Cornea and External Disease Perspective

• New Outbreaks of Marburg Virus Disease: What to Know Since the first discovery of Marburg virus, there have been at least 14 Marburg virus disease outbreaks worldwide, with nearly 600 cases and case fatality rates of 23%-90%.
  MDedge, May 10, 2023
• ID Consult: Measles "This 2-year-old has a fever, cough, red eyes, and an impressive rash. I've personally never seen a case of measles, but I'm worried given that this child has never received the MMR vaccine."
  MDedge, January 11, 2023
• Highlights in Corneal Disorders From AAO 2022   Key data in corneal disorders from AAO include a nontransplant therapy for Fuchs dystrophy, data on corneal adverse events from a myeloma drug, and positive data on lotilaner for Demodex blepharitis.
  Medscape, October 21, 2022
• Posterior Capsule Rupture Dr Garg discusses posterior capsule rupture (PCR), one of the most common complications of cataract surgery.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, October 13, 2022
• Characterizing Astigmatism   Dr Garg discusses a paper from Girish Valluru and colleagues on astigmatism and its effect on cataract surgery.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, July 19, 2022
• Dear First-Year Me What to do when it all feels like too much and you start doubting yourself.
  Medscape Blogs, June 13, 2022
• The PreserFlo MicroShunt: A Conversation With Dr Ike Ahmed Dr Patel interviews Iqbal "Ike" K. Ahmed, MD, about the PreserFlo MicroShunt, an 8-mm-long tube that is inserted into the eye to help lower eye pressure in glaucoma.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, May 19, 2022
• ACR 2021 What's New in Sjögren Disease: Update From ACR 2021 Three experts in Sjögren disease describe some of the most interesting and influential abstracts that were presented at the American College of Rheumatology's 2021 Annual Meeting.
  Medscape Rheumatology, February 10, 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.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, January 21, 2022
• Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now   Two bouts with cancer and a cardiac arrest at age 35 haven't stopped this ophthalmologist-comedian from becoming a social media phenomenon for hilariously poking fun at medicine and himself.
  Medscape, January 13, 2022
• Countering Social Media Misinformation Our patients are turning to the internet for answers instead of believing in us. And what they find online can be scary.
  Medscape Blogs, January 07, 2022
• How Bad Can Myocarditis Be After COVID Vaccination?   Dr F Perry Wilson reviews new data about post-mRNA vaccine myocarditis: who is affected, severity, treatment, and outcomes.
  Medscape, December 06, 2021
• Advances in Macular Degeneration From AAO 2021   Studies at AAO 2021 highlighted advances in a variety of wet macular degeneration therapies that would reduce treatment burden while preserving vision comparably to monthly in-office injections.
  Medscape, December 06, 2021
• Retained Lens Fragment After Cataract Surgery All cataract surgeons will experience a retained lens fragment at some point. Depending on the size and makeup, these fragments can be managed medically and/or surgically.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, October 27, 2021
• Hindsight Is 20/20 When It Comes to COVID-19 For one ophthalmologist, there was a silver lining to COVID: how the pandemic helped reframe her mindset.
  Medscape Blogs, October 22, 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.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, April 14, 2021
• Sjögren Syndrome-associated ILD Treated With Immunosuppression The case of a 39-year-old woman with Sjögren syndrome and clinically relevant pulmonary involvement.
  HSS Grand Rounds Complex Cases, March 30, 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.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, February 26, 2021
• Eye Redness and Rash -- Could It Be Kawasaki?   The Cribsiders share their favorite pearls on Kawasaki disease in kids.
  The Cribsiders, February 19, 2021
• How Sjogren Syndrome Intersects With COVID-19 Physicians Robert Fox and Alan N. Baer discuss the latest research on Sjogren's, presented at the ACR Convergence virtual meeting.
  Medscape Rheumatology, December 24, 2020