Health Canada has approved the Trab360 trabeculotomy system, according to a Sight Sciences press release.The fully integrated, single-handed, single-use device allows for 360° angle access to Schlemm’s canal with a single, sub-2-mm clear corneal incision, the release said.
The FDA has approved Alcon’s AcrySof IQ ReSTOR +3.0 D multifocal toric IOL, according to a company press release.The lens is designed for the treatment of both presbyopia and corneal astigmatism in adult patients at the time of cataract surgery, the release said. It is already available in the European Union, Australia, Canada, and multiple countries throughout Central and South America and Asia.
An intravitreal dexamethasone implant may help patients who experience persistent CME despite control of ocular inflammation, a new study has found. Medscape Medical News
A 50-year-old African-American man with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and renal cell carcinoma was transferred to Lahey Medical Center for decreased vision in his right eye during a prolonged hospital course. He recently had undergo…
Cataract surgery has an amazing success rate, and it is anticipated that less than 1% of IOLs will become dislocated after routine phacoemulsification. Certain pre-existing conditions such as pseudoexfoliation syndrome, Marfan syndrome and traumatic zo…
In low- and middle-income countries, a reminder on the day of cataract surgery is the most cost-effective way to help ensure a follow-up visit, rather than making phone calls or offering transportation subsidies, researchers report. Reuters Health In…