Refractive Surgery News

Anyone who has performed femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery can attest to the precision of incision placement, intrastromal toric marks and capsulotomy centration.

AGN-190584 met the FDA’s high bar for safety and efficacy endpoints in the phase 3 GEMINI study.

A diffractive extended depth of focus IOL helped improve visual acuity at 3 months after bilateral implantation, according to research presented at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting.

In this video from the ESCRS meeting, Osama Ibrahim, MD, PhD, speaks about the management of hyperopia using SMILE lenticule extraction and SMILE lenticule transplantation.

How much astigmatism does your patient have?

Advances in toric IOL technology and the option to correct presbyopia and astigmatism with the same lens have significantly widened the pool of potential advanced-technology IOL users, offering the benefits of spectacle-free vision.

NEW YORK — When a patient presents with varying preoperative biometry data for the astigmatism axis, surgeons should examine the ocular surface and go into the procedure with adequate expectations, according to one speaker here.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Magda Michna, PhD, chief global clinical, medical and regulatory affairs officer at AcuFocus, discusses the IC-8 IOL.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Darrell E. White, MD, discusses toric IOLs and why he believes more surgeons should use them.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Marjan Farid, MD, discusses premium IOLs for the treatment of presbyopia in patients who wish to be spectacle independent.