Refractive Surgery News
Your Guide to LASIK & Vision Correction Surgery

Refractive Surgery News is the premier online resource dedicated solely to breaking news and developments related to vision correction surgery, such as LASIK, cataract surgery, IOL surgery, presbyopia correction and laser eye surgery. Eye surgery technology is rapidly advancing and providing for a range of options not available even a few years ago.

Refractive Surgery News' comprehensive range of information allows you to become better educated about the latest developments in vision correction technology and to determine which type of surgery and which surgeon may be best for your visual needs.

Breaking News

• Eye may adjust to aberrations caused by LASIK At three months after surgery, total eye aberrations are lower than corneal aberrations…
• Toric phakic IOL provides better night driving vision than PRK Astigmatism-correcting phakic IOL enables patients to see road signs faster in night driving simulator…
• More than 87 percent of people are glasses-free after ReSTOR multifocal IOL implantation Research in France and Spain find RESTOR multifocal IOL produces excellent outcomes when implanted in both eyes…
• Blue-blocking IOLs comparable to clear IOLs Studies fail to find visual or eye-protective advantages of blue-blocking lens implants after cataract surgery…
• Vision training improves cataract surgery outcomesComputer-based program improves visual acuity and contrast sensitivity, according to study…
• Toric IOLs effectively correct astigmatism Implantation of astigmatism-correcting IOLs during bilateral cataract surgery yields excellent visual outcomes…
• Surgeons discuss humidity, corneal hydration and laser eye surgery Keeping eyes moist after surgery may be more important than controlling humidity in the OR…
• Surgeon touts monovision cataract surgery Procedure is less expensive and produces better contrast sensitivity, compared with multifocal IOLs…
• Surgeons discuss advantages of RLE Refractive lens exchange (RLE) is good option for older patients who are not good candidates for LASIK…
• Crystalens 10-year anniversary Bausch & Lomb celebrates 10 years of Crystalens at ASCRS annual meeting…
• U.S. clinical trial of PresbyLens begins Corneal inlay is designed to restore near vision lost to presbyopia.…

Hot Topics

• Presbyopia
  Over 40 and need bifocals? You have presbyopia.
• Refractive Lens Exchange
  It's like cataract surgery, but without the cataract.
• All-laser LASIK
  Blade-free procedure reduces stress, improves outcomes.
• Refractive Cataract Surgery
  Get rid of your cataracts – and your glasses, too.