Lasik

Many corneal refractive surgeons are reporting strong patient interest in LASIK, SMILE and PRK as the COVID-19 pandemic moves into its eighth month in the United States.

I’m sure it was great. ASCRS online, that is. Were you there? Of course you were. I just couldn’t.

In this video perspective from the virtual American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Frank Bucci, MD, discusses his study looking at patient satisfaction in those with prior LASIK who were implanted with a multifocal, extended depth of focus or monofocal IOL in cataract surgery.

In this video perspective from the virtual American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Blake Williamson, MD, discusses a study he is presenting comparing visual results of wavefront-guided LASIK using the iDesign 2.0 aberrometer (Johnson & Johnson Vision) with the earlier-generation WaveScan aberrometer.

This three-part overview takes a look at where LASIK has been, where it is and where it is going.

For refractive surgery practices, wavefront-guided, or WFG, LASIK is the mainstay of treatment, thanks to its broad treatment parameters and reputation for patient comfort and rapid visual recovery. But not everyone is a candidate for LASIK. Surface ablation is a great alternative for those who have thinner corneas, but that sometimes means an uncomfortable choice between a state-of-the-art WFG procedure and a conventional or off-label one.

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a joint society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Low-energy SMILE procedures resulted in similar visual acuity and higher-order aberrations at 1 day and 1 month postoperatively when compared with LASIK procedures in a retrospective study, according to a speaker here.

It is almost the end of January when you are reading this, but I wrote it at the end of a Thanksgiving weekend when I had a bit too much time on my hands. Although to be honest, it is always nice to be a little bit ahead of the deadline divas at Ocular Surgery News, especially around the holidays. So without any further ado, I offer to you one dry eye doc’s New Year’s resolutions for 2020, the year of eye care.

Bilateral wavefront-guided LASIK provided excellent visual outcomes and high patient satisfaction as measured with the Refractive Status and Vision Profile questionnaire, according to a prospective case series reported in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.