Intraocular Lens

With the number of cataract surgeries expected to increase in the coming years, young ophthalmologists need to take steps to prepare themselves for higher surgical volume, according to a presentation at Real World Ophthalmology.

Recently I had the opportunity to perform the first worldwide implants of the AccuraSee intraocular pseudophakic contact lens to improve near vision in patients with macular degeneration.

In the United States, the pool of presbyopia-correcting IOLs has expanded significantly in recent years.

The first FDA-approved presbyopia-correcting IOL entered the U.S. market in 1997 when the Allergan Medical Optics Array IOL was launched.

I have a long experience with pseudoaccommodating IOLs in pediatric patients.

Toric IOLs are an invaluable tool in the cataract surgeon’s armamentarium, not difficult to use and beneficial for the practice and patients, according to one presenter.

A cohort study of lensectomy in children found a high cumulative incidence of glaucoma-related adverse events at 5 years, higher in aphakic eyes, and a modest myopic shift after placement of an IOL.

James J. Salz, MD, a leading ophthalmologist and a founder of the Journal of Refractive Surgery, died on March 19. He was 82 years old.

ORLANDO — In a surgical video presentation from Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Mitchell C. Shultz, MD, shares a technique for cataract surgery with the Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite platform, implanting the enVista preloaded IOL.

The second part of this two-part blog looks at keratoconus, trauma, corneal dystrophies, lumps and bumps.