UK eye surgeons have saved the sight of a 16-year-old boy using laser treatment inspired by “tongue and groove” floor boards. James Bowden was facing blindness after suffering from an eye condition called Keratoconus, which occurs when the cornea of t…
Good results seen with phakic IOL in eyes with moderate to high myopia
A new-generation posterior chamber phakic IOL corrected moderate to high myopia, according to a study.The prospective study included 138 eyes of 70 patients with a mean age of 30.5 years who were implanted with the V4c Visian Implantable Collamer Lens …
Glued IOL live surgery: Video with Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth
Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth, demonstrates a glued IOL surgical procedure live during the annual Indian Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery meeting in Chennai, India.Click to view the entire nine-minute procedure.
Quality of life may be lower for early glaucoma patients who undergo surgery
Patients with early glaucoma who underwent glaucoma surgery may have a lower quality of life due to the psychological impact, according to a study.The cross-sectional study enrolled 225 patients and used the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Qu…
Autofluorescence helps gauge retinal displacement before, after vitrectomy for ERM
Fundus autofluorescence proved useful in showing retinal movement before and after vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membrane, according to a study.Investigators prospectively studied 56 eyes of 53 patients who had idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ER…
A Study to Determine the Prevalence of Inflammatory Dry Eye Disease in Patients Prior to Cataract Removal
Status: Recruiting,
Condition Summary: Dry Eye Syndromes