Laser

ORLANDO — Innovations in treating burn and trauma scars in recent years include updated laser technology, giving practitioners options to help in these difficult cases, according to a speaker here.

The 650 s, pulsed 1,064 nm Nd:YAG laser delivered long-term improvement in diverse skin types with mild to severe acne vulgaris without causing adverse events, according to a study.

An educational training program in the U.K. enabled non-MD ophthalmic practitioners to safely and effectively deliver selective laser trabeculoplasty to patients with glaucoma, according to a study published in Eye.

The ViaLase laser received a CE mark for the treatment of adults with primary open-angle glaucoma, according to a press release.

The FDA has approved the expanded use of the UltraClear cold ablative fractional 2,910 nm fiber laser for the treatment of benign pigmented lesions and vascular dyschromia, Acclaro Medical announced in a press release.

On March 4, Gov. Kristi Noem signed South Dakota House Bill 1099 into law, allowing optometrists to administer some injections and perform some laser procedures.

Despite a decrease in total Medicare-allowed payments for laser trabeculoplasty across the U.S. and in three key states from 2015 to 2018, there was an increase in payments by optometrists vs. ophthalmologists, according to research.

ViaLase completed enrollment in the VIA-002 pivotal trial investigating femtosecond laser image-guided high-precision trabeculotomy for the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma, according to a press release.

NEW YORK — Dermatologists must treat post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation simultaneously with acne in patients with skin of color, which can be done using lasers, according to a study presented here.

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, Luca Gualdi, MD, speaks about the latest advances in laser scleral microporation.