Surgical Technique

Cosmetic keratopigmentation showed efficacy and high patient satisfaction in a large prospective series of patients with a follow-up of 1 to 6 years.

Corneal cross-linking, started by Theo Seiler and others, has changed the management of keratoconus. Guest columnist Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, FARVO, discusses how cross-linking performed at the slit lamp takes the procedure to another level.

During the past decade, lateral lumbar interbody fusion has increasingly gained popularity as a minimally invasive surgical approach.

Modern-day cataract surgery has a high success and safety record, with the vast majority of patients having a smooth postop recovery.

Intraocular corticosteroid use at the end of phacoemulsification with IOL implantation is a quick and easy way to deliver the medication and control postoperative inflammation after cataract surgery.

Patellar tendinosis is a frustrating condition commonly encountered in athletes who place high loads on the extensor mechanism of the knee — particularly during jumping or running.

Santen’s DE-128 microshunt, also known as PreserFlo, offers efficacious IOP lowering, an excellent safety profile and a lower complication rate compared with other filtration procedures, according to one surgeon.

In robotic surgery, only the robotic system’s “arms” touch the patient, and the surgeon does not touch those “arms.”

Ophthalmology is one of the most technology-driven branches of medicine, and most key advances in the field have relied on devices rather than drugs. Now, robots and artificial intelligence are poised to be part of an impending revolution.

The regenerative capacity of stem cells has been of great interest in every field of medicine.