October 2011

CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR'S PAGE

Escaping Our War Zone Mentality

Steven D. Vold, MD, Chief Medical Editor

The Literature

NATHAN M. RADCLIFFE, MD

Clinician Scientist's Corner

Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD

Landmark Studies

Optic Discs of the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study

LINDA M. ZANGWILL, PHD; FELIPE A. MEDEIROS, MD, PHD; AND ROBERT N. WEINREB, MD

Grand Rounds

Narrow Angles in High Myopia

NANCY BUCHSER, MD, AND EIYASS ALBEIRUTI, MD

Therapeutics Update

Are You Confused by Pharmacokinetic Speak?

Concepts in pharmacokinetics are applied in practical ways to the management of ocular infections. However, the selection of bacterial minimum inhibitory concentrations that are artificially low may skew certain parameters used to predict antibacterial efficacy.

SUSANNE GARDNER, PHARMD

Surgical Pearls

Treating Bleb Dysesthesia

Our modified technique for flattening the bleb while maintaining its function and a low IOP.

NINA A. GOYAL, MD; HO SUN CHOI, MD; AND STEVEN V. L. BROWN, MD

Cover Stories

Optimizing Medical Therapy for Glaucoma

Advice on selecting the appropriate medication and verifying that choice.

ALAN L. ROBIN, MD

Keeping Glaucoma Laser Therapy on Target

Strategies for avoiding and managing the complications involved in three common glaucoma laser procedures.

HYLTON R. MAYER, MD

Minimizing Problems With Filtering Surgery

SANDRA M. JOHNSON, MD, and JONATHAN S. MYERS, MD

Averting Tube Trouble

James Paauw, MD, and Steven J. Gedde, MD

Don't Let Angle Surgery Back You Into a Corner!

Minimizing and managing the complications associated with this group of procedures.

BENJAMIN P. KRONBERG, MD, AND DOUGLAS J. RHEE, MD

Be Prepared for a Challenge

Even a routine cataract case can become complex. A surgeon's readiness makes successful management more likely.

ALAN S. CRANDALL, MD

Practice Pointers

Wait a Minute. That Was My Product Idea!

How to capture the deserved value from your technological idea.

TIMOTHY BUCKLEY, MBA, BSME

INDUSTRY NEWS AND INNOVATIONS

5 Questions with William L. Rich III, MD

Dr. Rich discusses health policy and the merits of unplugging from technology

Letters