Laser Treatment

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, Robert Ang, MD, shares his results with laser scleral microporation for the treatment of presbyopia.

SEATTLE — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASRS annual meeting, Nassim Abreu-Arbaje, MD, discusses his positive experience using Norlase laser technology for retina surgery.

SEATTLE —There was no significant difference in cognitive outcomes for patients with retinopathy of prematurity treated with intravitreal bevacizumab compared with those treated with laser photocoagulation, according to a speaker here.

Expansion of optometric scope of practice does not improve geographical access or decrease driving time for laser procedures, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Patients who underwent YAG laser capsulotomy after cataract surgery were satisfied with the convenience and timeliness of having the procedure done at their local optometrist’s office, according to an American Optometric Association survey.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In a presentation from Kiawah Eye, Thomas W. Samuelson, MD, discusses data supporting laser therapy as the first option for glaucoma treatment and upcoming laser technology.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Darrell E. White, MD, discusses why he switched to exclusively performing surface-only laser refractive surgery, which does not require making a flap.

NEW ORLEANS — Having proven a low recurrence rate, two treatments of the 595 nm pulsed dye laser may be a viable therapy for nonmelanoma skin cancer on the hands of older adult patients, according to a poster presented here.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — At the ESCRS winter meeting, Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, speaks about customized excimer laser treatment using total wavefront-guided or topography-guided methods.

A 52-year-old startup CEO presented in January 2021 with distortion in the right eye. He had a large subfoveal pigment epithelial detachment but no clear subretinal fluid.