Refractive Surgery News

NEW ORLEANS — John F. Doane, MD, offered SMILE pearls for new surgeons during a presentation at Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

NEW ORLEANS — A move away from LASIK may occur in the future, one expert said during a presentation at Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

NEW ORLEANS — According to Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, refractive cataract surgery is a win for patients, society, ophthalmologists and industry alike.

NEW YORK — Nicole R. Fram, MD, discusses the latest intraoperative digital marking technologies available while correcting astigmatism during cataract surgery in this presentation from OSN New York 2021.

Patients who underwent refractive surgery with the iDesign platform had better uncorrected distance vision and a better chance of achieving 20/20 vision compared with those who underwent treatment with the WaveScan system.

There were 190,911 laser vision correction procedures performed in the third quarter of 2021, marking a 48% year-to-date increase over 2020, according to a press release from the Refractive Surgery Council.

NEW YORK — George O. Waring IV, MD, discusses the emerging innovations and technologies in the refractive space in this presentation from OSN New York 2021.

NEW YORK – Certain IOLs are better suited to sutured or sutureless secondary IOL implantation techniques in aphakic eyes, according to a presenter at OSN New York Retina.

Allergan, an AbbVie company, announced the FDA approval of the eye drop, Vuity, for the treatment of presbyopia.

Residual astigmatism, even at low levels, can degrade visual acuity after intraocular surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.