Iris registration (IR) is the method employed by the
Visx CustomVue system (Abbott Medical Optics
Inc.) for registering wavefront-guided treatments to
the cornea using iris landmarks. The system looks for
multiple matching reference points fr…
It seems that the average consumer uses social media
for everything today. One can track an entire family history
through online records, speak to clients all over the
world through video conferencing services, and even
access one’s bank acc…
A large percentage of the people presenting for
cataract surgery have visually significant astigmatism.
A recent analysis of corneal cylinder
concluded that more than 36% of the population
has at least 1.00 D of astigmatism sup1/sup and an…
In the past year, approximately 30% of my 2,200 cataract
surgery cases have included the implantation
of a premium IOL, predominantly the AcrySof Toric
(Alcon Laboratories, Inc.) and the Tecnis Multifocal
(Abbott Medical Optics Inc.). I was an…
Social media has cemented itself in the infrastructure
of society and made serious inroads into
health care. Almost 90% of physicians use at least
one site for personal needs and more than 65% for
professional purposes, according to “Doctors…
SM2 Strategic conducted its second annual survey
of surgeons using femtosecond lasers in the United
States to perform cataract surgery. The results provide
key insights into how this technology is being
incorporated into practice. The survey d…