At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Ocular Surgery News gathered an international panel of experts to discuss their experiences with femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, with the objective of improving the proce…
VIDEO: Preventing IOP spikes after cataract surgery: Topical vs. systemic therapy
NEW YORK — At OSN New York, Luther L. Fry, MD, presents the findings from a study that examined the effect of differing ocular hypotensive drops immediately after cataract surgery on 3- and 24-hour post-operative IOP.
VIDEO: Pearls for adopting femtosecond cataract surgery
NEW YORK — At OSN New York, Lisa Brothers Arbisser, MD, gives pearls for adopting femtosecond cataract surgery, including tips on docking, capsulotomy removal and reducing ultrasound.
Four regulatory news updates in ophthalmology
From late October through November, notable regulatory decisions were made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Irish Health Products Regulatory Authority – from recommendations to approve a multifocal toric IOL to positive reimbursement statuses for implants and injections.Ocular Surgery News spotlights four regulatory decisions made that ophthalmologists should know to better treat patients who require such procedures.
Depression, Pain More Common in Dry Eye Than Tear Film Flaw
Symptoms of dry eye are more closely aligned with nonocular pain and mental health problems than tear parameters, report researchers. Medscape Medical News
Patients Missing Out On Low Vision Services
Some patients who could benefit from low vision services are not receiving them, a new survey shows. Medscape Medical News