Refractive Surgery News

KOLOA, Hawaii ― New low add multifocal IOLs have made a "significant difference" in visual acuity for patients, reducing glare and halos, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, said at Hawaiian Eye 2017.

KOLOA, Hawaii ― At Hawaiian Eye 2017, Jack T. Holladay, MD, MSEE, FACS, discusses the optical characteristics of extended depth of focus IOLs, which are newly available in the U.S. and which offer another option in the range of lenses between monofocal IOLs and multifocal IOLs.

KOLOA, Hawaii ― At Hawaiian Eye 2017, Jay S. Pepose, MD, PhD, talks about the clinical trial that led to FDA approval of Abbott Medical Optics’ Star S4 IR excimer laser system and iDesign Advanced WaveScan Studio System for use in LASIK patients with mixed astigmatism.

Alcon has launched a new toric IOL to treat both astigmatism and presbyopia, parent company Novartis announced in a press release.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Patients with irregular corneas can benefit from treatment with topographic-guided PRK with crosslinking, according to a speaker here.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Surgeons seeking to correct refractive error after toric IOL implantation must carefully seek the cause of the error before choosing the appropriate surgical procedure, according to a speaker here.

KOLOA, Hawaii — The amount of time a patient is out of soft contact lenses before LASIK evaluation does not affect their postoperative visual acuity, according to a speaker here.

KOLOA, Hawaii ― At Hawaiian Eye 2017, David F. Chang, MD, discusses current knowledge of hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis (HORV) as found by the HORV task force, which is comprised of members of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the American Society of Retina Specialists.

KOLOA, Hawaii ― At Hawaiian Eye 2017, Vance M. Thompson, MD, discusses his early experience implementing the recently FDA approved SMILE procedure, also known as small incision lenticule extraction (Carl Zeiss Meditec), at his refractive surgery practice.

The FDA has approved Abbott’s Star S4 IR excimer laser system and iDesign Advanced WaveScan Studio System for use in LASIK patients with mixed astigmatism, according to Abbott correspondence.