Month: February 2013

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has identified five routine tests and treatments that ophthalmologists and patients should discuss in order to determine their necessity, according to a news release.Taking part in the Choosing Wisely campaign to r…

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WARSAW, Poland — Accelerated corneal cross-linking may be employed in cataract surgery to manipulate clear corneal incisions and prevent surgery-induced astigmatism, according to one surgeon.”Clear corneal incisions produce dramatic changes in topometric maps. These astigmatic changes may go away with time but may otherwise be a factor of poor visual function, especially with multifocal or toric lenses,” John Kanellopoulos, MD, said at an industry-sponsored symposium held during the winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

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WARSAW, Poland — Aspheric femtosecond LASIK offers a reliable method for correction of hyperopic astigmatism, according to one surgeon.The prevalence of hyperopia tends to decline with age, but latent forms often become significant with the onset of presbyopia. Laser treatment is a well-established procedure but not as straightforward as it is for myopic correction, Thomas Kohnen, MD, said at the winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

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WARSAW, Poland — Steady advances in multifocal IOL technology could make monofocality obsolete in the near future, according to a speaker.”Recent improvements and new designs have solved or minimized the problems of multifocal IOLs, and new options like the toric component, the low near power and the trifocal technology have increased the opportunities for spectacle independence,” Roberto Bellucci, MD, said at the winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

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WARSAW, Poland — Intracorneal injection of a transparent, biocompatible hydrophobic material is a fast, minimally invasive and promising new technique for the treatment of bullous keratopathy, according to a specialist.The ideas was first developed by George D. Kymionis, MD, PhD, who observed during vitreoretinal surgery that silicone oil that penetrates into the anterior chamber works as a hydrophobic barrier, Ioannis G. Pallikaris, MD, PhD, said at the winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

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WARSAW, Poland — The safety profile of corneal cross-linking has been confirmed through more than 15 years of follow-up, and continuous innovation has increased efficacy, according to a speaker.Summarizing cross-linking results to date and current complication rates at the winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Theo Seiler, MD, PhD, said that 1% of eyes experience two lines of vision loss. Recognized risk factors are age older than 35 years and preoperative best corrected visual acuity greater than 20/25.

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WARSAW — Phakic eyes fare better than pseudophakic eyes after Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty, and given the low incidence of induced cataract development, there is no reason to combine DMEK with phaco, according to one surgeon. Fearing that endothelial grafts may be damaged by postoperative cataract development and subsequent phaco surgery, surgeons sometimes choose to combine the two procedures, Jack Parker, MD, said at the winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

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WARSAW, Poland — A dual-optic accommodating IOL may be the best option for many patients who ask to be treated with premium procedures and technologies, according to one surgeon.“Some patients come to my office and tell me that they want a premium technology but don’t want the problems their friends are experiencing, namely halos and glare. These are the perfect candidates for the [Abbott Medical Optics] Synchrony lens. I explain to them that they are likely to need some add for reading books, but computer vision will be perfect,” Matteo (Read more...)