American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Meeting

Video highlights from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting included the latest on postoperative daily drop regimens, the use of the miLOOP in dense and white cataracts, and thermal pulsation treatment to enhance meibomian gland structure.

SAN DIEGO — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Sydney L. Tyson, MD, MPH, discusses phase 3 study results of the Dextenza intracanalicular dexamethasone insert (Ocular Therapeutix) to control pain and inflammation following surgery.

SAN DIEGO — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Alice Epitropoulos, MD, discusses a study she and colleagues performed that showed thermal pulsation treatment with the LipiFlow device (Johnson & Johnson Vision) improved the anatomical structure of damaged meibomian glands in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction.

SAN DIEGO — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Lisa Nijm, MD, JD, shares surgical pearls for the use of miLOOP (Zeiss) in dense and white cataracts to decrease the amount of phaco energy and time needed to remove these lenses.

SAN DIEGO — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Marjan Farid, MD, of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at UC Irvine, discusses the treatment aspects of the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee’s pre-cataract surgery cornea algorithm.

SAN DIEGO — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Bill Wiley, MD, medical director of the Cleveland Eye Clinic, discusses his experience with a single daily drop combination for patients following cataract surgery.

SAN DIEGO — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Cynthia A. Matossian, MD, discusses her study in which eyes were measured for cataract surgery before and after LipiFlow (Johnson & Johnson Vision) treatment preoperatively, resulting in more accurate measurements following treatment.

SAN DIEGO — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Mitchell C. Shultz, MD, discusses his experience beta testing Bausch + Lomb’s eyeTELLIGENCE platform with the Stellaris Elite surgical platform and how the incorporation of big data is helping him improve his performance in cataract surgery.

SAN DIEGO — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Mark A. Kontos, MD, discusses a study in which a combination of EDOF IOLs (Symfony, Johnson & Johnson Vision) and multifocal IOLs (Tecnis, Johnson & Johnson Vision) provided excellent visual outcomes and superior patient satisfaction compared with bilateral same lens implantation.

SAN DIEGO — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, E. Randy Craven, MD, discusses a study looking at the long-term IOP-lowering effects of Bimatoprost SR (Allergan) in patients with glaucoma.