ESCRS Winter Meeting

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Evidence is not yet sufficient to determine whether IOP fluctuations are an independent risk factor for glaucoma progression, according to two specialists speaking here.

PRAGUE — Six-month results with the OptiVis diffractive-refractive multifocal IOL show improvement in distance visual acuity and decrease in glare and halos compared with 3-month results, according to one surgeon here.

PRAGUE — "Live," continuous intraoperative optical coherence tomography is a powerful tool to guide treatment and enhance outcomes with penetrating and lamellar corneal surgery, according to one speaker here.

PRAGUE — A multicenter study of 70 eyes showed feasibility of the femtosecond laser in performing arcuate incisions for astigmatic correction at the time of cataract surgery.

PRAGUE — An analysis of 44 cases of incomplete endothelial graft attachment gave surprising insights on the biological processes that make the cornea clear after Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty.

PRAGUE — Selective laser trabeculoplasty reduced IOP by 30% in primary-treated eyes and 24% in secondary-treated eyes, a study found.

PRAGUE — Corneal collagen cross-linking was demonstrated to be safe and effective for both keratoconus and post-LASIK ectasia in two studies conducted at centers in India and Kuwait that were presented here.

PRAGUE — Performing Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty with a stromal rim, or DMEK-S, under a previous failed penetrating keratoplasty graft is a safe and effective method to avoid PK regrafting, according to one surgeon here.

PRAGUE — Using a specular microscope both preoperatively and postoperatively to study corneal endothelial cell density and other parameters, researchers found that LASEK is safe for correcting high myopia.

PRAGUE — Femto-LASIK can be safely and successfully performed in select children when reasonable indications and strong motivational factors are present, according to one surgeon speaking here.