Ophthalmology Times - Refractive SurgeryRefractive surgery topics including surface ablation, LASIK, intraocular lens (IOL), as well as epi-LASIK, LASEK, photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), penetrating keratectomy (PK) & radial keratotomy (RK). Also wavefront technology, corneal topography, and more.Scleral spacing procedures investigated for presbyopia- December 15, 2006 New York—The use of a scleral spacing procedure using PreView Scleral Implants (Refocus Group Inc.) appears to improve the technique to correct presbyopia. This revised technique seems to be a safe and effective method of improving near visual acuity without affecting distance visual acuity in emmetropic presbyopia, according to Barrie D. Soloway, MD, FACS.http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Refractive+Surgery/Scleral-spacing-procedures... Sight-threatening keratitis seen in orthokeratology patient- December 15, 2006 Fair Lawn, NJ—Acanthamoeba keratitis, a potentially sight-threatening condition, developed in a patient undergoing orthokeratology for the treatment of myopia. Osher Sebrow, MD, a private practitioner in Fair Lawn, NJ, described this case and the available management options.http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Refractive+Surgery/Sight-threatening-keratiti... Five-year study of PRK-treated eyes finds no evidence of MMC toxicity- December 15, 2006 Seoul, Korea—Intraoperative use of mitomycin-C (MMC) is a safe and effective method for preventing corneal haze in eyes undergoing PRK, said Dongho Lee, MD, PhD, director, Yonsei Eye Center, Seoul, South Korea.http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Refractive+Surgery/Five-year-study-of-PRK-tre... |