Various innovations in technology and methods have revolutionized ocular surgery by maximizing outcomes and safety, shortening surgical time and reducing stress on patients.Patient comfort and immobility are also critical to surgical success and safety…
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COPENHAGEN – Béatrice Cochener, MD, PhD, president elect of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, talks about management of astigmatism, a key topic in all branches of eye surgery and particularly in cataract surgery. The latest advances in techniques and technology offer unique opportunities to deal effectively with this challenging component of the refractive error.
STAAR Surgical announced the Medical Devices Bureau of Health Canada approved the EVO Visian toric ICL for distribution in Canada. In contrast to traditional contact lenses that are placed on the surface of the eye, the EVO toric ICL is placed inside t…
Heidelberg Engineering received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market the Spectralis OCT Glaucoma Module Premium Edition, which creates an anatomic map unique to each patient’s eye. The module provides clinicians with objective and automatic measurement parameters for increased diagnostic accuracy, according to a company press release. It utilizes a new technology called Anatomic Positioning System, which uses the center of the fovea and the center of Bruch’s membrane opening to create an anatomic map of the eye. Each scan thereafter is automatically oriented according to each patient’s unique anatomic (Read more...)
With the rising prevalence of oral bisphosphonate use and wet age-related macular degeneration, we must ask ourselves if the two are related. Medscape Ophthalmology