Cataract Surgery

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective, Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, introduces the content of a course on secondary IOL implantation in absence of capsular support held at the ESCRS meeting.

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, David Touboul, MD, PhD, presents the Helix Rx handheld femtosecond laser instrument for “frugal” capsulorrhexis.

VIENNA — The IC-8 Apthera IOL provides good uncorrected vision in eyes with complex corneas, allowing for a high degree of spectacle independence, according to a study.

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, Liliana Werner, MD, PhD, speaks about the Perfect Lens project.

VIENNA — A nationwide cohort study carried out in France found ocular complications in more than 10% of eyes after Nd:YAG capsulotomy, mainly observed within the first 3 months after the procedure.

VIENNA — At the ESCRS meeting, Zeiss launched the new AT Elana trifocal IOL.

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, José Vargas, MD, speaks about his experience as a surgeon and as a patient who recently underwent cataract surgery.

VIENNA — The Duet procedure, in which a monofocal or monofocal toric IOL is implanted into the capsular bag and an additive trifocal IOL is implanted into the sulcus, showed stable long-term outcomes and good rotational stability.

VIENNA — A study carried out in a U.K. university teaching hospital found that cataract surgery produces a disproportionate amount of inappropriate clinical waste as compared with major oculoplastic operations.

VIENNA — A pressure sensor built in a phaco handpiece effectively prevents occlusion break surge and helps deliver less energy in the eye, with a parallel shortening in surgical time.