Sumit Garg

1 month ago | healio.com | Sumit Garg |Christine Klimanskis

Key takeaways: Ophthalmologists must know how to transition patients back to their referring doctor. Communication with both the patient and the referring doctor is key. As cornea specialists, we talk a lot about how to get timely referrals of keratoconus patients from optometrists and ophthalmologists who don’t perform cross-linking. But it is also important to recognize our role in transitioning the patient back to the referring doctor. To me, there are three key elements of a successful handoff.

Oct 30, 2024 | healio.com | Sumit Garg |Christine Klimanskis

You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Key takeaways: Cross-linking is a resource-intensive procedure. Designating cross-linking “champions” will help improve and streamline keratoconus treatment. Cross-linking is a unique procedure.

Sep 6, 2024 | europe.ophthalmologytimes.com | Lynda Charters |Sumit Garg

Magnetic cell delivery of human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs) to the anterior chamber seems to be a safe cell-based treatment that is exhibiting early signs of efficacy for corneal endothelial cell dysfunction, Sumit Garg, MD, ABO, reported at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2024 annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. Garg is with the University of California Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UCI Health, California.

Aug 14, 2024 | crstoday.com | Sumit Garg |John A. Vukich

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May 23, 2024 | healio.com | Sumit Garg |Christine Klimanskis

You've successfully added Cornea/External Disease in Ophthalmology to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Key takeaways: Patient registries have shown that PK rates for keratoconus decreased after the introduction of cross-linking.