Refractive Surgery News

An investigational presbyopia treatment met primary efficacy endpoints in two phase 3 clinical trials, reaching statistical significance in near vision improvement, according to a press release.

Healio/OSN recently covered the virtual European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, with popular items including lessons from cataract surgeons, research on capsular tension rings and video perspectives.

The Artis Symbiose IOL provides sharp, continuous vision at all distances with fast adaptation, according to one specialist.

I have recently seen a cluster of patients with late complications of the Raindrop corneal inlay.

An estimated 128.5 million people are expected to be presbyopic in the United States by 2023.

The Light Adjustable Lens gives patients the best uncorrected visual acuity at the distance of their choice and is a disruptive innovation in intraocular lens technology, according to a speaker here.

Some patients with certain underlying conditions, such as depression or dry eye disease, may be dissatisfied with their LASIK results unless these conditions are addressed and realistic expectations are set preoperatively, a speaker said.

In this OSN Video Perspective, Cynthia A. Matossian, MD, previews the session she will be moderating at the virtual OSN New York meeting.

Emilio Torres-Netto, MD, won first prize in the refractive category at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons virtual meeting.

Demand for LASIK and vision correction surgery fluctuates over time.