The Trulign Toric PCIOL (Bausch + Lomb), the first
toric IOL that provides astigmatic correction and
improved uncorrected near, intermediate, and distance
vision, has received FDA approval.
The FDA-approved indication of the Trulign is for
“primary implantation in the capsular bag of the eye
for the visual correct…
Myopia and astigmatism are most prevalent in the
Chinese population, and hyperopia is most common
in the Hispanic population, according to a study in the
American Journal of emOphthalmology/em.sup1/sup
The study included participants in the Multi-Ethn…
Corneal endothelial cell loss and a transient
increase in central corneal thickness (CCT) were
greater after cataract surgery in eyes with pseudoexfoliation
(PXF) than in eyes without PXF, according
to a study in the emJournal of Cataract and Refractiv…
Aaren Scientific has been granted approval by the
FDA to sell the Aero Injection System for use with the
company’s EC-3 and EC-3 PAL aspheric three-piece
hydrophobic acrylic IOL, according to a company
news release.
The Aero Injection System is composed of the
R28 Model IOL Delivery System Injector and the Aero
Z…
Marguerite McDonald, MD, was recently recognized
for her accomplishments in ophthalmology by CNN.
Her career and landmark contributions were profiled
in the Life’s Work series, which features “innovators
and pioneers who are making a difference in the
world of medicine.”
Specific milestones highlighted by CNN …
Pretreatment with a femtosecond laser significantly
reduced effective phacoemulsification time (EPT),
according to a study in emOphthalmology/em.sup1/sup
The prospective, interventional, consecutive casecontrolled
study included 201 eyes that underwen…
Enrollment has begun in the confirmatory phase 3
clinical trial of BromSite (ISV-303; InSite Vision Inc.) for
the reduction of inflammation and pain after cataract
surgery.
ISV-303 combines a low dose (0.075%) of the nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drug bromfenac with
InSite’s DuraSite drug delivery technology. This…
The causes of laser-related programming errors in
refractive surgery are likely avoidable if preventive
measures such as strict adherence to patients’ verification
protocol or rigorous rechecking of treatment
parameters are implemented, according to a study in
the emJournal of Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup
In a m…
Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) stabilized the
progression of ectatic disease 4 years postoperatively
in all age groups and improved the functional and
morphological parameters in select groups, with the
best results in patients between 18 and 39 …
In choosing an IOL, I look for predictability, reliability,
and ease of use. I always tell the surgeons I am training
that instruments and lenses are like an extension
of your hands: you need to know exactly what they
are going to do in the ey…
em“Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s
built on frustration. Sometimes it’s built on catastrophe.”/embr/
strong—Sumner Redstone/strong
We all know the type: the surgeon who simply
seems t…
CASE PRESENTATION
A 31-year-old ophthalmology resident presents to
you for a refractive surgery consultation. He currently
uses daily disposable soft contact lenses without
complication. His refractive error is -3.50 D = 20/20
OD a…
If you are an anterior segment surgeon, then you
likely learned to sweep the internal incision from a
sideport to release incarcerated vitreous when posterior
capsular rupture complicates cataract surgery.
Traditionally, ophthalmologists used …
Visual performance may be degraded by several
kinds of optical phenomena, including wavefront
aberrations, light scatter, and diffraction.
Ocular wavefront sensing has been used
to assess lower- and higher-order aberrations (HOAs)
and to bett…
With only occasional exceptions, the IOL is
meant to be implanted entirely within the
capsular bag. No PCIOL currently available
in the United States is designed or FDA
approved for placement in the ciliary sulcus, but we cataract
surgeons do…
Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) was first performed
in the United States in 2000.1 It is now becoming
the treatment of choice for endothelial cell
dysfunction associated with failed penetrating
keratoplasty (PKP), Fuchs corneal dystrophy, and bu…
With both patients’ expectations and the number
of elective procedures available to them
increasing, it is important for physicians to
accurately communicate with patients to
enable them to make informed treatment decisions.
The ti…
Femtosecond laser-created arcuate relaxing incisions
can be useful for patients with mild to
moderate corneal toricity who would benefit
from a change in the shape of their corneas. In
these cases, the femtosecond laser is used to create
rela…
Any surgeon who has encountered a subluxated
cataract or IOL understands how these situations
can complicate intraoperative maneuvers
and affect the postoperative outcome for the
patient. Traditionally, subluxated cataracts or IOLs of less
th…
Achieving an excellent refractive result after
cataract surgery requires that we surgeons nail
both the sphere and the cylinder of the postoperative
refraction. This means addressing the
preoperative corneal astigmatism at the time of cataract…