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EDITOR'S PAGE

• Innovation in Retina

  By Allen C. Ho, MD; and Robert L. Avery, MD

• Speculations on Anti-VEGF Therapy: Is One Treatment Better Than the Other?

  Anecdotal observations suggest ranibizumab may be a more effective treatment than bevacizumab for some retinal diseases.

  By Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, News & Contributing Editor

• News Medical Update

  A summary of general medicine news that affects your patients, your practice, and you.

  By Section Editor: David Boyer, MD

BUSINESS OF RETINA

• Clinical Pearls for Office-Based Procedures

  By Netan Choudhry, MD; and Kristine Pierce, MD; with contributions by John Loewenstein, MD

• Business Considerations When Acquiring Shares in an ASC

  By Bruce Maller

RETINA SURGERY

• Applying Modified Perfluorocarbon-perfused Vitrectomy to a Diabetic Retinal Detachment Case

  By Michael D. Ober, MD

COVER STORIES

• Sirolimus in the Treatment of Retinal Diseases

  mTOR inhibitors: A new class of therapeutics.

  By Pravin U. Dugel, MD

• Intravitreal VEGF Trap for AMD: An Update

  The CLEAR-IT 2 Extension Study was presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

  By Jeffrey S. Heier, MD

• Radiation Therapy for Age-related Macular Degeneration

  An assessment of the latest technology and its safety.

  By Michael Bennett, MD; Gene Ng, MD, MBA; Ram Palanki, PharmD; and Karl Waite, MD

• CNTF-secreting Implant for Dry AMD

  Phase 2 trial in patients with geographic atrophy shows safety, potential therapeutic effect.

  By Glenn J. Jaffe, MD

• Intravitreal Anti-VEGF and Anti-PDGF Combination Therapy

  By Scott W. Cousins, MD

• Improving Patient Management in AMD Treatment

  Advanced diagnostic and imaging tools facilitate early disease recognition.

  By Paul Garfinkle, MD

• Influence of Vitreous Traction on AMD

  Anomalous posterior vitreous detachment is associated with dry AMD, and vitreomacular attachment with wet AMD.

  By Susanne Binder, MD; Carl Glittenberg, MD; Christiane Falkner-Radler, MD; and Ilse Krebs, MD

RETINA SURGERY

• Subretinal Aspiration to Repair Retinal Detachment

  Device uses coaxial concentric vacuum for fixation, aspiration.

  By Michael A. Singer, MD

• Complications of Surgery for Diabetic Retinopathy

  By Tom H Williamson, MD, MBChB, FRCS, FRCOphth

BUSINESS

• Practice Growth, Relocation Bring Economies

  A new facility located above an ASC improves efficiency.

  By Carl C. Awh, MD

DEPARTMENTS

• INNOVATIONS

• 5Q With David M. Brown, MD

  David M. Brown, MD, is the director of the Greater Houston Retina Research Center and practices at Retina Consultants of Houston and The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.

  By David M. Brown, MD

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