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.Excellent outcomes seen in wavefront-guided, wavefront-optimized treatments, surgeon finds- June 1, 2006 San Francisco—A comparison of wavefront-guided and wavefront-optimized treatments performed using the WaveLight Allegretto laser (WaveLight Laser Technologie AG) and the IntraLase femtosecond laser system (IntraLase Corp.) indicates excellent refractive predictability and visual outcomes can be obtained using both treatments, Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ASCRS+Refractive+News/Excellent-outcomes-seen... Iris claw phakic refractive IOL gives safe, satisfying results- June 1, 2006 San Francisco—Outcomes from one surgeon's initial experience with use of the iris-claw phakic refractive IOL (Verisyse, Advanced Medical Optics) suggest it is an acceptable choice for treating high myopia, said Richard M. Awdeh, MD, at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting.http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ASCRS+Refractive+News/Iris-claw-phakic-refrac... Accommodating IOL provides full range of vision- June 1, 2006 San Francisco—The Synchrony Dual Optic Accommodating IOL (Visiogen) provides good functional vision, that is, a full range of visual acuity, in the patients who have had the lens implanted, according to Ivan Ossma-Gomez, MD, who reported on the lens' performance at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting.http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ASCRS+Refractive+News/Accommodating-IOL-provi... Investigational IOL shows much promise in myopia- June 1, 2006 Overall, acute endothelial cell loss rates were about 6% for both the central and peripheral cornea.http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ASCRS+Refractive+News/Investigational-IOL-sho... |