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Surgery shift to ASCs tops recent cataract news

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A study regarding the location of cataract surgeries led recent cataract news on Healio.com/OSN. Researchers found most patients undergoing cataract surgery did so at an ASC rather than a hospital outpatient department.

Other leading cataract surgery news included an FDA approval, a presentation from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans and an alert from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Here are the most-read recent cataract surgery articles on Healio.com/OSN:

Cataract surgery shifting to ASCs

Of 369,320 patients included in the retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis, 237,046 (64.2%) underwent cataract surgery at an ASC compared with 136,261 (36.9%) who underwent the procedure at a hospital outpatient department; 3,987 patients (1.1%) underwent surgery at both locations. Read more.

Dropless cataract surgery offers cheaper price but possible disadvantages

Dropless cataract surgery is cheaper for the patient and the health care system, but compounding issues and adverse events may be problematic, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. Read more.

FDA approves Light Adjustable Lens from RxSight

This is the first medical device system that can make adjustments to the lens power after cataract surgery to correct refractive errors. Read more.

Cataract surgery can be ‘greener’

For each cataract surgery done at the Aravind Eye Care System in southern India, a fraction of the carbon footprint is produced with each phacoemulsification case compared with the same procedure performed in the United Kingdom. Read more.

ASCRS issues alert about preservative-free epinephrine shortage

There is an impending shortage of preservative-free epinephrine for ophthalmologists due to a formulation alteration from a common provider, according to an alert issued by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Read more.