NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Jonathan H. Talamo, MD, discusses his paper presentation on relative complication rates among cases of traditional phacoemulsification and a large multiuser inventory surgery center.
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VIDEO: Early use of SLT may preserve outflow pathway for MIGS
NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, reflects on Glaucoma Day and discusses the early use of selective laser trabeculoplasty to prepare for minimally invasive surgery.
VIDEO: M22 intense pulsed light treatment improves meibomian gland function, tear breakup time
NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Sheila C. Barbarino, MD, discusses ongoing study results of the M22 intense pulsed light from Lumenis for treating meibomian gland disease.
VIDEO: Two accommodating IOLs improve visual outcomes in patients with prior LASIK
NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, discusses study results assessing visual outcomes after cataract surgery in prior LASIK patients implanted with accommodating lenses, the Crystalens AO IOL and the Trulign toric IOL, both from Bausch + Lomb.
Small-aperture IOL improves near, intermediate VA at 6 months
NEW ORLEANS — A small-aperture IOL improved near and intermediate vision with high patient satisfaction, a speaker told colleagues here. John Vukich, MD, presented 6-month follow-up data from a multicenter, post-market study conducted in Europe on the AcuFocus IC-8 small-aperture IOL. The IOL received CE Mark approval in the European Union in September 2014.
Lifitegrast improves patient-reported dry eye symptoms in OPUS-3 study
NEW ORLEANS — Patients who were treated with lifitegrast for moderate to severe dry eye disease reported improvement in ocular symptoms, according to a study presented here. “In dry eye subjects with moderate to severe baseline symptomology and a history of recent artificial tear use, lifitegrast significantly improved patient-reported symptoms as measured on the dry eye score,” Edward J. Holland, MD, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
iStent inject maintains IOP reduction at 18 months
NEW ORLEANS — A second-generation trabecular micro-bypass stent significantly reduced IOP with no intraoperative complications, according to a study presented here.At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, reported 18-month results obtained with the iStent inject trabecular micro-bypass stent (Glaukos) implanted in patients with mild to moderate glaucoma that was well controlled on a single medication.
Speaker: Physicians must define online reputation
NEW ORLEANS — Physicians need to define their online reputation to better connect with their patients, Kevin Pho, MD, told colleagues here at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. “We in health care need to redefine ourselves. We need to stop seeing ourselves as gatekeepers of medical and drug information,” Pho said during the ASCRS Lecture on Science, Medicine and Technology. “We need to become filters for our patients and help elevate wisdom on the Web, and social media gives us so many opportunities for us to (Read more...)
Intraoperative miosis associated with higher risk of complications during cataract surgery
NEW ORLEANS — Intraoperative miosis increased the risk of complications during cataract surgery, according to a study presented here. “Understanding the rates of complications associated with intraoperative miosis provides an estimate of economic burden and the potential gain associated with the opportunity to reduce their incidence,” Steven M. Silverstein, MD, FACS, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
La iridectomía periférica ayuda a evitar las complicaciones relacionadas con el iris en procedimientos de LIO pegado
La fijación intraescleral pegada de un LIO es un procedimiento establecido para la fijación del LIO en ojos con una cápsula posterior deficiente. La ventaja adicional con un LIO pegado es la ausencia de pseudofacodonesis como se detectó en un registro de fotogramas por segundo alto, que se traduce, de manera automática, en resultados visuales postoperatorios mejores.La desventaja de esta técnica es la ausencia de LIO diseñados especialmente que se puedan implantar en los ojos con un diámetro blanco-blanco mayor. En una situación semejante, con frecuencia se realiza una esclerotomía (Read more...)
Iridectomia periférica pode ajudar a evitar as complicações relacionadas à íris em procedimento de LIO colada
A fixação intraescleral colada da LIO é um procedimento estabelecido para fixação de LIO em olhos com cápsula posterior deficiente. A vantagem adicional com uma LIO colada é a ausência de pseudofacodonese como detectada em gravações com alto número de quadros por segundo, o que automaticamente se traduz em melhores resultados visuais no pós-operatório.A deficiência dessa técnica é a ausência de LIOs projetadas especificamente e que possam ser implantadas em olhos com maior diâmetro branco a branco. Em tal cenário, com frequência é executada uma esclerotomia anterior, a qual desloca (Read more...)
VIDEO: Surgeon talks about new device for meibomian gland imaging
NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Preeya K. Gupta, MD, discusses the use of LipiScan, a meibomian gland imaging device from TearScience that identifies meibomian gland atrophy in cataract, refractive and dry eye patients.
VIDEO: TearLab CEO gives business update
NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Seph Jensen, CEO of TearLab, recaps his presentation at the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit, where he discussed a next-generation multiplex testing platform, and announces the company’s recent completion of a public offering in a round of funding that raised $17 million.
VIDEO: Sun Ophthalmics looks to improve customer care
NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Jason Menzo, vice president of sales and marketing of Sun Ophthalmics, gives a company update, which includes the FDA approval of BromSite and the company’s plans to improve customer care.
Low-power accommodating toric IOL shows high rotational stability
NEW ORLEANS — A low-power accommodative toric IOL improved uncorrected distance and intermediate visual acuity, reduced refractive cylinder and showed high rotational stability in long eyes, according to a study presented here.“The low diopter accommodative toric IOL displayed a very stable rotational component, even in high axial myopes,” Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
Extended range of vision IOL meets endpoint of improved intermediate vision
NEW ORLEANS —The Tecnis Symfony extended range of vision IOL achieved the primary endpoint of improved intermediate vision in the Abbott sponsored pivotal clinical trial, according to one of the study investigators.The purpose of the study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Tecnis Symfony IOL model ZXR00, which is an investigational device in the US.
Nd:YAG capsulotomy elevates vision quality
NEW ORLEANS — Patients with posterior capsule opacity after cataract surgery who underwent Nd:YAG capsulotomy had better visual quality postoperatively, according to a study presented here. “This is a new technology that we are using more and more in our clinic, and we’re understanding that this is something that can help us make clinical decisions, but in retrospect, it can help us justify those clinical decisions,” Jake C. McMillin, MD, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
Intraoperative aberrometry reduces astigmatism in patients undergoing IOL implantation
NEW ORLEANS — Use of intraoperative aberrometry reduced residual refractive astigmatism in patients undergoing toric IOL implantation, according to a study presented here. “Our objective was to compare mean preoperative keratometric and postoperative refractive astigmatism and determine the distribution of postoperative refractive astigmatism in eyes implanted with toric IOLs,” Robert P. Lehmann, MD, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
Zeiss markerless system enables precise toric IOL alignment
NEW ORLEANS — With a year of experience using the Zeiss Cataract Suite markerless system, David F. Chang, MD, said he now finds the traditional manual marking method for aligning toric IOLs to be “crude.”Chang related his experience using the system at a media briefing hosted by Carl Zeiss Meditec at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting here.
Combination of high and low add IOLs improve visual acuities, increase patient satisfaction
NEW ORLEANS — The combination of Tecnis ZKB00 +2.75 and ZMB00 +4.00 multifocal IOLs improved near, intermediate and distance visual acuities and increased overall patient satisfaction, according to a study presented here. “In absence of a real trifocal in the U.S., we’re offering multifocality, but in true effect, it’s really only bifocal lens implants that we’re putting in,” Barry A. Schechter, MD, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. “In order to improve spectacle independence and improve the range of vision in our patients, I’ve decided (Read more...)