Refractive Surgery News

The cover story in the April 10, 2019, issue of Ocular Surgery News focuses on laser refractive surgery trends over the past few decades and a look toward the future. Here are some of the issue’s publication exclusives:

In a retrospective study of corneal cross-linking associated with PRK, a substantial loss of corrected distance vision was observed due to haze, leading the study authors to recommend caution in the use of this combined procedure.

SAN DIEGO — Piggyback IOL implantation is an aggressive technique in children but is an option in certain cases, according to a speaker.

NEW YORK – Marc Bloomenstein, OD, said he uses Kala’s new Inveltys (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension 1%) in both cataract and refractive surgery patients.

Presbyopic LASIK with micromonovision and aspheric aberration patterns was proven safe and effective in a study, with no reduction of stereopsis and good quality of vision.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye 2019, Jack T. Holladay, MD, MSEE, FACS, of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, gives his presentation on prevention and management of glare complaints with presbyopic IOLs.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye 2019, Scott MacRae, MD, of the Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester, New York, gives his presentation on refractive indexing, a novel ablation-free approach to changing refractive error.

The FDA has issued 510(k) clearance for the epithelial thickness mapping application for the Cirrus HD-OCT platform, Carl Zeiss Meditec announced in a press release.

A recall of the Raindrop near vision inlay has been issued by RVO 2.0 due to an increased risk of corneal haze, according to an FDA notice.

ATHENS, Greece — Review and meta-analysis of the current literature show that transepithelial PRK leads to faster healing of the epithelium and maybe less pain, but it is not clear whether visual outcomes are better as compared with conventional PRK.