EyeWorld milestones
October 1996
EyeWorld launches
1996–2004
Marguerite McDonald, MD
Chief Medical Editor
2002–2011
Stephen Obstbaum, MD
Chief Medical Editor
2004–2011
Stephen Lane, MD
Chief Medical Editor
2009–2011
Edward Holland, MD
Chief Medical Editor
2011–2015
David Chang, MD
Chief Medical Editor
2015–present
Eric Donnenfeld, MD
Chief Medical Editor
October 2016
EyeWorld celebrates its 20th anniversary
April 2019
EyeWorld unveils redesign of print magazine
May 2021
EyeWorld refreshes its website
Ophthalmology milestones
1999
LASIK receives FDA approval
2001
FDA approves laser-assisted corneal flap creation (IntraLase)
2002
Wavefront-guided LASIK approved
2003
First accommodative IOL receives FDA approval (Crystalens, Bausch + Lomb)
2005
First diffractive IOL approved by FDA (ReSTOR, Alcon)
2006
Technique and term Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) described
2010
Femtosecond laser cataract surgery approved by the FDA
2012
First modern MIGS device FDA approved (iStent, Glaukos)
2015
First intracorneal inlay approved for correction of presbyopia (KAMRA, AcuFocus)
2016
- Small incision lenticule extraction FDA approved
- Crosslinking receives FDA approval
- First extended depth of focus IOL approved by FDA (TECNIS Symfony, Johnson & Johnson Vision)
2017
First adjustable IOL approved by FDA (Light Adjustable Lens, RxSight)
2019
First trifocal IOL receives FDA approval (PanOptix, Alcon)
2021
First non-diffractive extended depth of focus presbyopia-correcting IOL approved (Vivity, Alcon)
