European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Meeting

H. Burkhard Dick, MD, is the first European surgeon to use the Optiwave Refractive Analysis system from WaveTec Vision, and he shared his experiences with the system at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting.

MILAN — Studies with the wireless Alpha IMS subretinal implant from Retina Implant AG continue to show promising results. The ongoing multicenter part of the study began in early 2012, and the monocentric part was concluded in 2011.

MILAN — A 2012 telephone survey of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons database and colleague referrals found that European physicians were aware of the ESCRS Endophthalmitis Study, Peter Barry, MD, said here.

MILAN — The CyPass micro-stent is a safe and minimally invasive technology that allows for effective and stable reduction of IOP, according to one surgeon.

MILAN — A new-generation multifocal IOL with a gradient optic offers optimal visual performance with no induction of optical phenomena, according to one speaker here.

Bausch + Lomb introduced the enVista toric, its first hydrophobic acrylic IOL, during the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting in Milan.

MILAN — Choosing the most suitable approach from a variety of controlled techniques for unfolding the graft can make Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty safer and easier to perform, according to one surgeon here.

MILAN — Heparin coating on IOLs may not offer a protective effect against postoperative inflammation in patients at high risk for developing the complication, according to a study presented here.

MILAN — Endothelial regeneration in eyes with Fuchs’ dystrophy may be possible with a “no touch, no graft” technique, according to an endothelial transplantation pioneer.

MILAN — The significantly lower rejection rate of Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty compared with all other allograft techniques improves patient care and management, allowing administration of lower doses of corticosteroids, according to one surgeon.