Laser

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@AAO, Shawn O’Neil of ViaLase discusses the company’s noninvasive OCT-driven femtosecond laser for glaucoma treatment.

LAS VEGAS – Optometrists are now able to provide Nd:YAG capsulotomy, laser floater removal, laser peripheral iridotomy and injections with expanded scope of practice in certain states, Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO, said at Vision Expo West.

The first patient has been enrolled in a study of the Technolas Teneo excimer laser for LASIK surgery in patients with hyperopia with astigmatism, according to a press release.

Therapy using a 308 nm laser was effective in inducing long-term repigmentation of the face in pediatric vitiligo, particularly in facial lesions, according to researchers.

WASHINGTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Nir Shoham-Hazon, MD, discusses a study showing micropulse laser treatment to be safe and effective in treating glaucoma.

Belkin Vision has been selected to receive 17.5 million euros in grants and equity from the European Innovation Council Accelerator to aid in the development of its glaucoma laser, according to a company press release.

NEW ORLEANS — The majority of patients who underwent laser trabeculoplasty or iStent implantation saw no tangible reduction in their health care burden, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Solta Medical has launched the Clear + Brilliant Touch laser for skin treatments in the U.S., according to a press release.

Patients with presbyopia treated with laser scleral microporation experienced up to a three times increase in their binocular visual field, according to a poster at the virtual Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.

Patients with presbyopia who underwent laser scleral microporation experienced visual acuity improvements at 3 months when compared with baseline, according to a speaker at the virtual American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting