Ophthalmology News

KOLOA, Hawaii — With its new microscope, Haag-Streit aims to improve ergonomics and workflow in the operating room for ophthalmic surgeons.

ORLANDO — Surgeons need to understand the personality traits of patients with presbyopia to set proper expectations for multifocal IOL surgery.

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance for the VIA360 surgical system, which is designed to deliver viscoelastic fluid during ophthalmic surgeries, according to a press release from New World Medical.

ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, Matt Hirabayashi, MD, shares pearls on ICL sizing and discusses the benefits these lenses offer patients with low myopia.

ORLANDO — The Light Adjustable Lens entails selecting candidates who are willing to take more time to reach the best outcomes, a speaker said at Telling It Like It Is.

When Bette Davis said, “Old age ain’t for sissies,” she might have been referring to the challenge of correcting presbyopia.

Few conditions impact as many people worldwide as presbyopia. Recent estimates have placed the prevalence of presbyopia in the 2 billion range.

OK, I know what you are thinking. Am I not the same guy who has been spouting off about our new dry eye world of “and,” not “either/or?” It is only a little more than a year in this new treatment paradigm, and I am already changing my tune?

A 58-year-old man who lives out of state had a history of waking up with irritation in his right eye 2 weeks after sleeping in his contact lenses.