Cataract Surgery News

Implantation of a capsular tension ring was shown in a study to reduce IOL decentration and tilt in highly myopic eyes with an axial length of 30 mm or longer.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Jonathan D. Solomon, MD, of Holzman Solomon Vision Partners in Virginia, discusses his positive experience with office-based cataract and refractive surgery.

For the multi-society sustainability initiative EyeSustain, one of its biggest goals has been to collaborate with industry to reduce waste and ophthalmology’s carbon footprint.

The first patient has been dosed in a pivotal phase 3 program of a needle- and opioid-free sedation for cataract surgery, according to a press release from Melt Pharmaceuticals.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Erin Powers, vice president of U.S. sales and marketing at Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, shares details on the Tecnis Odyssey ahead of its full market release.

BOSTON — The use of iris registration-guided femtosecond laser-assisted capsular marks during toric IOL implantation resulted in reduced astigmatism and good vision outcomes after cataract surgery, according to a study.

Prevent Blindness has declared June as Cataract Awareness Month, and the organization reports that cataract — the primary cause of vision loss in the U.S. — affects more than 20 million Americans aged 40 years and older.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, P. Dee Stephenson, MD, FACS, of Stephenson Eye Associates in Venice, Florida, gives an overview of a “tuck and roll” technique for IOL exchange.

There are many digital and in-person options available to grow and update surgical skills, according to a presenter at Real World Ophthalmology.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Patients implanted with a diffractive extended depth of focus IOL containing a violet light filter showed satisfactory tolerance to induced astigmatism, according to a presenter at Kiawah Eye.