Refractive Surgery News

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands – At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Frederic Hehn, MD, and Magda Rau, MD, present Isovision, a novel bilateral approach to presbyLASIK. This treatment is performed in two steps and aims to create a wavefront-optimized corneal profile for near and distance vision.

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands – At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Arthur Cummings, MD, discusses a novel technology being developed by IROC science. The device, held on spectacles, gathers data on vision in daily activities. That data may be used to create a personal defocus curve and help inform decision-making regarding which IOL technology is best for the patient.

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Massimo Busin, MD, summarizes the content of his keynote lecture on endothelial cell loss following refractive surgery.

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — Photorefractive intrastromal cross-linking, or PiXL, is a novel treatment option that appears promising for low-grade myopia, according to one speaker here.

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Osama Ibrahim, MD, PhD, gives an overview of the long-term results of small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). He was able to demonstrate that the procedure is suitable for patients with all degrees of myopia, from high to low. He discusses the advantages of SMILE over LASIK, as well as the challenges that still remain.

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Aylin Kılıç, MD, gives pearls on how to deal with refractive error in patients previously implanted with multifocal IOLs. LASIK may be the best choice, timing is crucial, and dealing with posterior capsule opacification is mandatory.

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Aylin Kılıç, MD, gives pearls on how to deal with refractive error in patients previously implanted with multifocal IOLs. LASIK may be the best choice, timing is crucial, and dealing with posterior capsule opacification is mandatory.

Refractive surgery is not just LASIK surgery anymore.

Premium surgeons are embarking upon the new year with new refractive surgery procedures recently approved by the FDA, such as the Raindrop corneal inlay from ReVision Optics. Even more exciting is the FDA approval of the VisuMax small incision lenticule extraction procedure from Carl Zeiss Meditec for reduction or elimination of myopia from –1 D to –8 D, with 0.5 D cylinder or less and manifest refraction spherical equivalent of –8.25 D in the eye to be treated in patients who are 22 years of age or older with documentation of stable manifest refraction over the past year.

The Enact Enhanced Access to Eye Care Act, amending the scope of practice in optometry allowing for certain laser and surgical procedures in North Carolina was filed February 2, 2017, by House Rep. Justin Burr.