Posts by: Patricia Silva, PhD

Patricia Silva, PhD

Patrícia holds her PhD in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. She has studied Applied Biology at Universidade do Minho and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal. Her work has been focused on molecular genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites.

May 19, 2015May 21, 2015

Expert Reports Successful Surgical Repair of Traumatic Cataract

Dr. Uday Devgan, a recognized expert in the field of ocular surgery at Devgan Eye Surgery, recently penned an article on the surgical repair of traumatic cataracts, presenting a case report of ... Read more

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015

Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Allows Concomitant Correction of Other Optical Defects

Dr. A. James Khodabakhsh, a leading eye care specialist at Beverly Hills Institute of Ophthalmology in California recently wrote an opinion article on the benefits offered by laser-assisted cataract surgery ... Read more

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015

Surgeon Reports Successful Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery in the Presence of Vitreous Fluid

Dr. Omar F. Almallah, an internationally recognized refractive ocular surgeon at Susskind & Almallah Eye Associates in Toms River, New Jersey, recently wrote an opinion article regarding the beneficial use ... Read more

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015

Novel Therapy Reveals Promising Phase 3 Clinical Trial Results For Post-Cataract Surgery

Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced that its novel nanoparticle mucus-penetrating particle (MPP) product candidate, KPI-121, designed for the treatment of pain and inflammation in patients who underwent cataract surgery, obtained ... Read more

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015

Eye Growth Mechanism Resembles the Penny Pusher Game

A new study by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in the United States and the University of Zagreb in Croatia recently revealed that the movement of cells ... Read more

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015

Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery Improves Postoperative Visual Acuity

Researchers at the Singapore National Eye Center recently published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology their conclusions on the successful employment of femtosecond laser cataract surgery technique in cataract removal. The ... Read more

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015

Cataract Surgery in Children with Rare Congenital Disorder Improves Visual Acuity

Researchers at the Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Eye Center in Pennsylvania, performed a review on medical reports of cataract surgery in children ... Read more

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015

Review Outlines Benefits of Ortho-K for Myopia Correction in Children

A study recently published in the journal Optometry and Vision Science supports the use of specific “retainer” contact lens for myopia correction in children. The study is entitled “Orthokeratology for ... Read more

March 2, 2015March 2, 2015

New Effective Surgical Technique for Patients with Posterior Polar Cataracts

Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan published a new technique for successful posterior polar cataract surgery in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. The study is entitled “Pre-surround division ... Read more

February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

Residual Astigmatism May Require Surgical Correction After Cataract Surgery

Dr. Uday Devgan at Devgan Eye Surgery and Chief of Ophthalmology at Olive View UCLA Medical Center recently wrote a news article concerning astigmatism correction during and after cataract surgery. ... Read more