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November 13, 2021
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Expert discusses technology change, future of refractive surgery

NEW ORLEANS — A move away from LASIK may occur in the future, one expert said during a presentation at Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

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November 05, 2021
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Better vision results obtained with iDesign platform

Better vision results obtained with iDesign platform

Patients who underwent refractive surgery with the iDesign platform had better uncorrected distance vision and a better chance of achieving 20/20 vision compared with those who underwent treatment with the WaveScan system.

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November 05, 2021
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Laser vision procedure volume up 48% year-to-date

Laser vision procedure volume up 48% year-to-date

There were 190,911 laser vision correction procedures performed in the third quarter of 2021, marking a 48% year-to-date increase over 2020, according to a press release from the Refractive Surgery Council.

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October 12, 2021
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Topo-guided LASIK shows better visual performance than SMILE over long-term follow-up

Topo-guided LASIK shows better visual performance than SMILE over long-term follow-up

Four-year results in a group of patients treated with topography-guided LASIK in one eye and SMILE in the contralateral eye showed that LASIK provides superior visual outcomes.

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September 28, 2021
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Advantages of LASIK vs. SMILE might depend on patient candidate

Patient candidates may be similar, but there are situations in which SMILE or LASIK might be better suited than the other procedure, according to a presentation at the Real World Ophthalmology meeting.

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September 22, 2021
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Treatment landscape for presbyopia evolving toward noninvasive options

Treatment landscape for presbyopia evolving toward noninvasive options

Noninvasive or minimally invasive approaches may be the solution for presbyopia before the onset of age-related cataract and a way to address the increasing need to perform close-range tasks.

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September 22, 2021
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Do you expect that drops for presbyopia will decrease demand for surgical procedures?

Do you expect that drops for presbyopia will decrease demand for surgical procedures?

With the forthcoming FDA approval and commercialization of eye drops that improve near vision, the presbyopia market is on the cusp of a pharmaceutical revolution.

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August 18, 2021
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Patient selection pearls: When PRK may be a better option than LASIK in some patients

Patient selection pearls: When PRK may be a better option than LASIK in some patients

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

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August 11, 2021
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VIDEO: Software helps eyes reach 20/20 or better after LASIK

VIDEO: Software helps eyes reach 20/20 or better after LASIK

LAS VEGAS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Mark C. Lobanoff, MD, discusses his presentation investigating the use of Phorcides software to plan Contoura topography-guided LASIK procedures.

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July 21, 2021
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Laser vision correction procedure volume grows in first half of 2021

Laser vision correction procedures increased by almost 200% in the second quarter of 2021 compared with the same period in 2020, according to a press release from the Refractive Surgery Council.

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