Bringing Transitions Optical’s “Get Sighted” initiative to a national level, actor Erik Estrada of the famed 1970’s TV show “CHiPs,” along with optometrist Larry Lampert, is raising awareness about the importance of healthy sight among consumers across…
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Intraoperative Aberrometry Slashes Cataract Enhancement Rate
A major goal of modern cataract and refractive lens surgery is an astigmatically neutral postoperative result. Physicians use tools such as limbal relaxing incisions or the implantation of IOLs to help patients achieve the best possible results. Wavefr…
Intraoperative Aberrometry Slashes Cataract Enhancement Rate
A major goal of modern cataract and refractive lens surgery is an astigmatically neutral postoperative result. Physicians use tools such as limbal relaxing incisions or the implantation of IOLs to help patients achieve the best possible results. Wavefr…
Vitamins E And C Appear To Have Little Effect On Age-Related Cataract
Long-term, regular use of vitamins E and C has no apparent effect on the risk of age-related cataract in men, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Common Corneal Condition Associated With Increased Eye Pressure
Corneal arcus, a condition in which a ring of lipids builds up around the cornea, appears common among middle-age and older adults and may be associated with elevated eye pressure, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmolog…
Potential Drug Therapy For Diabetic Retinopathy Under Study
One drug’s startling ability to restore retinal health in the eyes of diabetic mice has researchers wanting to learn more about how it works and whether it might do the same for people.
Carl Zeiss Meditec Receives FDA Clearance For The IOLMaster 500 Biometer
Carl Zeiss Meditec today announced that the IOLMaster® 500,
the newest biometer used to calculate all necessary eye measurements for optimal lens selection
for cataract surgery procedures, has received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug
A…
Carl Zeiss Meditec Receives FDA Clearance For The IOLMaster 500 Biometer
Carl Zeiss Meditec today announced that the IOLMaster® 500,
the newest biometer used to calculate all necessary eye measurements for optimal lens selection
for cataract surgery procedures, has received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug
A…
Disposable Volk Vitrectomy Lenses Deliver High Resolution Convenience
Volk Optical has expanded its Disposable Vitrectomy Lens line with five new Direct Image lenses. The direct image lenses provide excellent visualization for a range of vitrectomy procedures with time-saving, disposable convenience.
Bacteria Associated With Intravitreal Injection Prove Sensitive To Newer Antibiotics
Bacteria isolated from intravitreal injection sites have grown resistant to commercially available penicillin analogues and fluoroquinolones, but most are sensitive to newer fluoroquinolones, a study found.
Potential Drug Therapy For Diabetic Retinopathy Under Study
One drug’s startling ability to restore retinal health in the eyes of diabetic mice has researchers wanting to learn more about how it works and whether it might do the same for people.
Common Corneal Condition Associated With Increased Eye Pressure
Corneal arcus, a condition in which a ring of lipids builds up around the cornea, appears common among middle-age and older adults and may be associated with elevated eye pressure, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmolog…
Carl Zeiss Meditec Receives FDA Clearance For The IOLMaster 500 Biometer
Carl Zeiss Meditec today announced that the IOLMaster® 500,
the newest biometer used to calculate all necessary eye measurements for optimal lens selection
for cataract surgery procedures, has received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug
A…
Vitamins E And C Appear To Have Little Effect On Age-Related Cataract
Long-term, regular use of vitamins E and C has no apparent effect on the risk of age-related cataract in men, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Multifocal IOL Implantation With Laser Enhancement Improves Near, Distance Visual Acuity
Implantation of an apodized diffractive multifocal IOL and subsequent excimer laser enhancement produced good outcomes in eyes that had previously undergone myopic LASIK, a study found.
OCULUS Keratograph: OxiMap – Visualizing Oxygen Transmissibility of Soft Contact Lenses
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The Keratograph is Conquering the Elements: Including the New Software for Tear Film Analysis
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Multifocal IOL Implantation With Laser Enhancement Improves Near, Distance Visual Acuity
Implantation of an apodized diffractive multifocal IOL and subsequent excimer laser enhancement produced good outcomes in eyes that had previously undergone myopic LASIK, a study found.
Anti-VEGF Therapy Benefits Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema At 2 Years
Intraocular injection of ranibizumab has a beneficial effect in eyes with diabetic macular edema, according to results from the Ranibizumab for Edema of the Macula in Diabetes Study.
Gene Identified For Spread Of Deadly Melanoma
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene linked to the spread of eye melanoma.