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Patients demonstrate good results with hyperopic SMILE
ATHENS, Greece — Patients treated with hyperopic SMILE, which received a CE mark in 2024, show promising results, according to a speaker at the ESCRS winter meeting.
VIDEO: Refractive breakthroughs include optimization of existing technologies
ATHENS, Greece — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS winter meeting, Ioannis Pallikaris, MD, PhD, discusses his pioneering contributions to refractive surgery.
Allogenic corneal inlays a simple, safe approach to presbyopia, mild hyperopia

ATHENS, Greece — Allogenic corneal inlays can be a safe solution for mild hyperopia and emmetropic presbyopia, according to an expert at the ESCRS winter meeting.
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FDA grants fast track designation to phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75%

The FDA granted fast track designation to phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75% to treat significant chronic night driving impairment in patients who have undergone keratorefractive surgery.
VIDEO: Move beyond white-to-white for ICL sizing
ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, Matt Hirabayashi, MD, shares pearls on ICL sizing and discusses the benefits these lenses offer patients with low myopia.
Several steps needed for presbyopia-correcting IOLs after corneal refractive surgery

KOLOA, Hawaii — With appropriate IOL selection, careful preoperative assessment and accurate calculations, presbyopia-correcting IOLs can be successful in patients who previously underwent corneal refractive surgery, according to a speaker.
VIDEO: Start with high myopes when introducing EVO ICL into practice
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Neda Nikpoor, MD, of Jenkins Eye Care in Honolulu, discusses how to integrate the EVO ICL from STAAR Surgical into a practice.
Right nomograms, instruments needed for ICL sizing

KOLOA, Hawaii — Measuring an eye for an ICL requires the right technology and formulas, according to a speaker at Hawaiian Eye 2025.
VIDEO: Distinguish quantity vs. quality of vision to manage unhappy refractive patients
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Audrey R. Talley Rostov, MD, of Bellevue Precision Vision, breaks down how to manage patients who are unsatisfied with their vision after refractive cataract surgery.
Refractive surgery: Top items in ophthalmology for 2024

The top refractive surgery articles on Healio this year included updates on the EVO ICL, EyeOL UK presbyopic phakic lens and laser-induced refractive index change.
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