Publications: MISCELLANEOUS

In addition to the regular columns and articles published in Ocular Surgery News and Medical Laser Report, and the papers and reports published by Decision Resources, I have had a number of articles published in several ophthalmic and laser journals. Again, the articles already posted on this web site are shown in bold.

Here are the miscellaneous published articles over the 25-year period from 1975-2000:

1975
● Seeing Softly, Arthur D. Little Bulletin, January/February 1975
● The Soft Lens Market Today, Optical Index, February 1975

1977
● Soft Lenses Today, International Contact Lens Clinic, May/June 1977

1978
● Soft Lens Coatings - What Can Be Done About It?, Review of Optometry, April 1978
● Soft Lens Update, International Contact Lens Clinic, May/June 1978
● Your Guide to Contact Lens Care Products, Contact Lens Forum, August 1978

1979
● Contact Lens Update: Care Products, Optometric Management, April 1979

1981
● Contact Lens Update, The Dispensing Optician, May 1981
● Contact Lenses in the 80s: An International Overview, Contact Lens Forum, July 1981
● The Outlook for Contact Lenses in the 1980s: An International Overview, The Contact Lens Journal, Fall 1981

1982
● Optical Industry Update, The Dispensing Optician, November/December 1982

1983
● Vision Correction of the Future, Contact Lens Forum, January 1983
● Optical Industry Update, II, The Dispensing Optician, March 1983
● Optical Industry Update, January-June 1983, The Dispensing Optician, August/September 1983

1984
● Optical Industry Update, July-December 1983, The Dispensing Optician, March/April 1984
● Optical Industry Update, January-June 1984, The Dispensing Optician, September 1984
● Through a Lens Brightly: The Outlook for Tinted Lenses, The Dispensing Optician, October 1984

1985
● Optical Industry Update, July-December 1984, The Dispensing Optician, March/April 1985
● The Battle for Extended Wear, The Dispensing Optician, May 1985
● The Future in Sight: Ophthalmology 2000 AD, Ophthalmology Management, July/August 1985

1986
● Optical Industry Update, January-June 1985, The Dispensing Optician, December/January/February/March 1986
● Ophthalmology Update, Eyecare Business, January 1986
● Optical Industry Update, July-December 1985, The Dispensing Optician, April/May/June 1986
● Medical Lasers Take Off, Strategic Directions (UK), March 1986
● Optometry in the Year 2000, Optometric Management, June 1986
● Contact Lens 'Not So Trivial Pursuit', Contact Lens Spectrum, September 1986
● Optical Industry Update, January-June 1986, The Dispensing Optician, November 1986

1987
● Signs of the Times in Ophthalmology, Contact Lens Spectrum, February 1987
● The Outlook for Lasers in Medicine: Markets and Opportunities,Lasers in Medicine (SPIE), April 1987
● Laser Refractive Keratoplasty, The Optician (UK), April 1987
● ...Into the Here and Now...(Middle part of a three part look at the 100 years of contact lenses), 20/20, May 1987
● The Mueller-Welt Legacy (History of Contact Lenses), Contact Lens Spectrum, July 1987
● Corneal Sculpting on the Horizon, Contact Lens Spectrum, October 1987

1988
● Ophthalmology Update (1987), Contact Lens Spectrum, February 1988

1989
● Ophthalmology Update (1988), Contact Lens Spectrum, January 1989
● Outlook for Medical Lasers: The New Technologies, Optical Fibers in Medicine (SPIE), January, 1989
● Emerging (Ophthalmic Laser) Technologies, Ocular Surgery News, March 1989
● $530 Million Market for Medical Lasers Projected in 1992, Laser Report, February 28, 1989; Laser Focus World, April 1989
● The New Laser Technologies: What Lies Ahead?, Laser Medicine & Surgery News and Advances, August 1989
● A White Paper: The Evolution and Prospects for Laser Refractive Keratoplasty, Arthur D. Little, September 1989

1990
● The Ophthalmic 'Person' of the Year: The Laser, Ophthalmology Management, March 1990
● Ophthalmology Update (1989), Contact Lens Spectrum, March 1990
● Diode Photocoagulators: A Review, Ocular Surgery News, April 1990
● Medical Lasers and Healthcare in the USSR, Medical Laser Industry Report, October 1990; Laser Report, December, 1990

1991
● Update: New Ophthalmic Lasers, Ocular Surgery News, January 1991
● Ophthalmology Update: 1990, Contact Lens Spectrum, March 1991
● The Impact of Technology on Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Management, March 1991
● Lasers vs. Lenses, Contact Lens Forum, April 1991
● Injectable IOLs are Possible but Not Probable, Ocular Surgery News, September 1991
● Update: Evolution and Prospects for Photorefractive Keratectomy, Arthur D. Little, December 1991.

1992
● Can Corneal Sculpting with Excimer Lasers Eliminate Eyeglasses?, Laser Focus World, March 1992.
● Tuning into the Trends of the 90s, Optometric Economics, March 1992.

1999
● Expanding the Scope of Laser Technology, Buyer's Guide 2000, Ophthalmology Mangement, December 1999.

2000
● Update 2000: Ophthalmic Laser Review, EyeTech Update, November/December 2000.

Publications: MEDICAL LASER REPORT

In addition to writing a monthly column for Ocular Surgery News, I also prepared regular articles for Medical Laser Report, in some cases preparing slightly different versions of the same information for both publications. I wrote for MLR for eleven years, from January 1993 to August 2003. Since none of the articles are online on the MLR website, anyone wanting to read any of them will have to contact me. I have computer files for most and hard copies of many.

A few of the following articles, shown in bold, have been published on this web site.

Here are the articles prepared for Medical Laser Report:

1993
● Minimally Invasive Surgery Spurs Market Optimism, January 1993
● The Best New Products of 1992, February 1993
● Laser Applications Continue to Increase for Ophthalmology, March 1993
● New Technologies Highlight Medical Laser Conference, April 1993
● The Market Emerges for Laser Refractive Surgery, April 1993
● PDT Drug Wins First Market Approval, May 1993
● Photodynamic Therapy's $300 Million Market, May 1993
● What's New in Medical Lasers, June 1993
● The Urology Market Looms Large for Lasers, July 1993
● Mass General Seeks Partners for Laser Research, July 1993
● Orthopedic Market Holds Potential for Lasers, August 1993
● PRK Laser Stocks Climb After Favorable Report, September 1993
● Optimistic Outlook for Lasers in MIS, September 1993
● Study Claims Lap Choley Increases Health-care Costs, October 1993
● Lasers Used in Lap Choley, October 1993
● The Future Looks Bright for Lasers in Cardiology, October 1993
● Healthy Outlook for Lasers in Dermatology, November 1993
● PRK Highlights Ophthalmology Meeting, December 1993
● Update on Laser Refractive Surgery, December 1993

1994
● Review and Forecast of the Medical-Laser Market, January 1994
● BiOS Chalks up Another Success, February 1994
● Significant New Products and Applications of 1993, February 1994
● Recent Developments in Lasers for Cardiology, March 1994
● Lasers Key to Tissue-Welding Market, April 1994
● Biostimulation: An Application Whose Time May Have Come, May 1994
● Refractive Surgery Techniques Dominate ASCRS, May 1994
● The Volatile History of Medical-Laser Patents, June 1994
● Summit Chairman Reviews FY1993 performance, June 1994
● Niche Uses Lead Way in Medical-Laser Patents, July 1994
● Optical Feedback Patents Discovered, August 1994
● Preliminary Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Study Released, September 1994
● Can Laser Biostimulation be Taken Seriously?, September 1994
● Joint Project Looking at PDT for Eye Diseases, October 1994
● Second Generation Photoactive Dyes, October 1994
● Medical-Laser Industry Continues to Consolidate, October 1994
● Summit Nears FDA Approval for PRK, November 1994
● AAO Meeting Focuses on Refractive Surgery, November 1994
● Orthopedic Market Gains Momentum, December 1994

1995
● Medical-Laser Sales to Grow 10% in 1995, January 1995
● Summit Broadcasts User Meeting via Satellite, January 1995
● Vision Centers Market Primed for PRK Approval, February 1995
● Palomar Outlines Strategy for Growth, February 1995
● Coherent Developing Vitroretinal Systems, March 1995
● Eye Institute Organizing Optometrists for PRK, April 1995
● PRK Leads the Way at ASCRS Meeting, May 1995
● Scanning Technology Inspires New Applications, June 1995
● Researchers Discuss Solid-State Laser Trends, July 1995
● Lasers Open Up New Applications in Vascular Surgery, August 1995
● Will Management Firms be the Big Winners in PRK?, September 1995
● PRK Update, September 1995
● Aesthetic Surgery Market Still Booming, October 1995
● PRK Update, October 1995
● Cosmetic Surgery Overshadows PRK at AAO Meeting, November 1995
● PRK Update November 1995
● FDA Breathes Life Back Into Laser BPH Market, December 1995

1996
● Continued Growth Projected for 1996, January 1996
● PRK Update: Analysts Look Favorably Upon VISX, January 1996
● Industry Continued to Consolidate in 1995, February 1996
● Mergers and Acquisitions Grew in Second Half of 1995, March 1996
● Dermatology Continues to Dominate at ASLMS, May 1996
● Laserscope to Acquire Heraeus Surgical, May 1996
● Summit Continues to Dodge Bullets, June 1996
● ASCRS Meeting Breaks New Ground in Ophthalmology, July 1996
● Summit Sets Sights on Higher Ground, November 1996
● Symposium Identifies New Laser Applications, November 1996
● Lasers Crowd the Floor at AAO Meeting, December 1996

1997
● Medical-Laser Market Hits New High, January 1997
● Index Tracks Laser Market's Highs and Lows, February 1997
● Laser Hair-Removal Seen as Next Boom Market, April 1997
● Hair Growth Stages Impede Permanent Removal, April 1997
● Cosmetic Lasers Overshadow ASLMS Meeting, May 1997
● Laser Parameters Critical for Hair Removal, May 1997
● Ophthalmic Laser Meeting Spotlights Surgical Advances, August 1997
● Report Gives Mehl High Marks in Hair Removal, August 1997
● Diode Lasers Debut at Summer AAD Meeting, September 1997
● Candela in Lawsuit over Cooling Technology, September 1997
● Palomar Restructures to Focus on Cosmetic Business, October 1997
● PRK and LASIK Procedures on the Rise, October 1997
● Lasers Add Sparkle to AAO Meeting, November 1997

1998
● Market Growth Lags as Cosmetic Sales Slow, January 1998
● ATC Fares Well Before FDA Advisory Panel, March 1998
● New Player in Cosmetic Centers Business, April 1998
● ASLMS Exhibits Reflect Market Trends, May 1998
● Final 1997 Tally Shows Minor Adjustments, May 1998
● MedNet Finds Eye-Care Niche in China, July 1998
● New Faces Surface at ASPRS Meeting, October 1998
● Diamonds Add Precision to Laser Surgery, November 1998
● ESC Named in Securities Class-Action Lawsuit, November 1998
● `Better' Vision Correction Debuts at AAO, December 1998

1999
● Final 1998 Financials Yield Some Surprises, April 1999
● ASLMS: Some Things Old, Some Things New, May 1999
● A Walk Around the ASLMS Exhibit Hall, May 1999
● German Firm Enters Eye-Surgery market, May 1999
● Will Topography Pave Way for 20/16 Vision?, June 1999
● VISX Triumphs in FTC Investigaion, June 1999
● Price Wars Mar Vision-Correction Market, September 1999

2000
● Compact Systems Push Medical-Laser Sales, January 2000
● Customized Ablations: The Future is Close, January 2000
● Photomedicine 2000 Spotlights PDT and Diagnostics, February 2000
● ASLMS 2000 Meeting Smaller, More Focused, May 2000
● Decreases in Royalties Hurt 2000 Revenue Estimates, May 2000
● New Faces Emerge at ASCRS 2000, June 2000
● Cosmetic Lasers Dominate ASLMS Exhibits, June 2000
● Customized Ablation Moves Closer to Reality, July 2000
● Further Study of Custom Ablations Needed, July 2000
● Visudyne Clears Reimbursement Hurdle, August 2000
● Customized Ablation Reviewed at AAO, November 2000
● Customized Ablation Moves Forward, December 2000

2001
● Visudyne Treatment Could Block Blindness, January 2001
● Laser Phaco Finally Reaches the Market, February 2001
● New Glaucoma Treatment Approved, May 2001
● Revenues Reduced for 2000; 2001 Financial Forecast Remains Bullish, May 2001
● Glaucoma Products Have Visions of Growth, August 2001
● Customized Ablation: The Wave Continues to Move Forward, December 2001

2002
● 2001 Sales Hurt by Decline in Disposable Income, January 2002
● LASIK Highlights ISRS Meeting, January 2002
● Final Revised Numbers for 2001 Show Positive Signs, May 2002
● Customized Ablation Dominates ASCRS, July 2002
● Solid-state Refractive Surgery Laser Emerges, October 2002
● AAO 2002: Classic vs. Custom LASIK, November 2002
● Eye-laser Firms Push Customization at the AAO, December 2002

2003
● Medical Market Eyes Growth in 2003, January 2003
● More News from the AAO Meeting, January 2003
● Major Medical Laser Systems and Their Applications, March 2003
● Custom Ablation: What Really Lies Ahead?, August 2003

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

Publications: VISION MONDAY

Other than occasional articles for magazines, newsletters, and for Decision Resources, my first job as a columnist was for Vision Monday, part of the Jobson Group of publications. I wrote mostly about what was happening in the contact lens industry, beginning when the newspaper first began publishing in late 1988. These columns continued until November 1990, by which time I had begun writing my Technology Update column for Ophthalmology Management (and later for Ocular Surgery News).

I have been able to find most of the columns that were written, but a few remain on an old computer and are probably inaccessible. Here is a listing of what I have been able to find:

1988

● SEPTEMBER'S FDA APPROVALS, November 1988
● WHAT'S NEW ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT, December, 1988

1989

● A LOOK BACK AT THE NEW PRODUCTS OF 1988, January 1989
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● A BIT OF NOSTALGIA (my history in soft lenses), March 1989
● SECOND OPAQUE LENS COMING TO MARKET, April 1989
● NE W PRESERVATIVE WINS APPROVAL, May 1989
● MEDIA FOCUSES ON CONTACT LENSES, June 1989
● FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR ALLERGAN, July 1989
● A SALUTE TO THE B&L NATIONAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, August 1989
● PATENTS, LICENSES AND LITIGATION. September, 1989
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● ANOTHER TEMPEST IN A TEA POT?, December 1989

1990

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● CONTACT LENS FUTURES, February 1990
● REBIRTH OF A BIFOCAL, March 1990
● ON A CLEAR DAY..., April 1990
● GLOBALIZATION, May 1990
● TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT, June 1990
● JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO WEAR CONTACT LENSES AGAIN..., July 1990
● EYECARE IN THE SOVIET UNION, August 1990
● CONTACTS AND POLITICS, September 1990
● WHO’S WATCHING THE STORE, October 1990
● LASER TURF WAR -- PART II, November 1990

Publications: DECISION RESOURCES

One of the original purposes of starting this web Journal was to post some of my earliest published work. However, since I doubt that the earliest papers and reports appear anywhere on the web, I have decided just to post a list of these publications by publishing source, in this first case, Arthur D. Little’s Decision Resources. (Decision Resources, originally a part of Arthur D. Little, is now a self-standing company and can be reached via this link.)

Some of more important papers and reports fell into a few subject areas. Here is a list by subject and date:

SOFT CONTACT LENSES

● Outlook for Soft Contact Lenses, September 1973
● Outlook for Soft Contact Lenses, September 1975
● Update on the Market for Soft Contact Lenses in the United States, October 1977

The above reports were probably the first marketing reports covering the beginnings of the Soft Contact Lens Industry. They were published by ADL Decision Resources and established me as an “expert” (also known as a “guru” or “maven”) in the field, and led to more than 100 consulting assignments in the soft lens industry. Among the more notable consulting assignments were my assistance in Johnson & Johnson’s acquisition of Frontier Contact Lenses (later renamed Vistakon); Ciba-Geigy’s acquisition of Titmus Eurocon (Germany) leading to the formation of Ciba Vision; and Schering Corporation’s acquisition of Wesley-Jessen (later acquired by Ciba Vision). I also was part of the legal team in the landmark Bausch & Lomb vs. the IRS case concerning the disposition of off-shore royalties under the tax code.

In later years I wrote about cosmetic tinted soft lenses and disposable contact lenses for DR (see the following sections).

MEDICAL LASERS

● Outlook for Lasers in Ophthalmology, ADL International Health Care Industry Service, December 1983
● Ophthalmic Lasers, ADL Futurescope, January 1984
● The Outlook for Medical Lasers, ADL Decision Resources, August 1985
● Medical Laser Systems: The Surgical Revolution, ADL Decision Resources, December 1986
● Medical Laser Systems,ADL Futurescope, January 1987
● Medical Laser Systems - Market Outlook and Company Participants, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, February 1987
● Medical Laser Systems Applications, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, April 1987

The 1983 ophthalmic laser paper was my first entry into the field of medical lasers. It followed closely the first FDA approval of lasers for use in ophthalmology.

The 1985 “The Outlook for Medical Lasers” report was my first major report on medical lasers and was widely sold by Decision Resources. It was followed a year later by the 1986 “Medical Laser Systems: The Surgical Revolution” report, also widely distributed by DR.

REFRACTIVE SURGERY

● Developments in Keratorefractive Surgery, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, January 1984
● Laser Refractive Keratoplasty, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, May 1987
● Update: Laser Refractive Keratoplasty, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, July 1987
● Laser Refractive Keratoplasty: Evolution and Prospects, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, February 1990; ADL Futurescope, May 1990

I first began writing about refractive surgery in 1984, first about radial keratotomy (RK), but a few years later, about the laser refractive surgery revolution, ending up with a “White Paper” on the subject in 1990.

I have “hard” copies of most of the above papers/report if anyone is really interested in looking at past history. The remainder, unfortunately, have been relegated to “the round file”, unless they remain in the archives of Decision Resources.

In the seventeen years that I wrote for Decision Resources, I covered many other ophthalmic technologies and subjects including: ophthalmic industry sales; intraocular lenses; and viscoelastic substances. Following is a complete listing of the papers and reports published by DR:

● Outlook for Soft Contact Lenses, September 1973
● Outlook for Soft Contact Lenses, September 1975
● Update on the Market for Soft Contact Lenses in the United States, October 1977
● Review of Intraocular Lenses (IOLs), ADL International Health Care Portfolio, July 1982
● Worldwide Ophthalmic Industry Sales, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, October 1982
● A Look at Vision Correction in the Future, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, November 1982
● Worldwide Ophthalmic Industry Sales - Update, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, June 1983
● Update - Intraocular Lenses (IOLs), ADL International Health Care Portfolio, September 1983
● Cosmetic Tinted Contact Lenses, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, November 1983
● Outlook for Lasers in Ophthalmology, ADL International Health Care Industry Service, December 1983
● Ophthalmic Lasers, ADL Futurescope, January 1984
● Developments in Keratorefractive Surgery, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, January 1984
● The Outlook for Viscoelastic Substances, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, June 1984
● Viscoelastic Substances, ADL Futurescope, July 1984
● Intraocular Lenses, ADL Futurescope, August 1984
● Update: Developments in Ophthalmology, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, November 1984
● The Outlook for Medical Lasers, ADL Decision Resources, August 1985
● Ophthalmology in 2000 AD, ADL FutureScope, September 1985
● Trends in Ophthalmology, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, October 1985
● Update - Intraocular Lenses, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, November 1985
● Worldwide Ophthalmic Industry Sales, 1985-1990, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, September 1986
● Update - Contact Lenses, ADL International Health Care Portfolio, November 1986
● Medical Laser Systems: The Surgical Revolution, ADL Decision Resources, December 1986
● Medical Laser Systems,ADL Futurescope, January 1987
● Medical Laser Systems - Market Outlook and Company Participants, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, February 1987
● Update: Cosmetic Tinted Lenses, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, March 1987
● Medical Laser Systems Applications, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, April 1987
● Laser Refractive Keratoplasty, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, May 1987
● Update: Laser Refractive Keratoplasty, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, July 1987
● Viscoelastic Substances, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, July 1987 and ADL Futurescope, September 1987
● Sales of Ophthalmic Products to 1991, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, October 1987, January 1988
● Implications of Major Patent Case in the Contact Lens Industry, ADL
Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, December 1987
● Ophthalmology Update, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, March 1988
● Intraocular Lenses in the United States: A Declining Market, ADL Spectrum
Health Care Portfolio, June 1988
● Second Generation Viscoelastic Substances, ADL Spectrum Health Care
Portfolio, August 1988
● Ophthalmology Update 1988, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, November 1988
● The Outlook for Medical Lasers: The New Technologies, ADL Decision Resources, December 1988
● Sales of Ophthalmic Products to 1992, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, December 1988, February 1989
● Medical Lasers: New Technologies and Applications May Boost the Market, ADL Futurescope, March 1989
● Laser Technology for Medical Applications, ADL Spectrum Advanced Materials, March 1989
● New Medical Laser Applications, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, April 1989
● Second Generation Viscoelastic Substances, ADL Futurescope, April 1989
● Disposable Contact Lenses, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, May 1989
● Laser Refractive Keratoplasty: Evolution and Prospects, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, February 1990; ADL Futurescope, May 1990
● Ophthalmology Update, ADL Spectrum Health Care Portfolio, December 1990