OSNSuperSite.com RSS Daily FeedThe Voice of Ophthalmology - latest news and articles from Ocular Surgery News; Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging; Journal of Refractive Surgery; and Pediatric Ophthalmology and StrabismusWelcome to the OSN SuperSite Podcasts- September 17, 2008 Stay-tuned directly through your computer, or anywhere you go with your portable MP3 device. Podcasts offer a unique way to fit daily news into your busy schedule.http://www.osnsupersite.com/podcast.asp Wavefront-guided LASIK shows better results than conventional LASIK in night driving simulator- September 17, 2008 BERLIN &151; Wavefront-guided LASIK patients performed better in a night driving simulator test than those who underwent conventional LASIK, a retrospective review of two prospective studies found.http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=31322 Angle-supported phakic IOL shows efficacy, quality-of-life improvement- September 17, 2008 BERLIN &151; A global study showed that an angle-supported phakic IOL is efficacious and improved patient quality of life, experts said here.http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=31321 Decagonal cut increasingly popular in femtosecond laser PK- September 17, 2008 BERLIN The decagonal-shape cut is becoming increasingly popular for femtosecond laser-assisted penetrating keratoplasty.http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=31320 Clinician: Lenticule extraction refractive outcome comparable to excimer laser- September 17, 2008 BERLIN &151; Not only is lenticule extraction with a femtosecond laser safe for myopia treatment, the refractive outcome with the procedure is similar to excimer laser technology, an expert said at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting here.http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=31318 Akreos aspheric IOL receives FDA approval- September 17, 2008 Bausch & Lomb announced in a press release that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the Akreos Advanced Optics aspheric IOL.http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=31319 Excimer laser after cataract surgery can treat residual ametropia- September 17, 2008 BERLIN &151; Laser refractive surgery is an effective means of treating residual ametropia after cataract surgery and IOL implantation, a surgeon said here.http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=31317 UV exposure with higher fluence, shorter duration shows promise in corneal cross-linking procedure- September 17, 2008 BERLIN &151; Corneal cross-linking with shorter duration, higher fluence ultraviolet light exposure appears to be an effective approach, according to one surgeon here.http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=31315 Performing angle viscodissection with phaco surgery reduces IOP in glaucoma patients- (Found September 17, 2008 ) BERLIN &151; The addition of viscodissection during phacoemulsification can help significantly reduce IOP and medications in narrow-angle and angle-closure glaucoma patients while maintaining good visual outcomes, an 8-year study found.http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=31323 Femtosecond laser-assisted lamellar procedures gaining in popularity, surgeon says- (Found September 17, 2008 ) BERLIN Femtosecond laser-assisted lamellar keratoplasty may be the future of corneal transplantation, a surgeon said here.http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=31313 |