Cataract Surgery News

MARRAKECH, Morocco — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Winter Meeting, Magda Rau, MD, presents the results of bilateral implantation of the small-aperture IC-8 IOL (AcuFocus), an interesting option for presbyopia that allows patients to achieve spectacle independence without the drawback of photic phenomena.

MARRAKECH, Morocco — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Winter Meeting, Michael Amon, MD, speaks about a new instrument that he designed for scleral fixation of IOLs. The instrument combines perforation and grasping functions and can also be used for other intraocular suturing maneuvers.

MARRAKECH, Morocco — The latest IOL model in the Oculentis family, the Femtis Comfort IOL, specifically designed for femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, showed improved performance in mesopic conditions without vision disturbances in a study.

MARRAKECH, Morocco — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Winter Meeting, Doha Hamidallah, MD, speaks about the management of bilateral congenital cataract at the pediatric ophthalmology department at 20th August Hospital in Casablanca, the only pediatric ophthalmology department in Morocco. Despite the many hurdles posed by late referrals and unfavorable socioeconomic conditions, a hard-working team has managed in the last 20 years to improve the vision and lives of many children in the country.

MARRAKECH, Morocco — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Winter Meeting, Richard Packard, MD, speaks about current trends in IOL technology. New options aim at extending depth of focus but not at the cost of decreasing quality of vision and causing dysphotopsia.

MARRAKECH, Morocco — As the number of advanced technology IOL options continues to increase, standardized tools and methods for the assessment of halo, glare and light distortion are needed to facilitate cross-study comparisons and inform clinical decision-making, according to one speaker.

MARRAKECH, Morocco — When neuroadaptation fails, exchanging a multifocal IOL with another multifocal IOL is possible, provided that a different type of optic design is used, according to one speaker.

ORLANDO — At Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Lisa Nijm, MD, JD, discusses her pearls for selecting patients with keratoconus who can benefit from toric IOL implantation in cataract surgery.

ORLANDO — At Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Jennifer M. Loh, MD, discusses what she tells her patients before cataract surgery, so her patients are more cooperative and understand the surgical process better.

ORLANDO — At Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, I. Paul Singh, MD, discusses specific situations in which Omidria (phenylephrine 1% and ketorolac 0.3% intraocular solution, Omeros) is helpful in cataract surgery, including femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.