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Tecnis Multifocal IOL provides good visual outcomes and high patient satisfaction

Jun 15, 2009

The recently FDA-approved Tecnis Multifocal IOL (Abbott Medical Optics, Santa Ana, CA) provides impressive visual outcomes and receives high marks from patients, according to clinical trials of the new presbyopia-correcting lens implant. read more

Cataract surgery has become refractive surgery, says prominent eye doctor

Jun 12, 2009

Today's cataract patients want good vision at all distances after surgery, and surgeons are wise to embrace the notion that cataract surgery has become refractive surgery, says a prominent eye doctor. read more

Artificial tears after LASIK improve visual outcomes

Jun 10, 2009

Using artificial tears for several weeks after LASIK can improve vision as well as reduce dry eye symptoms, says a prominent eye surgeon. Read what brand she recommends. read more

New iLASIK technology provides excellent outcomes for U.S. Navy aviators

Jun 8, 2009

Preliminary results of a study of U.S. Navy aviators receiving all-laser iLASIK treatment show 97 percent of eyes attain 20/20 or better uncorrected visual acuity the day after surgery and 100 percent see 20/20 or better one week after surgery. read more

Wavefront-guided LASIK found safe, effective in large-scale study

Jun 5, 2009

A retrospective review of more than 49,000 eyes that underwent laser vision correction at over 200 Optical Express locations in Europe finds wavefront-guided LASIK is safe, effective and preferred by patients.  read more

Outcomes of LASIK using different laser platforms compared

Jun 3, 2009

A prominent refractive surgeon reports the results of a comparison of outcomes produced by five different types of all-laser LASIK treatments. One brand of wavefront-guided LASIK came out on top.  read more

Wavefront-guided LASIK induces fewer higher-order aberrations than wavefront-optimized LASIK

Jun 1, 2009

A recent study finds wavefront-guided LASIK induces fewer higher-order aberrations than a related customized laser vision correction procedure called wavefront-optimized LASIK. read more

Wavefront-guided PRK improves vision in eyes previously treated with radial keratotomy

May 29, 2009

A new study finds wavefront-guided PRK can improve vision in eyes that have previously undergone radial keratotomy (RK), a non-laser eye surgery used in the 1980s and early 1990s to correct myopia before the introduction of PRK and LASIK. read more

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