Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO

WASHINGTON — The Staar Surgical Evo ICL can correct a wide range of myopia in those with thin or irregular corneas, Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, said in this Healio video at Optometry’s Meeting.

NEW ORLEANS – The majority of patients with dry eye have meibomian gland dysfunction, which is associated with inflammation and obstruction.

We know that the crystalline lens is not an ideal piece of equipment, or at least not a durable one. It thickens and changes color, imbibes UV radiation and essentially stops functioning properly by the fourth or fifth decade of life, well before most of us are ready to give up on good vision.

Dry eye syndrome reduces patients’ daily occupational productivity across the board, recently published survey results showed.

SAN FRANCISCO – The recent meeting of the Optometric Council on Refractive Technology held a slightly different feel than previous years because LASIK surgery was not a hot agenda item. Instead we were treated to 3-D cataract surgery videos, emerging femtosecond intraocular surgeries and a plethora of new novel treatment modalities.

Marc R. Bloomenstein

Marc R. Bloomenstein

Astigmatism is defined as a second-order aberration such as defocus. Technically, astigmatism is two separate focal points that may land either in front of the retina or behind it, depending on the nature of the astigmatism.

Marc Bloomenstein

Marc Bloomenstein