoryLens IOL (CIBA Vision) as a cause for vision problems can have potentially negative consequences, including unnecessary surgery and [...]