Cyclophotocoagulation is a form of cycloablation used to treat glaucoma through the destruction of the ciliary body epithelium and stroma. While this results in a reduction of aqueous secretion and IOP, it is associated with numerous risks. Traditional…
Regardless of treatment drug, either bevacizumab or ranibizumab, visual acuity gains seen in the first 2 years of the CATT study were not maintained at 5 years, according to data reported at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting in San Fra…
Clear corneal wound architecture has been largely perfected for simple surgical procedures such as uncomplicated cataract removal. Typically, these incisions require minimal manipulation and result in wounds with few reported adverse effects and only t…
Since introducing femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, or FLACS, to my weekly cataract armamentarium 4 years ago, I have gone through many procedural changes to optimize patient visual outcomes in terms of faster visual recovery time, reduced i…
Patients received fewer anti-VEGF injections after being diagnosed with post-injection endophthalmitis than before diagnosis, a speaker told colleagues at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting in San Francisco.Additionally, tap and injecti…
The implantation of two different multifocal IOL add powers improved near, intermediate and distance visual acuities and was well tolerated by patients, a speaker said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting in New Orleans.“We noted a significant improvement in visual acuities,” Barry A. Schechter, MD, told Ocular Surgery News in a follow-up interview. “Patients’ acuities improved from an average of 20/100 preoperative to the 20/25 range at distance and at near and intermediate.”