Intraocular Lens

LASIK, PRK and SMILE can all provide positive long-term vision results, but advancements in corneal and lens-based refractive surgery are enabling the optimization of vision for an even wider group of patients.

Easily exchangeable IOLs and more advanced accommodating IOLs may be on the horizon for presbyopia management, according to speakers on the clinical panel at the virtual Ophthalmology Innovation Summit Presbyopia Innovation Showcase.

The leading refractive surgery stories on Healio/OSN so far this year include a guest blogger examining the benefits of in-office premium procedures.

For cataract surgery, when we implant the IOL, the closer the optic is to the center of vision, the better it is for visual outcomes.

A new IOL from Alcon and a Q&A with Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD, led Healio/OSN’s coverage in the first weeks of 2021.

IOLs must be centered precisely to achieve optimal refractive outcomes from advanced lens technology.

As I approach my eighth year straight of writing this monthly column, I still enjoy my year in review submission the most.

Alcon has launched the AcrySof IQ Vivity IOL, the first non-diffractive extended depth of focus IOL in the U.S.

The latest issue of Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive and Glaucoma Surgery, whose mission is to advance the knowledge and surgical training of eye surgeons through video-based education, is now online.

Increased odds of intraoperative complications in prescription opioid users and the merits of same-day bilateral cataract surgery led Healio/OSN’s 2020 cataract surgery coverage.