ATHENS, Greece — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Magda Rau, MDE, discusses results of the Lentis Comfort toric IOL from Oculentis, which she rates highly in terms of range of vision, image quality and cost.
(MedPage Today) — This weeks topics include Guillain-Barre and Zika infection, inducing older first-time moms, long-term survival from childhood cancers, and screening for visual acuity in older adults
(MedPage Today) — Also, health agency chiefs lobby for more Zika funding
ATHENS, Greece — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Matteo Piovella, MD, talks about the advances of trifocal and extended depth of focus IOLs.
Endothelial keratoplasty has revolutionized the surgical approach for corneal endothelial disorders that are normally not well managed with a medical line of treatment and often necessitate a surgical approach.Pre-Descemet’s endothelial keratoplasty (PDEK) is a newer option among the variants of endothelial keratoplasty; it essentially requires the transplantation of the pre-Descemet’s layer in association with the Descemet’s membrane-endothelium complex. OCT studies have demonstrated the thickness of the PDEK donor graft to be approximately 30 µm to 35 µm with both adult and infant donor tissue. The addition of the pre-Descemet’s layer (Read more...)
Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery delivers patient satisfaction, is efficient, lowers society costs and reduces risk to the second eye, according to a presentation at OSN New York 2015.“I do believe at some point in the future if you do not offer same-day surgery to your patients, you will be at a competitive disadvantage,” Richard K. Stiverson, MD, told colleagues while outlining the advantages and disadvantages of the procedure.