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Ophthalmic community mourns loss of George O. Waring III
George O. Waring III, MD, FACS, FRCOphth, a surgeon, innovator and mentor, died Jan. 27. He was 73 years old.Waring, who most recently served as professor emeritus of ophthalmology at Emory University, Atlanta, specialized in cataract surgery, radial k…
Surgeon shares pearls on managing complex femtosecond cataract cases
WAILEA, Hawaii — Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in complicated cases may require special maneuvers and measures, a speaker told colleagues here.Sonia H. Yoo, MD, presented pearls on handling complicated femtosecond laser cataract cases at Hawaiian Eye 2015.
VIDEO: Implementing femtosecond laser into hospital setting creates unique challenges
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD, discusses the experience of incorporating femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery into a hospital setting as opposed to an ASC.
People with sight loss can face at least 25% higher costs for everyday living, says new study
People with sight loss can face at least 25% higher costs for everyday living than those who are fully sighted, according to a new study1 released by the sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington…
Survey: Some patients rate second-eye cataract surgery more painful than first
Cataract surgery in the second eye was perceived by some patients as being more painful and/or taking longer than surgery in the first eye, despite patients being more relaxed and less anxious during the second surgery, according to a survey.The prospe…