Cataract Surgery News

Cataract surgery did not significantly correlate with risk for binocular vision problems; rather, the main risk factor was preexisting non-strabismic binocular vision anomalies, according to a study.

The risk for corneal transplantation after phacoemulsification was nearly 70% higher for patients with cornea guttata than those without, although most patients with cornea guttata did not undergo transplantation.

In this video perspective from the virtual American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, discusses a study showing high patient satisfaction in those implanted bilaterally with the Alcon PanOptix trifocal IOL.

Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery can offer similar vision and safety outcomes when compared with delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery and is a more cost-effective option for patients and the health care system, according to a speaker at the virtual American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

In this video perspective from the virtual American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Denise Visco, MD, MBA, discusses the study she is presenting comparing the Omidria intracameral phenylephrine/ketorolac combination (Omeros) with NSAIDs compared with a postoperative topical steroid and NSAID regimen.

In this video perspective from the virtual American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Douglas D. Koch, MD, discusses his study of an automated iris registration algorithm using the Cassini low-light topographer and the Catalys femtosecond laser platform (Johnson & Johnson Vision) for the correction of astigmatism in cataract surgery.

An investigation into dry eye symptoms after cataract surgery in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction showed different changes to the ocular surface and damages to the epithelial function between early and late postoperative phases compared with common cataract patients.

Patients who had underwent toric IOL implantation after previous excimer laser corneal refractive surgery showed significantly decreased astigmatism.

Phacoemulsification caused a significant and persistent decrease in IOP and corneal resistance factor among both patients with type 2 diabetes and those without diabetes, whereas corneal hysteresis recovered to preoperative values among the diabetic group, according to data published in Cornea.

Between 2006 and 2015, nearly 125,000 patients in the U.S. have received nearly a million injections of anti-VEGF medicines for the treatment of retinal disease, according to Parikh and colleagues. Nearly two-thirds of the injections have been for wet age-related macular degeneration.