Refractive Surgery News

NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Eyecelerator meeting, Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD, chief medical officer and global head of clinical and medical affairs at Johnson & Johnson Vision, offers insights on myopia.

BOSTON – The optimal corneal thickness in eyes undergoing corneal cross-linking is customarily 400 microns, according to Daniel Fuller, OD, FAAO(Dipl), FSLS.

In this video from the ESCRS meeting, Osama Ibrahim, MD, PhD, speaks about the management of hyperopia using SMILE lenticule extraction and SMILE lenticule transplantation.

This entry will continue where last month’s discussion on refractive lens exchange patient selection, limitations and risks left off.

Therapeutic drops are an emerging treatment for patients with presbyopia, with at least eight companies developing products.

In this month’s blog entry, we will discuss an intraocular refractive surgery that we may not see often but are likely already incredibly comfortable seeing for postop: refractive lens exchange.

An interesting case was recently discussed among the optometrists and surgeons at Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute.

Roberto “Bobby” Saenz, OD, MS, FAAO, provides an overview of his SECO presentation that focuses on “cutting edge” comanagement, including refractive, cataract and keratoconus needs.

This edition of the blog is directed primarily to optometry students and residents, although some experienced practitioners may find the content interesting.

The AAO announced its decision to host this year’s meeting, renamed Academy 2020 At Home, on an online platform.