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Ophthalmic Technology Assessments

Ophthalmic Technology Assessments (OTAs), written and reviewed by the Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Committee of the Quality of Care Secretariat and of the H. Dunbar Hoskins Jr., MD Center for Quality Eye Care (Hoskins Center), evaluate new and existing procedures, drugs and diagnostic and screening tests for safety and clinical effectiveness. OTAs are published in Ophthalmology, the Academy's clinical journal.
Authors and reviewers of OTAs are volunteers and do not receive any financial compensation for their contributions to the documents. Assessments are developed by the Hoskins Center and Academy-approved without any external financial support and are externally reviewed by experts and stakeholders before publication. 

The Academy complies with the Council of medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) Code for Interactions with Companies (available at www.cmss.org/codeforinteractions.aspx) in developing OTAs by following the Preferred Practice Patterns and Ophthalmic Technology Assessments: New Relationship with Industry Procedures.

Reproduction or transmission of OTAs, in electronic or print media, is expressly prohibited without written permission of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. To request permission to reproduce or reprint OTAs or to link to this website, contact dmarchi@aao.org.

Direct all other inquiries regarding OTAs to quality@aao.org.

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Detection of Clinically Significant Retinopathy of Prematurity Using Wide-angle Digital Retinal Photography OTA -- IN PRESS

Evidence-based review of the literature to evaluate the role of digital retinal photography in the detection of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
Date: IN PRESS
Source: OTAC Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus Panel. Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Current Role of Cryotherapy in Retinopathy of Prematurity OTA

Evidence-based review of the literature to evaluate the role of cryotherapy in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
Date: April 2012
Source: OTAC Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Functional Indications for Upper Eyelid Ptosis and Blepharoplasty Surgery OTA

Evidence-based review of the literature to determine functional indications for upper eyelid ptosis and blepharoplasty surgery
Date: December 2011
Source: OTAC Oculoplastics and Orbit Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Laser Trabeculoplasty for Open-Angle Glaucoma OTA

Evidence-based review of the literature for the effectiveness and safety of laser trabeculoplasty
Date: November 2011
Source: OTAC Glaucoma Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Novel Glaucoma Procedures OTA

Evidence-based review of emerging glaucoma surgery techniques
Date: July 2011
Source: OTAC Glaucoma Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Assessment of Visual Function in Glaucoma OTA

Evidence-based review of the literature concludes that although technical advances have provided more rapid and varied ways to assess visual function in glaucoma, they are not yet able to definitively diagnose or detect the progression of glaucoma
Date: May 2011
Source: OTAC Glaucoma Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty as an Alternative to Penetrating Keratoplasty OTA

Evidence-based review of the literature concludes that deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty appears equivalent to penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for visual acuity outcomes and may be superior to PK for preservation of endothelial cell density
Date: January 2011
Source: OTAC Cornea and Anterior Segment Disorders Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Small-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy OTA

Evidence-based review of the literature concludes that small-gauge PPV has comparable visual benefit to 20-gauge surgery with lower levels of patient discomfort and ocular inflammation
Date: September 2010
Source: OTAC Retina/Vitreous Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation for the Correction of Myopia OTA

Evidence-based review of the literature concludes that phakic IOL (pIOL) implantation is an effective method of correcting myopia and astigmatism.
Date: November 2009
Source: OTAC Refractive Management/Intervention Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Descemet’s Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty: Safety and Outcome OTA

Evidence-based review of the literature summarizes safety and outcomes of Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) for the surgical treatment of endothelial diseases of the cornea
Date: September 2009
Source: OTAC Cornea and Anterior Segment Disorders Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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