Refractive Surgery News

TAMPA, Fla. — In this presentation from the Telling It Like It Is meeting, I. Paul Singh, MD, discusses how small incision lenticule extraction balances a good safety profile with a positive experience for patients.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — Phakic IOL explantation is a safe procedure that can lead to good functional outcomes, provided patients have been followed up regularly with one visit per year to measure endothelial cell count, according to a study.

The first 2023 issue of the Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, and Glaucoma Surgery, which provides high-quality education for anterior segment surgeons, is now online.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — In this Healio Video Perspective at the ESCRS winter meeting, José L. Güell, MD, speaks about the use of phakic IOLs in presbyopic myopes.

TAMPA, Fla. — Expanding candidacy, improving procedures and adopting new innovations are key to advancing refractive surgery in the future, according to a speaker at the Telling It Like It Is meeting.

A large multicenter retrospective study showed that bilensectomy — phacoemulsification with lens implantation following the explant of a phakic IOL — has good results with a low rate of complications.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — At the ESCRS winter meeting, Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, speaks about customized excimer laser treatment using total wavefront-guided or topography-guided methods.

TAMPA, Fla. — Choosing the right time to do a refractive lens exchange comes down to a few options, according to an expert.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS winter meeting, Gerd Auffarth, MD, PhD, gives pearls on how to match advanced-technology IOLs to patient needs in presbyopic lens exchange.

TAMPA, Fla. — A ray tracing approach to LASIK is showing promise in mitigating the ongoing increase in worldwide myopia cases, according to a presentation at the Telling It Like It Is meeting.