Cataract Surgery News

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Jonathan D. Solomon, MD, of Holzman Solomon Vision Partners in Virginia, discusses his positive experience with office-based cataract and refractive surgery.

For the multi-society sustainability initiative EyeSustain, one of its biggest goals has been to collaborate with industry to reduce waste and ophthalmology’s carbon footprint.

Catch up on the most popular items from Kiawah Eye as Healio’s coverage of the meeting continues.

The first patient has been dosed in a pivotal phase 3 program of a needle- and opioid-free sedation for cataract surgery, according to a press release from Melt Pharmaceuticals.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Erin Powers, vice president of U.S. sales and marketing at Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, shares details on the Tecnis Odyssey ahead of its full market release.

BOSTON — The use of iris registration-guided femtosecond laser-assisted capsular marks during toric IOL implantation resulted in reduced astigmatism and good vision outcomes after cataract surgery, according to a study.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, P. Dee Stephenson, MD, FACS, of Stephenson Eye Associates in Venice, Florida, gives an overview of a “tuck and roll” technique for IOL exchange.

There are many digital and in-person options available to grow and update surgical skills, according to a presenter at Real World Ophthalmology.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Patients implanted with a diffractive extended depth of focus IOL containing a violet light filter showed satisfactory tolerance to induced astigmatism, according to a presenter at Kiawah Eye.