Cataract Surgery

Ophthalmologists can attend interactive sessions, network with colleagues and earn CME credits at this year’s Kiawah Eye, organized by Healio Live.

Toric monofocal IOLs resulted in better uncorrected distance visual acuity and lower postoperative cylinder compared with nontoric multifocal IOLs and were more effective than corneal relaxing incisions, according to a literature review.

Male sex, Black race and insurance coverage with Medicaid were among factors associated with increased risk for developing 20/200 or worse vision among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis, according to research.

Researchers found no significant differences in keratometry measurements before cataract surgery among patients with dry eye disease vs. those without, according to a study conducted in Norway and published in Clinical Ophthalmology.

SEATTLE — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, discusses the Tecnis Odyssey’s tolerance to refractive error.

The addition of iStent inject, an ab interno trabecular micro-bypass device, to cataract surgery reduced ocular hypotensive medication usage among patients with glaucoma, according to a study published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma.

Cyclosporine 0.05% outperformed artificial tears in improving tear film quality and stability in the treatment of dry eye disease after cataract surgery, according to a study published in Annals of Medicine & Surgery.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Time to surgery may not have a strong impact on pars plana vitrectomy outcomes when treating retained lens fragments after cataract surgery, according to a speaker here at the Retina World Congress.

SEATTLE — Despite a high prevalence of visual impairment among older patients, some make improvements year-over-year, according to a study.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Brandon D. Ayres, MD, ABO, weighs treatment options for achieving refractive goals after cataract surgery in patients with pseudoexfoliation.