Cataract surgery continues to evolve with the introduction of new technologies and surgical techniques. Toric and accommodating IOLs, the glued IOL procedure and femtosecond laser surgery have taken the spotlight in recent Ocular Surgery News videos. Here are the editor’s top five cataract surgery videos recently published on Healio.com:
Dead Bounceback and Don’t BARF: The FOAMed Report
(MedPage Today) — A regular update of emergency department must-reads from Free Open Access Meducation (FOAMed). Here are seven recent items.
Eye scanner accurately identifies strabismus, amblyopia in preschool children
A new eye scanner identified strabismus and/or amblyopia in preschool-aged children more accurately than a widely-used autorefractor, according to study findings.The study included 300 children who underwent screening with the Pediatric Vision Scanner …
Global endoscopy device market poised to reach $36.9 billion by 2019
A new market report valued the 2012 global endoscopy device market at $24.9 billion and predicted it would grow to an estimated $36.9 billion in 2019, according to a press release. These projections were substantiated by several major drivers, the rele…
Monovision implantation corrects postop presbyopia with less dysphotopsia
Pseudophakic mini-monovision compared favorably with multifocal IOL implantation in the correction of presbyopia after cataract surgery, according to a study.The prospective, randomized trial included 38 patients who underwent monovision correction and…
Neovascular glaucoma, certain medications linked to hyphema after trabeculectomy with MMC
Neovascular glaucoma and anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications were independently linked to an increased risk for developing hyphema after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C, according to study findings.The retrospective review included 420 patients …