An ongoing European study suggests a small corneal implant called the AcuFocus corneal inlay is safe and effective for presbyopia correction and reduces the need for reading glasses. The AcuFocus corneal inlay restores near vision lost to normal age-related changes in the lens inside the eye by creating a pinhole camera effect in the cornea to expand depth of focus.
News Archive for September, 2009
AcuFocus corneal inlay reduces need for reading glasses
September 30, 2009Monovision LASIK – A viable option for people desiring presbyopia correction
September 28, 2009Monovision LASIK is a viable solution to the vision demands of people over age 40 who are affected by presbyopia, according to Elizabeth A. Davis, MD. Dr. Davis, a Minnesota refractive surgeon, shared her thoughts about the procedure with ophthalmologists gathered at OSN New York 2009, an educational conference sponsored by Ocular Surgery News this month in New York.
Thin-flap LASIK and LASEK compared
September 24, 2009Researcher in Spain have found that two similar laser eye surgery procedures — thin-flap LASIK and LASEK — both are safe and effective for the correction of myopia, but that femtosecond laser-assisted (“all-laser”) thin-flap LASIK produces slightly better visual and refractive outcomes.
Long-term study finds PRK safe
September 21, 2009A new long-term study has found that PRK does not appear to cause retinal detachment or other vitreo-retinal complications. The retrospective study followed 455 eyes that underwent photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for a period of up to nine years after surgery.
Risk of corneal ectasia after thin-flap LASIK appears very low
September 18, 2009The risk of sight-threatening corneal ectasia after thin-flap LASIK appears very low, according to a new study. A retrospective review of 2,000 eyes treated with all-laser LASIK using an IntraLase femtosecond laser to create an extra-thin corneal flap, only one case of central corneal ectasia was reported.
Corneal inlay successfully treats presbyopia
September 16, 2009After several years of development, the AcuFocus KAMRA intracorneal inlay for the correction of presbyopia has been commercially released in Singapore with promising results, according to Donald T.H. Tan, MD.
Benefits of latest femtosecond laser for LASIK highlighted
September 15, 2009The latest IntraLase femtosecond laser designed for all-laser LASIK by Abbott Medical Optics (Santa Ana, Calif.) improves patient comfort, produces better visual outcomes and reduces certain LASIK risks, according to a prominent laser eye surgeon.
Femtosecond laser offers LASIK advantages
September 14, 2009The study evaluated 42,143 consecutive myopic eyes treated with wavefront-guided LASIK using a VISX S4 IR Advanced CustomVue excimer laser (Abbott Medical Optics, Santa Ana, Calif.).
Outcomes of Visian ICL and Verisyse Phakic IOL compared
September 9, 2009In a study designed to compare the visual and refractive outcomes of the Visian ICL and Verisyse Phakic IOL refractive surgery procedures, researchers have found that both implantable lenses are effective in correcting moderate to large amounts of myopia, but the Visian ICL appears to produce better visual acuity.
Minimum age of some people seeking LASIK can be lowered, researchers say
September 9, 2009People undergoing LASIK and other types of laser vision correction expect their vision to remain stable after surgery. Researchers in Jordan recently conducted a large-scale study of the stability of refractive errors to determine which types of patients are most likely to have stable vision correction after refractive surgery and which are at greatest risk for refractive change.