Refractive Surgery

Prioritizing patient image quality and understanding the business of ophthalmology are important steps for building a positive patient experience and culture, according to a presentation at Real World Ophthalmology.

This year’s top refractive surgery item was the announcement about the FDA approval of the STAAR Surgical EVO/EVO+ Visian ICL to treat myopia and myopia with astigmatism, complete with physician perspectives.

In this issue of Healio/Ocular Surgery News, the cover story explores evolving trends in LASIK and what to expect for the future. But all this may hinge on other developments in lens-based surgery.

From the start of the pandemic in March 2020, laser vision correction procedure volume grew steadily, topping 833,000 in 2021.

MILAN — In difficult eyes or eyes with comorbidities in which diffractive trifocal IOLs are not an option, the AcrySof IQ Vivity and Vivity toric extended depth of focus lenses are a useful alternative, according to one specialist here.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Brandon D. Ayres, MD, discusses the efficacy of the Light Adjustable Lens and offers techniques to help surgeons take advantage of the benefits of the lens.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, uses surgical footage to share pearls on proper ICL insertion and removal techniques, as well as to show the benefits of the procedure for patients and surgeons.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Dagny Zhu, MD, uses surgical videos to provide insights on working through challenging LASIK cases.

The new Tecnis Symfony OptiBlue extended depth of focus IOL from Johnson & Johnson Vision provides improved quality of vision and minimizes visual disturbances.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Marguerite McDonald, MD, FACS, discusses the advantages of using the epi-Bowman keratectomy technique for surface ablation.