Refractive Surgery News

“Ophthalmology is an exciting field because about every 10 years it reinvents itself with technology that completely changes the way we practice,” says my 70-plus-year-old partner, Roger Ohanessian, reflecting on his nearly 50-year career.

NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, clinical professor of ophthalmology at NYU School of Medicine and cornea and refractive specialist at Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, gives her presentation on 30 years of laser vision correction.

A new program aimed at educating patients has been launched by the Refractive Surgery Council, according to a press release.

VIENNA — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Anders Behndig, MD, speaks about a new treatment option for low-grade myopia that uses cross-linking with the aid of oxygen goggles.

The FDA has issued premarket approval for ReLEx SMILE to treat myopia with astigmatism, Zeiss announced in a press release.

VIENNA — Six-month data from an ongoing study of the latest model of the FluidVision accommodating IOL from PowerVision show achievement of good acuities across the range of distance, intermediate and near vision.

VIENNA — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Oliver Findl, MD, speaks about highly myopic eyes and the benefits and risks related to the two main treatment options, namely phakic IOLs and refractive lens exchange.

VIENNA — A study assessing the quality of life of patients with age-related macular degeneration implanted with the Scharioth Macula Lens demonstrated significant improvement, particularly in patients with legal blindness vision loss.

NEW YORK — Ciliary muscle electrostimulation therapy with an “attack dose” and maintenance doses every 2 to 3 months is a safe and noninvasive way to delay early presbyopia, according to a speaker here.

VIENNA — Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth, describes a new technique for high astigmatism cases called pinhole pupilloplasty here at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting.