Refractive Surgery News

Long-term undiagnosed pigmentary dispersion syndrome can lead to visual disasters. Here, we hope to provide some guidelines for earlier diagnosis and treatment.

The FDA approved the Teneo excimer laser platform for LASIK vision correction surgery for myopia and myopic astigmatism, according to a press release from Bausch + Lomb.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, discusses Epi-Bowman’s keratectomy with the Epi Clear device from Orca Surgical.

The top refractive surgery-related articles on Healio this year included a look at better targeting of LASIK candidates and an overview of key strategies to address uncorrected refractive error.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Kathryn M. Hatch, MD, discusses small incision lenticule extraction and uses video footage to showcase the surgery.

SAN FRANCISCO — Active outreach, education and ensuring that spectacles are available at an affordable cost are key strategies to address the challenge of uncorrected refractive error globally, according to a speaker.

SAN FRANCISCO — Data provided by the Vision Loss Expert Group, an international, ophthalmic epidemiology reference group, shows an encouraging trend towards increased coverage of refractive error and cataract surgery globally.

SAN FRANCISCO — Multifocal diffractive lenses can be used with confidence in patients who have previously undergone laser vision correction, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@AAO, Scott D. Barnes, MD, chief medical officer of STAAR Surgical, discusses how the EVO ICL is still a new and disruptive product for vision correction.

SAN FRANCISCO — At Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, an expert shared what he wished he knew about optical aberrations when he started practicing.