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Surgical options for retinal detachment
Medical Procedure News Retinal detachment, a condition that afflicts about 10,000 Americans each year, puts an individual at risk for vision loss or blindness.In a new study in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a...
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New Approaches Make Retinal Detachment Highly Treatable
Retinal detachment, a condition that afflicts about 10,000 Americans each year, puts an individual at risk for vision loss or blindness.In a new study in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading ophthalmologist at...
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World's superfast Excimer laser Amaris launched in Mumbai
Amaris, the world's superfast Excimer laser, has been launched in Mumbai at 'Mehta International Eye Institute', Colaba.The institute is the first in South East Asia to get this advanced facility. It is the latest in Lasik. The...
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Seven-year Follow-up of LASIK for Moderate to Severe Myopia
JOURNAL OF REFRACTIVE SURGERY Vol.24 No. 6 November/December 2008 Zhaoqiang Liu, MD, PhD; Yan Li, MS; Zhenying Cheng, MD; Fang Zhou, MD; Hua Jiang, MD; Jinghai Li, MD To evaluate long-term refractive outcomes of LASIK for correcting...
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First Impressions of the Crystalens HD
By Uday Devgan, MD; Richard L.Lindstrom, MD; Jack A. Singer, MD; and Jeffrey Whitman, MD For each installment of 'Today's Topics,' section editor John F. Doane, MD, identifies a hot-button topic in cataract and refractive surgery and...
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Effect of Thin Femtosecond LASIK Flaps on Corneal Sensitivity and Tear Function
Irina S.Barequet, MD; Ami Hirsh, MD; Samuel Levinger, MD To evaluate changes in corneal sensitivity and tear function following myopic LASIK with thin femto-second flaps. A retrospective study was performed to compare corneal...
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Providing Eyeglasses a Boon for Nursing Home Residents
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov.13 -- The simple expedient of giving glasses to nursing home residents to correct refractive error improved their quality of life and decreased depression, according to researchers here. Rates of vision impairment...
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Simple measures improve cataract surgery outcomes for postLASIK eyes
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo The difficulty of accurate IOL power calculation in postLASIK eyes is an issue being faced increasingly by cataract...
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2008 ISRS/AAO survey results track refractive trends
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo Results of the 2008 International Society of Refractive Surgery/American Academy of Ophthalmology (ISRS/AAO) survey show...
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Myopic patients cautioned about heavy lifting
-0400 (Reuters Health) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with myopia, heavy occupational lifting and being overweight appear to be risk factors for retinal detachment, according to a brief report from Italy in the current issue of...
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A Retrospective Comparison of LASIK Outcomes for Myopia and Myopic Astigmatism With Conventional NIDEK Versus
JOURNAL OF REFRACTIVE SURGERY Vol.24 No. 6 November/December 2008 Paul J. Dougherty, MD; Harkaran S. Bains To compare visual, refractive, and safety outcomes among a non-wavefront scanning-slit laser (NIDEK EC-5000) and wavefront...
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Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome Following Iris-claw Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation
Shin Hae Park, MD; So Youl Kim, MD; Hyung Il Kim, MD; Suk Woo Yang, MD, PhD To report a patient who had a fixed and dilated pupil after uneventful iris-claw phakic intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.A 27-year-old woman with bilateral...
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Today's IOLs can correct nearly all hyperopia, myopia, presbyopia
Todays IOLs can correct nearly all hyperopia, myopia, presbyopia Preoperative keratometry is vital to surgical astigmatism management.Uday Devgan, MD, FACS With modern techniques of surgery and ocular biometry, cataract surgery is...
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Corneal elevation and thickness in relation to the refractive status measured with the Pentacam Scheimpflug sy
Ucakhan OO et al.- Eyes with high myopia had thinner corneas and deeper anterior chambers than emmetropic eyes and eyes in the other ametropic groups. Excluding eyes with hyperopia, which had significantly flat anterior and...
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Optimal Dioptric Value of Near Addition Lenses Intended to Slow Myopic Progression
Jiang BC et al.- Using progressive lenses to delay the progression of myopia may have promising results if each subject's prescription is customized based on establishing a balance between the accommodative and vergence systems. -...
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Rhein Debuts Versatile Autoclave
Rhein Medical has introduced the new Statum 7000 Autoclave.The autoclave is available with a printer (02-7100), or without (02-7101). Rhein says the benefits include a 12-minute unwrapped cycle time; a 15-minute wrapped cycle time; it...
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Topographically guided laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia using a customized aspherical treatment zone
Dougherty PJ et al.- Use of a customized aspherical treatment zone in eyes with myopia and astigmatism was safe, effective, and predictable and reduced symptoms associated with night driving, glare, and halos. --- CORNEA/ANTERIOR...
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Patient has visual loss 1 day after cataract surgery
On fundus exam, the right eye showed diffuse nerve fiber hemorrhages, intraretinal and subretinal hemorrhages, retinal vasculature segmentation and diffuse superficial retinal whitening.A 69-year-old woman was referred to the New England...
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Eye pressure spikes and glaucoma
Medical Condition News A new Australian study has found some surprising factors which contribute to glaucoma and other pressure-related eye diseases.Researchers from the say the fluid pressure inside the eye increases - or spikes - during...
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STAAR Surgical Reports 33% Third Quarter Revenue Growth
Visian ICL(R) Sales Grow 52% Worldwide, 24% in U.S.MONROVIA, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR Surgical Company , a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today reported...
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STAAR Surgical Reports 33% Third Quarter Revenue Growth
Visian ICL(R) Sales Grow 52% Worldwide, 24% in U.S.MONROVIA, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR Surgical Company , a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today reported...
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Complications can result after uneventful PRK
Surgeons discuss the case of a patient who accidentally stopped taking antibiotic 1 day postop.Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, FACS: A patient came to me for refractive consultation with myopia, a little cylinder and 20/20- best corrected...
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Complications can result after uneventful PRK
Surgeons discuss the case of a patient who accidentally stopped taking antibiotic 1 day postop.Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, FACS: A patient came to me for refractive consultation with myopia, a little cylinder and 20/20- best corrected...
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Capsular tension rings: optimal implantation time
Dalton M - Capsular tension rings, or CTRs, have been approved for use in the United States for several years now, and are designed to improve the outcome of phacoemulsification when the capsular bag stability is compromised.This kind of...
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ESCRS: Seiler vs Holladay: the presbyopia debate
Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News The search for a presbyopic treatment that is universally effective and universally applicable is viewed in the industry and the profession as the holy grail because of the number of people in the...
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