Kristen Walton, OD, FAAO

Vision outcomes showed improvement in patients with high myopia after phacoemulsification in cataract surgery, according to a study published in Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

In the past, keratoconus was thought to be a rare corneal disease. In a study conducted by Chan and colleagues in Olmstead County, Minn., in 1982, about one out of every 1,835 people were affected by the disease.