Publications: OPHTHALMOLOGY MANAGEMENT/OCULAR SURGERY NEWS
Continuing with my published articles and columns, I began writing a monthly Technology Update column for the original Ophthalmology Management in October 1989. That column continued until the magazine folded following the April 1991 edition. (The magazine was resurrected in January 1998 as the new Ophthalmology Management by Boucher Communications Inc., now called Lippincott Williams & Wilkins VisionCare Group.)
Later in 1991, I was asked to write my monthly Technology Update column for Ocular Surgery News. That column began in December 1991 and continued until I stopped writing it in 2003. Some of the columns prepared in 1999 through 2002 can be found online at the OSN Supersite web site, by searching my name, but most of the others cannot. I have computer files for all, and “hard copies” of most, if for whatever reason someone would like to read past history.
Here is a listing of both the Ophthalmology Management and Ocular Surgery News columns:
(The bolded articles have been previously posted on this website. Follow the links.)
Ophthalmology Management
1989
● Ophthalmic Devices Develop Rapidly, October 1989
● Laser Innovations Extend Beyond Sculpting, November/December 1989
1990
● Laser Fever Rises at Academy, January 1990
● New IOLs Debut at Academy, February 1990
● One Viscoelastic Halted; Others in the Pipeline, April 1990
● Inlays, Onlays, Rings & Things, May 1990
● Developing "Site Specific" Ophthalmic Drugs, June 1990
● Report from ARVO, July/August 1990
● Surgery at Sea, Aboard the Russian Floks, September 1990
● The Rebirth of Thermal Keratoplasty (TKP), October 1990
● The State of Refractive Surgery - Part I, November/December 1990
1991
● The State of Refractive Surgery - Part II, January 1991
● I Can See Clearly Now: The High-Tech Look of the Future, February 1991
● On the Pharmaceutical Front - Part I, March 1991
● On the Pharmaceutical Front - Part II, April 1991
Ocular Surgery News
1991
● On the pharmaceutical front, part 3 (sort of), December 15, 1991
1992
● Report from the joint meeting: lasers are top interest, January 15, 1992
● Light and thin is in: plastics lead the way, Feburary 15, 1992
● A worldwide survey on product innovation, March 15, 1992
● Oculinum applications, new products occupy Allergan's plans for future, April 15, 1992
● Tax dollars going to laser research occupy printout measured in pounds, May 15, 1992
● Australian center is a promising collaboration, June 15, 1992
● RK is at the beginning of exciting cycle, July 15, 1992
● Excimer and beyond: laser refractive surgery, August 15, 1992
● Technology agreement between laser makers will levy a per-procedure excimer user fee, September 15, 1992
● Endoscopic laser combines with video view, October 15, 1992
● Modifying biomaterials for the future use of medical devices, November 15, 1992
● Summit makes bold marketing moves, December 15, 1992
1993
● Looking forward to a new way to look: confocal microscopy, January 15, 1993
● Why can't they: Israeli invention brings excimer to retina, February 1, 1993
● Innotech's Excalibur system: He who holds the lens-caster shall be King, March 15, 1993
● First shot fired in MD-OD laser war, April 1, 1993
● Ocular drug developments, part 1 of 2: Glaucom, dry eye, corneal problems targeted by new companies, new drugs, new technologies, May 1, 1993
● Conclusion of a two-part article: New developments in ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, June 1, 1993
● Hide your technology: Product development 2001, September 1, 1993
● Innovative sunglasses introduced, October 1, 1993
● Viscosurgical products emerge from the lab, November 15, 1993
1994
● A walk around the AAO laser booths, January 15, 1994
● What's new from the AAO exhibits -- Part II: Other ophthalmic laser developments, February 15, 1994
● The newest in ophthalmic diagnostics, March 1, 1994
● ASCRS in review, July 1, 1994
● Photodynamic therapy for macular degeneration, December 15, 1994
1995
● PRK: There's gold at the end of the rainbow, February 1, 1995
● Breakthrough technology in vitroretinal surgery coming from a `quiet' company, February 15, 1995
● Gather knowledge along the information superhighway, May 15, 1995
● Excitement, interest over latest refractive technology continue after ASCRS meeting, June 15, 1995
● OD-oriented group aims for PRK pie, July 1, 1995
● KeraVision sells shares to public, November 1, 1995
● Management company develops optometric referral network, November 15, 1995
● Analyst downgrades market demand for excimer laser, December 15, 1995
1996
● AAO: Report from the exhibit floor, January 15, 1996
● AAO: Refractive surgery technical sessions, February 1, 1996
● ASCRS 1996 breaks new ground, August 1, 1996
● Summit Technology: highs and lows, September 15, 1996
1997
● Refractive surgery interest groups meet at the AAO, January 1, 1997
● New lasers, microkeratomes hot topics at AAO, January 1, 1997
● A record 33 companies exhibited at AAO, January 1, 1997
● AAO Roundup: Summit Technology's new deal, January 1, 1997
● Laser market and surgical issues, hot topics at laser surgery congress, September 15, 1997
1998
● Survey says laser refractive surgery doubled in 1997, January 1, 1998
● LASIK, microkeratomes were the most talked about topics at pre-Academy meetings, January 15, 1998
● MedNet International develops eye care centers in China, November 1, 1998
1999
● LASIK and PRK clinical results are hot topics at the RSIG and ISRS meetings, January 1, 1999
● From the exhibit floor of the AAO: what's new with the laser companies, January 1, 1999
● I've seen the future...and it's Custom Cornea, June 15, 1999
2000
● Laser treatments for AMD show promise, January 15, 2000
● Customized ablations: the future is close, February 15, 2000
● ASCRS 2000: corneal inlays, onlays still in development, July 15, 2000
● Customized ablations: getting closer yet, August 1, 2000
2001
● Customized ablation: the wave moves forward -- but keep an eye on a newly devloping technique -- LASEK, January 1, 2001
● More than customized ablation was discussed, January 1, 2001
● A walk around the AAO exhibit hall revealed new laser technologies -- in addition to the excimer laser manufacturers, there were several non-excimer refractive laser and other refractive approaches, January 15, 2001
● Visudyne looks promising for treating wet AMD -- but will the new procedure break the Medicare bank? With 65,000 procedures performed in 2000, the question is apt, January 15, 2001
● SLT: new treatment for glaucoma becomes available, May 1, 2001
2002
● AAO Report: LASEK, customized ablation draws interest, January 1, 2002
● A walk around the AAO exhibit hall, January 15, 2002
● AAO refractive pre-meetings focus on LASIK, LASEK, January 15, 2002
● ASCRS report: customized ablation, hyperopia and more, August 1, 2002
● A walk around the ASCRS exhibit hall, August 1, 2002
● New solid-state refractive surgery laser system emerges, October 15, 2002
● AAO 2002: a walk around the exhibit hall, December 15, 2002
2003
● An AAO 2002 Update: Classic vs. Custom LASIK – The Battle Continues, January 1, 2003
Later in 1991, I was asked to write my monthly Technology Update column for Ocular Surgery News. That column began in December 1991 and continued until I stopped writing it in 2003. Some of the columns prepared in 1999 through 2002 can be found online at the OSN Supersite web site, by searching my name, but most of the others cannot. I have computer files for all, and “hard copies” of most, if for whatever reason someone would like to read past history.
Here is a listing of both the Ophthalmology Management and Ocular Surgery News columns:
(The bolded articles have been previously posted on this website. Follow the links.)
Ophthalmology Management
1989
● Ophthalmic Devices Develop Rapidly, October 1989
● Laser Innovations Extend Beyond Sculpting, November/December 1989
1990
● Laser Fever Rises at Academy, January 1990
● New IOLs Debut at Academy, February 1990
● One Viscoelastic Halted; Others in the Pipeline, April 1990
● Inlays, Onlays, Rings & Things, May 1990
● Developing "Site Specific" Ophthalmic Drugs, June 1990
● Report from ARVO, July/August 1990
● Surgery at Sea, Aboard the Russian Floks, September 1990
● The Rebirth of Thermal Keratoplasty (TKP), October 1990
● The State of Refractive Surgery - Part I, November/December 1990
1991
● The State of Refractive Surgery - Part II, January 1991
● I Can See Clearly Now: The High-Tech Look of the Future, February 1991
● On the Pharmaceutical Front - Part I, March 1991
● On the Pharmaceutical Front - Part II, April 1991
Ocular Surgery News
1991
● On the pharmaceutical front, part 3 (sort of), December 15, 1991
1992
● Report from the joint meeting: lasers are top interest, January 15, 1992
● Light and thin is in: plastics lead the way, Feburary 15, 1992
● A worldwide survey on product innovation, March 15, 1992
● Oculinum applications, new products occupy Allergan's plans for future, April 15, 1992
● Tax dollars going to laser research occupy printout measured in pounds, May 15, 1992
● Australian center is a promising collaboration, June 15, 1992
● RK is at the beginning of exciting cycle, July 15, 1992
● Excimer and beyond: laser refractive surgery, August 15, 1992
● Technology agreement between laser makers will levy a per-procedure excimer user fee, September 15, 1992
● Endoscopic laser combines with video view, October 15, 1992
● Modifying biomaterials for the future use of medical devices, November 15, 1992
● Summit makes bold marketing moves, December 15, 1992
1993
● Looking forward to a new way to look: confocal microscopy, January 15, 1993
● Why can't they: Israeli invention brings excimer to retina, February 1, 1993
● Innotech's Excalibur system: He who holds the lens-caster shall be King, March 15, 1993
● First shot fired in MD-OD laser war, April 1, 1993
● Ocular drug developments, part 1 of 2: Glaucom, dry eye, corneal problems targeted by new companies, new drugs, new technologies, May 1, 1993
● Conclusion of a two-part article: New developments in ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, June 1, 1993
● Hide your technology: Product development 2001, September 1, 1993
● Innovative sunglasses introduced, October 1, 1993
● Viscosurgical products emerge from the lab, November 15, 1993
1994
● A walk around the AAO laser booths, January 15, 1994
● What's new from the AAO exhibits -- Part II: Other ophthalmic laser developments, February 15, 1994
● The newest in ophthalmic diagnostics, March 1, 1994
● ASCRS in review, July 1, 1994
● Photodynamic therapy for macular degeneration, December 15, 1994
1995
● PRK: There's gold at the end of the rainbow, February 1, 1995
● Breakthrough technology in vitroretinal surgery coming from a `quiet' company, February 15, 1995
● Gather knowledge along the information superhighway, May 15, 1995
● Excitement, interest over latest refractive technology continue after ASCRS meeting, June 15, 1995
● OD-oriented group aims for PRK pie, July 1, 1995
● KeraVision sells shares to public, November 1, 1995
● Management company develops optometric referral network, November 15, 1995
● Analyst downgrades market demand for excimer laser, December 15, 1995
1996
● AAO: Report from the exhibit floor, January 15, 1996
● AAO: Refractive surgery technical sessions, February 1, 1996
● ASCRS 1996 breaks new ground, August 1, 1996
● Summit Technology: highs and lows, September 15, 1996
1997
● Refractive surgery interest groups meet at the AAO, January 1, 1997
● New lasers, microkeratomes hot topics at AAO, January 1, 1997
● A record 33 companies exhibited at AAO, January 1, 1997
● AAO Roundup: Summit Technology's new deal, January 1, 1997
● Laser market and surgical issues, hot topics at laser surgery congress, September 15, 1997
1998
● Survey says laser refractive surgery doubled in 1997, January 1, 1998
● LASIK, microkeratomes were the most talked about topics at pre-Academy meetings, January 15, 1998
● MedNet International develops eye care centers in China, November 1, 1998
1999
● LASIK and PRK clinical results are hot topics at the RSIG and ISRS meetings, January 1, 1999
● From the exhibit floor of the AAO: what's new with the laser companies, January 1, 1999
● I've seen the future...and it's Custom Cornea, June 15, 1999
2000
● Laser treatments for AMD show promise, January 15, 2000
● Customized ablations: the future is close, February 15, 2000
● ASCRS 2000: corneal inlays, onlays still in development, July 15, 2000
● Customized ablations: getting closer yet, August 1, 2000
2001
● Customized ablation: the wave moves forward -- but keep an eye on a newly devloping technique -- LASEK, January 1, 2001
● More than customized ablation was discussed, January 1, 2001
● A walk around the AAO exhibit hall revealed new laser technologies -- in addition to the excimer laser manufacturers, there were several non-excimer refractive laser and other refractive approaches, January 15, 2001
● Visudyne looks promising for treating wet AMD -- but will the new procedure break the Medicare bank? With 65,000 procedures performed in 2000, the question is apt, January 15, 2001
● SLT: new treatment for glaucoma becomes available, May 1, 2001
2002
● AAO Report: LASEK, customized ablation draws interest, January 1, 2002
● A walk around the AAO exhibit hall, January 15, 2002
● AAO refractive pre-meetings focus on LASIK, LASEK, January 15, 2002
● ASCRS report: customized ablation, hyperopia and more, August 1, 2002
● A walk around the ASCRS exhibit hall, August 1, 2002
● New solid-state refractive surgery laser system emerges, October 15, 2002
● AAO 2002: a walk around the exhibit hall, December 15, 2002
2003
● An AAO 2002 Update: Classic vs. Custom LASIK – The Battle Continues, January 1, 2003
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