Effectively treating dry eye, blepharitis and other eye surface problems before and after LASIK and cataract surgery is essential to achieving good surgical outcomes, according to a prominent cataract and refractive surgeon. As many as 50 percent of older Americans needing cataract surgery and 30 percent of younger patients who desire elective LASIK eye surgery show some degree of ocular surface disease.
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Surgeon recommends careful management of eye surface problems before LASIK, cataract surgery
January 27, 2010Expedited cataract surgery improves vision but does not reduce fall risk
January 20, 2010Prompt cataract surgery in older patients diagnosed with cataracts improves visual acuity but does not appear to significantly reduce the risk of potentially injury-causing falls among this population. That’s the conclusion of Canadian researchers in a report published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
LASEK surgery reduces pre-operative straylight associated with glare, study finds
January 13, 2010Several studies have pointed out that a potential side effect of laser eye surgery is post-operative glare.
Researchers in Belgium have found just the opposite: LASEK eye surgery appears to reduce pre-operative retinal straylight, which is a potential source of glare. The results of their study suggests patients undergoing LASEK for the correction of myopia may [Read More …]
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.
Thin-flap LASIK provides faster results than PRK, study says
August 5, 2009Though LASIK is the most popular laser vision correction surgery in the United States, photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) eliminates the risk of intra-operative and post-operative flap-related complications.
Wavefront-guided LASIK found safe, effective for correction of myopia and astigmatism
July 27, 2009Wavefront-guided LASIK is safe and effective for treating low to moderate myopia (with or without astigmatism), according to a large-scale, multi-center study conducted by Optical Express.
Survey reveals surgeons’ LASIK preferences and prices
July 6, 2009Refractive surgeons who are members of Review of Ophthalmology’s National Panel weighed in this month on their current preferences regarding LASIK surgery and what they are charging for the procedure. Of the 500 surgeons on the Panel, 31 responded to the survey.
Refractive lens exchange found safe, effective for treatment of hyperopia
June 26, 2009Refractive lens exchange (RLE) is a lens-based vision correction surgery in which the eye’s clear natural lens is removed and replaced with an intraocular lens (IOL) of appropriate power to correct moderate and high refractive errors. The RLE procedure is essentially the same as procedure used for modern cataract surgery. The only difference is that the lens being removed from the eye is clear, not clouded by cataracts.