American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Meeting

NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Denise Visco, MD, discusses a retrospective study showing that use of Omidria, a 1% phenylephrine and 0.3% ketorolac agent from Omeros, in the balanced salt solution bottle during cataract surgery reduced the need for pupillary expansion devices in small pupil cases compared with use of epinephrine.

NEW ORLEANS —At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Thomas “TJ” John, MD, discusses a study showing corneal nerve regeneration and improved symptoms in moderate to severe dry eye patients through the use of cryopreserved amniotic membrane.

NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Noel A. Alpins, MD, recommends surgeons use the CorT Total (iAssort) for measuring corneal astigmatism, which includes power of the posterior cornea.

NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Ashvin Agarwal, MS, describes a cataract surgery technique that places a trocar behind the limbus before commencing phacoemulsification in eyes with coloboma. 

NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Harvey Uy, MD, talks about the benefits of the FLACS cannula from Beaver-Visitec and how the instrument enhances clinical efficiency and patient safety.

NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Gustavo E. Tamayo, MD, discusses positive visual outcomes with the combination of wavefront-guided technology and accelerated cross-linking for the treatment of irregular astigmatism.

NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Sumitra Khandelwal, MD, discusses how she uses TearLab's osmolarity test in her practice as a screening mechanism for cataract patients in order to optimize IOL lens calculations and astigmatism correction.

NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, L. Jay Katz, MD, FACS, discusses phase 3 clinical trial results of Aerie Pharmaceuticals' netarsudil ophthalmic solution 0.02%, also called Rhopressa, for lowering IOP in glaucoma patients.

NEW ORLEANS —At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, discusses study results evaluating reverse side cuts using the Catalys Precision femtosecond laser from Abbott Medical Optics to create the primary incision for cataract surgery.

NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Farrell C. “Toby” Tyson, MD, discusses the Eidon scanner from CenterVue, a true color confocal scanner with the capability to scan the back of the eye through an undilated pupil with a 60° field.