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Top 5 news items from ESCRS
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The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Congress and Euretina in London included clinically relevant presentations on ocular surgery.
From the latest studies on treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration to differences in femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and manual cataract surgery, Ocular Surgery News was there to cover the free paper sessions, symposia and latest innovative industry news.
Here are the top 5 most-viewed news items published on Healio.com:
1. US database may show difference in risk rates between anti-VEGFs
LONDON — Significantly fewer endophthalmitis events were associated with ranibizumab injections than aflibercept injections among patients with wet age-related macular degeneration, according to a presentation here.
The findings of “real-world” endophthalmitis rates between the two licensed treatments for wet AMD “underline the importance of real-world, post-market approval of observational monitoring of novel medicines,” authors Simon P. Kelly and colleagues wrote in a poster presented at the Euretina meeting. Read more.
2. ESCRS preliminary data: No difference in femto, phaco quality outcomes
LONDON — Quality outcomes measured in the ESCRS FLACS EUREQUO study show no difference between femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and manual cataract surgery, according to preliminary data presented here.
Two different patient populations emerged from the study, Peter Barry, MD, told colleagues at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Congress; regardless, no between-group differences in outcomes were seen. Read more.
3. Zeiss presents new IOLMaster 700 with swept-source biometry
LONDON — Carl Zeiss Meditec presented the company’s new IOLMaster 700 with swept-source biometry here. The device allows for optimized workflows in cataract surgery, according to experts at a press event here.
The device offers similar workflow for the implantation of toric IOLs, compared with the IOLMaster 500, and takes a full-length OCT image, Karlheinz Rein of Carl Zeiss Meditec said at press briefing at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. This full-length imaging technique may also detect unusual eye geometrics, he said. Read more.
4. Risk of glaucoma doubles at 5 years after PRK
LONDON — A study shows the risk of developing glaucoma doubles at 5 years following photorefractive keratotomy, according to a glaucoma specialist here.
Marco Nardi, MD, discusses his study looking at glaucoma indicators following PRK here at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting. Watch the video.
5. Combined phaco, CLASS procedure reduces IOP in patients with open-angle glaucoma
LONDON — CO₂ laser-assisted sclerectomy in combination with cataract surgery demonstrated efficacy in lowering IOP among patients with open-angle glaucoma, according to a surgeon here.
After cutting a rectangular sclera flap in the superior quadrant, 60% into the scleral depth, phacoemulsification was performed through a temporal clear corneal route. Laser ablation was then applied under the flap until opening of the Schlemm’s canal. The flap was then loosely sutured.
“The use of the laser makes the procedure easier and safer because the ablation stops as soon as the Schlemm’s canal is opened and the aqueous starts percolating,” Rengaraj Venkatesh, MD, said at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Congress. Read more.