Refractive Surgery

Hyperopic and presbyopic treatment with the Technolas Teneo excimer laser from Bausch + Lomb, using two different algorithms in the dominant and nondominant eyes, showed safety, efficacy and stability at 24 months.

SAN FRANCISCO — At the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Sumit “Sam” Garg, MD, discusses the LensGen modular IOL, consisting of a base lens and a fluid-filled lens, which fills the capsular bag and improves vision at distance, intermediate and near.

In this issue of Ocular Surgery News, our cover story explores two new procedures that promise to restore natural accommodation among presbyopes: VisAbility from Refocus Group and LaserACE from Ace Vision Group. Each procedure works by a different mechanism, and each purports to significantly, permanently and safely restore natural accommodation.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Alcon has launched two additions to its WaveLight Refractive Suite, the Phorcides Analytic Engine diagnostic software and the Easypack Patient Interface.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — No statistically significant difference in predicted refractive accuracy between intraoperative aberrometry and the Barrett True-K no history formula was seen when compared in cataract patients who had prior myopic laser refractive surgery.

The AcrySof IQ PanOptix trifocal IOL, the first trifocal lens for cataract surgery patients in the United States, has been approved by the FDA, Alcon announced in a press release.

In this inaugural episode, Darrell White, MD, gives the background of how he came to be Healio.com/OSN’s first podcaster, starting out from blogging, to The Dry Eye columnist to podcaster. While becoming known as Healio.com/OSN’s dry eye disease expert, he delves into his background as an anterior segment ophthalmologist with a cross-interest in business and the ongoing arc of his career.