Kiawah Eye Meeting

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — A surgeon here reported he has begun performing corneal collagen cross-linking in the United States for cases of keratoconus and ectasia with proper informed consent but without U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, and he encouraged his colleagues to become involved with the treatment.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The incidence of capsule rupture and anterior vitrectomy during cataract surgery is significant, estimated at up to 5% of cases, according to a speaker here.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The key ingredients to successful presbyopia correction may be a patient's drive and flexibility, according to a presenter here.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Minimal pain may be experienced during clear corneal cataract surgery, with no difference in pain perceived for the first extraction vs. the second extraction, a study suggested.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Passage of a bill enabling optometrists in Kentucky to perform some surgical procedures raised concern about the disproportionate influence of optometric lobbyists in the political arena, a speaker said here.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Single-piece acrylic IOLs that are malpositioned may cause glaucoma that is often not attributed to the IOL, according to a speaker here.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Accommodating lenses will become the preferred method of presbyopia correction, according to a speaker here.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Evolving femtosecond laser technology, an aging population and burgeoning developments in premium IOL design may induce an increasing number of patients to undergo femtosecond laser-based refractive cataract surgery, a speaker said here.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery could present a landmark moment in cataract surgery, according to a speaker here.