Current available research does not identify the most effective glaucoma treatment, Medscape Medical News
Cataract surgery in patients previously implanted with iris-claw lenses leads to good refractive results
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Femtosecond laser cataract surgery enhances performance of light-adjustable lens
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Intraoperative anterior segment OCT accurately predicts IOL position after surgery
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Second-generation micro-bypass stent significantly lowers IOP, medication intake
WARSAW, Poland — Results of the Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery Study Group with the second-generation trabecular micro-bypass iStent inject implanted with a single-use injector showed a significant decrease in IOP and number of medications with a favorable safety outcome.The iStent inject (Glaukos) is single-piece, miniature, collar button-shaped heparin-coated titanium stent, implanted ab interno into Schlemm’s canal. Multiple lateral lumens are designed to provide an exit route for the aqueous from the anterior chamber, Manfred Tetz, MD, explained at the winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. “Results (Read more...)
Darkness Therapy Helps To Restore Vision
Restoring vision might sometimes be as simple as turning out the lights. That’s according to a study reported in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, in which researchers examined kittens with a visual impairment known as amblyopia before and aft…