Refractive Surgery

The top refractive surgery articles on Healio this year included updates on the EVO ICL, EyeOL UK presbyopic phakic lens and laser-induced refractive index change.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, John F. Doane, MD, FACS, of Discover Vision Centers discusses the benefits that the VisuMax 800 femtosecond laser offers patients, surgeons and staff.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, discusses the benefits of the EVO ICL from STAAR Surgical.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@AAO, Xiao-Yu Song, MD, PhD, of Johnson & Johnson Vision, gives an overview of company innovations for improving vision outcomes in refractive and cataract surgery.

Cataract surgery remains one of the most common surgeries performed today, with millions of patients treated every year.

CHICAGO — A number of preoperative and perioperative variables may predict ocular pain following refractive surgery, according to a speaker here.

CHICAGO — Thanks to recent technological improvements, the ICL could take the place at the forefront of vision correction in the near future, according to a speaker here.

Post-refractive ectasia occurs very rarely, in only about one out of every 10,000 cases of refractive surgery, or 0.09% of LASIK procedures, 0.02% of PRK procedures and 0.01% of SMILE procedures, according to Moshirfar and colleagues.

The need for precise and standardized reporting of surgical outcomes is paramount.