Parental smoking was associated with a decreased
chance of childhood myopia, according to a study in
emEye/em.sup1/sup
The study included 3,009 Singapore Chinese children
aged 6 to 72 months enrolled in the Strabismus,
Amblyopia and Refractive Error S…
Topcon Medical Systems, Inc., launched its electronic
medical record (EMR) portal to provide EMR
vendors with a single, online location where they can
download connectivity information for all of the company’s
devices and software. The portal will re…
Cataract surgery had a beneficial effect on IOP control
in eyes with primary angle-closure (PAC) glaucoma
and a coexisting cataract, according to a study in the
emJournal of Glaucoma/em.sup1/sup
The investigators retrospectively studied the surgical
o…
QLT Inc. announced that it has completed the sale
of the company’s Visudyne (verteporfin injection) business
to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. for
$112.5 million plus contingency payments, according to
a company news release.
Valeant wil…
Based on Scheimpflug imaging, corneal collagen
cross-linking (CXL) had an augmented effect on corneal
protrusion in eyes with progressive keratoconus,
according to a study in the emJournal of Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup/p.
The prospective analysis…
Lotemax 0.5% (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic
gel; Bausch + Lomb), a corticosteroid indicated for the
treatment of postoperative inflammation and pain following
ocular surgery, has received FDA approval.
Lotemax is a new topical corticosteroid formul…
We at emCataract and Refractive Surgery Today/em
decided to wrap up 2012 with a look back
at the best it had to offer. To identify
exactly what that was, I surveyed CRST’s
editorial advisory board. Happily, many of them were
up to the tas…
A recent cataract surgery case illustrates the benefits
of a new dispersive ophthalmic viscosurgical
device (OVD) in complicated cases.
h4CASE PRESENTATION/h4
A 62-year-old man had a long history of substance abuse
and repeated…
Earlier this year, a survey of the first wave of US surgeon
adopters of femtosecond lasers for cataract
surgery was conducted by SM2 Strategic in collaboration
with Lachman Consulting LLC. This survey,
which drew responses from 63 surgeons pra…
The leading causes of blindness and visual acuity
impairment in the United States are primarily agerelated
eye diseases.sup1,2/sup Cataract is the overall leading
cause of the loss of visual acuity, and age-related
macular degeneration (AM…
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is the
value of video? Today, ophthalmic practices have
access to a plethora of digital educational tools for
patients that explain complex medical conditions
and treatments through patient-friendly…
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among people older than 55 years.
Fifty-five million AMD patients live in North America alone, and 2.7 million new patients per year are expected.
Compared with other elder…
h4Since you first entered practice,
which surgical technique has had
the biggest impact on vision?/h4
The evolution and refinement of smallincision
clear corneal cataract surgery has
undoubtedly had the biggest impact on
improving visi…
LensAR Inc. announced that it has received CE Mark
approval to market its LensAR Laser System in Europe.
LensAR’s distribution and marketing partner, Topcon
Europe Medical BV, is preparing the European launch of the
laser platform in five countries, …
A gene linking age-related cataracts and Alzheimer
disease has been identified by investigators at Boston
University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, according
to a study published online in emPLoS One/em.sup1/sup
Using a cohort (N = 1,249) from…
DORC International announced the release of the EVA
VacuFlow VTi for vitreoretinal and cataract surgery at
the annual meeting of the European Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgeons in Milan, Italy.
The EVA VacuFlow uses valve timing intelligence,…
Cataract surgery decreased IOP in patients with ocular
hypertension over a long period of time, according to a
study in emOphthalmology/em.sup1/sup
The study included 42 participants (63 eyes) who
underwent cataract surgery in at least one eye during
…
The Catalys Precision Laser System (OptiMedica
Corporation) may improve the precision, effectiveness,
and ease of performing cataract surgery, according to
clinical data presented at the annual meeting of the
European Society of Cataract and Refractive…
The accuracy of the ray-tracing IOL power calculations
with anterior segment optical coherence tomography
(AS-OCT) data was comparable to the SRK/T formula,
according to a study in the emJournal of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup
The study…
Advanced Medical Optics Inc. announced at the
annual meeting of the European Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgeons in Milan, Italy, that it received CE
Mark approval for the Tecnis Multifocal Toric 1-Piece IOL
and the Tecnis iTec Preloaded Delive…