Cataract Surgery News

VIENNA — A study carried out in a U.K. university teaching hospital found that cataract surgery produces a disproportionate amount of inappropriate clinical waste as compared with major oculoplastic operations.

VIENNA — A pressure sensor built in a phaco handpiece effectively prevents occlusion break surge and helps deliver less energy in the eye, with a parallel shortening in surgical time.

VIENNA — Iris fixation and scleral fixation, two techniques that are used in the absence of capsular support, have advantages and disadvantages.

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, Nic Reus, MD, presents the results of a real-world evidence study assessing the outcomes of the Vivity extended depth of focus IOL from Alcon.

Patients who underwent YAG laser capsulotomy performed by an optometrist had improved visual acuity with no serious complications, according to research published in Optometry and Vision Science.

SURF-201, a novel preservative-free topical formulation of betamethasone sodium phosphate, showed efficacy in preventing inflammation and pain in a post-cataract population.

When you tell a patient that complications for their upcoming surgery are “rare” or that it is “uncommon” for their disease to result in blindness, do you know what you’re actually telling them?

OCS-01 eye drops demonstrated positive topline results for the treatment of inflammation and pain after cataract surgery, according to a press release from Oculis.

Blue-light filtering IOLs exhibited an advantage in favorable glaucoma outcomes after cataract surgery over non-blue-light filtering lenses, according to a study published in the Journal of Glaucoma.

Healio’s top cataract surgery items in July covered the benefits of cryopreserved amniotic membrane before surgery and a column discussing how an ophthalmologist dealt with the same surgical complication twice in one day.