CASE PRESENTATION
A 50-year-old man had LASIK on his left eye in 2004. Three months ago, he underwent LASIK on his right eye and a PRK enhancement of his left eye. The manifest refraction before the most recent interventions was +1.00 -0…
Innovations
Visitec Single-Use
Capsulorhexis Forceps
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Beaver-Visitec International’s Single-Use Capsulorhexis Forceps have
curved tips and are available in sharp an…
Foggy Vision After Multifocal IOL
CASE PRESENTATION
A 72-year-old woman underwent uneventful cataract surgery and the implantation of a multifocal IOL in her left eye 6 months ago. She had a YAG capsulotomy on that eye 2 months ago. She now presents with a complaint of …
The Effect of the Sunshine Act
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act was signed
into law to bring transparency to the relationships
between physicians and industry. It
“requires the manufacturers of drugs, medical
devices, and biologicals that participate in US federal
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Cataract Surgery in an Eye With Blunt Trauma, Glaucoma, and Zonular Weakness
emA 50-year-old black man was struck in his right eye by a
fly swatter at the age of 5. His level of vision after this injury
is unclear. He developed a retinal detachment in 2009 in
his right eye and is presently using latanoprost for chroni…
Sidebar: ACOS and Innovation
We members of the American-European Congress
of Ophthalmic Surgery (ACOS) have been fortunate with regard to the ACOS’ relationship with the FDA. As individuals, many of us had appeared before the FDA numerous times and worked on multiple proje…