Refractive Surgery

SAN DIEGO — A patient’s occupation, recreational activities, hobbies, frequency of night driving and personality are all important considerations when deciding whether to perform refractive lens exchange, according to a speaker here.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Ashvin Agarwal, MD, discusses how to manage complications during SMILE surgery.

SAN DIEGO — Educating staff can be important for incorporating small incision lenticule extraction into a practice, according to a speaker here.

In this Healio Video Perspective, Ella Faktorovich, MD, discusses employing a protocol of pH-balanced frozen proparacaine to prevent epithelial loosening among patients undergoing refractive surgery.

TAMPA, Fla. — In this presentation from the Telling It Like It Is meeting, I. Paul Singh, MD, discusses how small incision lenticule extraction balances a good safety profile with a positive experience for patients.

The first 2023 issue of the Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, and Glaucoma Surgery, which provides high-quality education for anterior segment surgeons, is now online.

TAMPA, Fla. — Expanding candidacy, improving procedures and adopting new innovations are key to advancing refractive surgery in the future, according to a speaker at the Telling It Like It Is meeting.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — At the ESCRS winter meeting, Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, speaks about customized excimer laser treatment using total wavefront-guided or topography-guided methods.

TAMPA, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Telling It Like It Is meeting, Neda Shamie, MD, talks about why it is important to offer the EVO ICL to refractive patients, as well as proper lens sizing.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the EnVision Summit, P. Dee Stephenson, MD, FACS, explains how current femtosecond laser options provide surgeons with effective tools to address a variety of complex cases.