Refractive Surgery

The inaugural Richard L. Lindstrom Lecture will be held at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting in July.

In Canada, we have gained access to several new IOLs in recent months that help to round out our slate of lens offerings for patients in both the monofocal and presbyopia-correcting categories.

A study investigating the outcomes of LASIK and PRK in women who underwent refractive surgery while unaware of their pregnancy found significantly worse results compared with those who were not pregnant.

Even though small incision lenticule extraction is deemed a safe, effective and reliable procedure in patients older than 40 years, outcomes may not be as good as in the younger population, according to a study.

Pre-refractive surgery measurements, including refraction, keratometry, wavefront, pachymetry, axial length and other parameters, are not altered by religious fasting, according to a study performed at the University of Kayseri, Turkey.

The Journal of Refractive Surgery is going to launch an online quarterly open-access, peer-reviewed journal of high-quality case reports involving refractive and lens-based procedures.

There has been quite an evolution of IOLs since their inception. In the era of refractive cataract surgery, there is an increasing demand for a full range of vision without visual aids including glasses or contact lenses.

We now have three excellent FDA-approved laser methods to treat myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism in PRK, LASIK and SMILE.

LASIK, PRK and SMILE can all provide positive long-term vision results, but advancements in corneal and lens-based refractive surgery are enabling the optimization of vision for an even wider group of patients.

The leading refractive surgery stories on Healio/OSN so far this year include a guest blogger examining the benefits of in-office premium procedures.