Refractive Surgery News

Pre-refractive surgery measurements, including refraction, keratometry, wavefront, pachymetry, axial length and other parameters, are not altered by religious fasting, according to a study performed at the University of Kayseri, Turkey.

A prospective comparative case series of 50 patients implanted bilaterally with either the toric or non-toric version of the AcrySof IQ PanOptix aspheric quadrifocal IOL from Alcon showed comparable outcomes.

In this video from the virtual ESCRS winter meeting, Béatrice Cochener, MD, PhD, discusses advanced technology IOLs for cataract patients with comorbidities such as ocular surface disease, glaucoma, retinal disease or prior ocular surgery.

Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery with implantation of multifocal IOLs showed comparable outcomes to delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery in a large case series.

The Journal of Refractive Surgery is going to launch an online quarterly open-access, peer-reviewed journal of high-quality case reports involving refractive and lens-based procedures.

Ocuphire Pharma has enrolled the first patients in a phase 2 proof of concept trial evaluating a combination of Nyxol and pilocarpine for the treatment of presbyopia, according to a press release.

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a joint society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.

Femtosecond lasers offer us the opportunity to create a fast, centered capsulotomy more effectively than is possible in a manual procedure.

The Tecnis toric II, or the ZCU, from Johnson & Johnson Vision, is a new toric IOL.

Easily accessible medications may promote physician involvement in presbyopia management, according to speakers at the virtual Ophthalmology Innovation Summit Presbyopia Innovation Showcase.