September/October 2007
EDITOR'S PAGE

Allen C. Ho, MD, to be Retina Today’s
Chief Medical Editor in 2008

By Alan B. Guralnick, Publisher

MACULA

Comparing Anti-VEGF Therapies in
Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

By David S. Boyer, MD

RETINAL SURGERY

Surgery: A Viable Option for Treatment of Peripapillary CNV
Reviewed by Sabine Aisenbrey, MD

MEDICAL RETINA

Examining the Effectiveness of
Preoperative Topical Antibiotics

By Leah D. Farr, Associate Editor

COVER FOCUS

Multiple VEGF-A Variants Linked to
Severe DR in Type 1 Patients

Reviewed by Andrew D. Paterson, MD

Urokinase and Its Receptor: Novel Therapeutic
Target in Diabetic Neuropathy

By Deepti Navaratna, PhD, and Arup Das, MD

Outcomes From a DR Screening Study
Implemented in Clinic, Community Settings

By Laura A. Bettencourt, MPH

Strong Relationship Found Between Retinopathy,
Coronary Atherosclerosis

By Conni Bergmann Koury, Editor-in-Chief

Genetic System Offers Option for
Studying Role of Retinal Müller Cells

By Conni Bergmann Koury, Editor-in-Chief

Fish Eyes Offer Clues to Curing Retinal Diseases
Reviewed by G. Astrid Limb, BSC, MSc, PhD

Risk of Vision Loss Increased
in Black Diabetes Patients

By Leah D. Farr, Associate Editor

Eye Care in the African American
Community and Beyond

By Leah D. Farr, Associate Editor

Clinical Trial Update: Diabetic Retinopathy

Continuing Medical Education

Innovations

5 Questions: Robert Miller, MD