Laser

Laser scleral microporation is a unique therapeutic solution for presbyopia that goes back to basics, rejuvenating the eye and restoring the natural dynamic mechanism of accommodation and disaccommodation.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Mahipal S. Sachdev, MD, overviews the positive results the Elita femtosecond laser demonstrated in the creation of LASIK flaps.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@ASCRS, Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD, discusses the Elita femtosecond laser from Johnson & Johnson Vision.

Dermatologists are needed to remedy the increasing incidence of laser complications and educate patients on the risks involved with laser treatment, according to a speaker at the Pigmentary Disorders Exchange Symposium.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@ASCRS, Thomas W. Samuelson, MD, discusses 2-year data from the first-in-human study investigating femtosecond laser technology in glaucoma surgery.

Norlase received FDA 510(k) clearance and CE mark approval for its Echo green pattern laser photocoagulator, according to a press release.

Johnson & Johnson Vision received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the Elita femtosecond laser for the creation of LASIK flaps, according to a press release.

BOSTON — Laser interstitial thermal therapy may offer seizure freedom to select patients, particularly those with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — At the ESCRS winter meeting, Florian Kretz, MD, speaks about the importance of offering the whole range of innovative technologies in a modern clinic.

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.