OCLI Blog – Current Affairs

January 25, 2009
January 25, 2009

Avastin vs Lucentis: Will The Greed of Genentech and Some Retinal Surgeons Bankrupt Medicare?

Much of the information I present here has been taken from the Patent Docs Blog.Macular degeneration is the leading case of blindness in patients over the age of 55 in the United States. It affects about 10 million Americans. Lucentis, manufactured by Genentech is the number one approved drug for the treatment of neovascular or "wet" AMD, a condition…

January 13, 2009
January 13, 2009

What to do With Your Glasses After LASIK

There was a recent contest sponsored by a LASIK practice in the DC area on YouTube. The gist of the contest was to make a video of the best way to destroy your glasses after having LASIK. The winner was to receive free LASIK surgery. Many of the videos submitted were quite funny. Originally, we…

January 6, 2009
January 6, 2009

To Squint or to See the Light

There was an excellent article in last week’s health section of the New York Times titled To Squint or to See the Light. This article discussed several surgical options available to treat presbyopia. Presbyopia is an age-related change in vision that occurs when the eye’s lens begins to harden, becoming less flexible, and preventing the…

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