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April 19, 2024
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Consider phaco puncture for intumescent white cataracts

Consider phaco puncture for intumescent white cataracts

Not all white cataracts are the same, and in this category, among the most challenging is the intumescent white cataract.

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April 17, 2024
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Q&A: SLACS and the advantages of having both laser and phaco in the operating room

Q&A: SLACS and the advantages of having both laser and phaco in the operating room

Sterile laser-assisted cataract surgery, or SLACS, is the new frontier of minimally invasive femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.

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April 09, 2024
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Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, and Glaucoma Surgery celebrates 40-year anniversary


  <i>Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, and Glaucoma Surgery</i> celebrates 40-year anniversary

Even after Robert H. Osher, MD, finished his training and three fellowships, he did not feel comfortable as a cataract surgeon.

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April 05, 2024
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VIDEO: Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery shows benefits over manual surgery

VIDEO: Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery shows benefits over manual surgery

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Robert J. Weinstock, MD, discusses a study on femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.

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January 18, 2024
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MIGS, cataract surgery combination benefits patients, surgeons

MIGS, cataract surgery combination benefits patients, surgeons

WAILEA, Hawaii — Ophthalmologists should consider combining cataract surgery with conventional outflow minimally invasive glaucoma surgery when treating patients with glaucoma, according to a speaker here.

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January 09, 2024
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Manual small-incision cataract surgery: A technique every surgeon should learn

Manual small-incision cataract surgery: A technique every surgeon should learn

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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January 02, 2024
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Woman presents with 1-year history of worsening blurred vision in left eye

Woman presents with 1-year history of worsening blurred vision in left eye

A 42-year-old woman presented to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center for 1 year of progressively worsening blurred vision in the left eye.

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December 21, 2023
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Cataract surgeons discuss use of capsular tension rings in eyes with pseudoexfoliation

Cataract surgeons discuss use of capsular tension rings in eyes with pseudoexfoliation

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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December 18, 2023
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Reduce ophthalmic waste by changing how eye drops are used

Reduce ophthalmic waste by changing how eye drops are used

SAN FRANCISCO — Ophthalmologists can reduce unnecessary waste by changing the way they use topical drops, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

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November 27, 2023
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ZeptoLink offers integrated precision pulse capsulotomy

ZeptoLink offers integrated precision pulse capsulotomy

The creation of the anterior capsular opening is one of the most critical steps of cataract surgery.

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