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NEW ORLEANS — Patients who are interested in receiving cosmetic iris implants to change the color of their eyes need to be educated on the ocular complications associated with the implants, according to a speaker here. “[The implants] are heavily marketed, these are very savvy presented on the Internet, and there’s a lot of misleading information about FDA-approved material and U.S. patent studies. Of course there are no studies,” Tal Raviv, MD, said at Cornea Day preceding the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. “And the reality is (Read more...)

NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Ike K. Ahmed, MD, describes the added value that the CenterVue Compass fundus automated perimetry system brings to other modes of retinal imaging. The system provides standard 24-2 visual field results, true color confocal images of the retina and real-time retinal tracking.

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NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Vikas Chopra, MD, describes the advantages of microperimetry over standard perimetry and its utility in assessing structural and functional changes, particularly in early glaucoma.

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NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Y. Ralph Chu, MD, describes how the Imprimis MKO Melt troche contributes to a “smooth patient experience” during cataract surgery. The MKO troche is an intravenous-free way to provide conscious sedation with midazolam, ketamine and ondansetron.

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NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Brian Francis, MD, discusses the use of ECP-plus in glaucoma patients who have failed multiple other interventions for substantial IOP reduction and ECP-L in glaucoma patients with severe plateau iris syndrome.

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NEW ORLEANS — Raymond Stein, MD, FRCSC, shared pearls for performing topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy in combination with corneal cross-linking for the management of keratoconus here at Cornea Day preceding the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. “This technique can arrest the disease and improve best corrected spectacle visual acuity,” Stein said.

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