Refractive Surgery News

STAAR Surgical has submitted data from the European trial of its EVO+ Visian ICL with aspheric optic to DEKRA, the company’s European notified body, according to a press release.

Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston rejected signatures in support of a referendum on a recently passed law allowing optometrists in the state to perform certain surgical procedures.

Detection of pedestrians and negative effects of headlight glare are not improved by wearing yellow lens glasses while driving at night.

Bausch + Lomb has initiated the first clinical trial for its Technolas Teneo excimer laser for myopia and myopic astigmatism correction surgery, the company announced in a press release.

The topic of corneal transplant surgery can quickly evolve to alphabet soup with all of the acronyms involved.

Female gender as well as preoperative dry eye symptoms and procedure type all had a significant effect on dry eye patients’ symptoms after either LASIK or PRK.

The corneal surface is the eye's first refracting surface. As such, we cannot overemphasize the importance of ocular surface health in ensuring optimal postsurgical outcomes in standalone refractive surgery as well refractive cataract surgery.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — At the Kiawah Eye meeting here, Kerry D. Solomon, MD, provides updates on the latest in astigmatism measurement and management technology.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — At the Kiawah Eye meeting here, Keith A. Walter, MD, highlighted diagnostic tests that are needed when planning premium IOL placement, including preoperative testing, OCT, biometry, topography and ocular surface analysis.

Lucio Buratto, MD, presents “okyo.eu,” an open-access online video library collection of ophthalmic videos that is dynamically open to further contributions, selected by a scientific committee.