Refractive Surgery News

CHICAGO — LASIK can be used to address the global burden of refractive error, according to a speaker.

CHICAGO — Using scleral fixation can be an effective and efficient method of implanting a secondary IOL, according to an expert at Retina Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

CHICAGO — Virtual visits and same-day surgery offer convenience and increased accessibility for patients undergoing refractive surgery, according to a speaker here.

MILAN — In this video from the ESCRS meeting, Ioannis Pallikaris, MD, PhD, speaks about a device of his own invention presented during the iNovation Day special session.

MILAN — At the ESCRS meeting, Sheraz Daya, MD, spoke about Isopure (PhysIOL/BVI), an IOL that is classified as monofocal plus but exceeds the standards for extended depth of focus lenses.

MONTEREY, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Cathleen M. McCabe, MD, discusses trial data for Vuity in the correction of presbyopia.

Noncontact air-puff tonometry is an effective method of measuring IOP after ICL implantation, but it is better avoided in cases of excessive high vault, shallow anterior chamber, narrow anterior chamber angle and soft cornea.

WASHINGTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth, discusses customized pinhole pupilloplasty as an effective treatment for astigmatism.

WASHINGTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Pooja Khamar, MD, discusses vectored pulsation therapy and its role in cataract and refractive surgery.

WASHINGTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, discusses laser scleral microporation, a new presbyopia therapy soon going to FDA clinical trial.