Cataract Surgery News

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.

Age younger than 1 year at the time of cataract surgery, aphakia, Black race and unilateral cataract appeared linked to higher risk for developing pediatric glaucoma, according to a study published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma.

Health Canada approved the enVista Envy full visual range IOL, the first global approval for the lens, according to a press release from Bausch + Lomb.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Ashkan M. Abbey, MD, shares tips for performing sutureless intrascleral IOL fixation in eyes with poor capsular support.