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The correction of high myopia is limited, but phakic IOLs do provide a surgical option. "For many years we have been looking for a quality anterior chamber phakic IOL that could be easily performed in a clean room rather than an operating room," said Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, partner at Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Rockville Centre, N.Y., and clinical professor of ophthalmology, New York University Medical School.
The visual disturbances exacerbated by ocular surgery can range from annoying to disabling.
The best way to treat negative dysphotopsia remains a hot topic among surgeons. Negative dysphotopsia that occurs right after cataract surgery is usually best left to resolve on its own. However, if the problem continues a few months after surgery, ophthalmologists must step in to provide a treatment. Their treatment approach usually depends on what they suspect is the cause.
Using artificial tears is a fact of life for many patients with dry eye disease, according to Vincent P. de Luise, MD. Debra Schaumberg, ScD, OD, from the Harvard School of Public Health, has reported that between 25 and 40 million Americans have some level of dry eye, Dr. de Luise said, and virtually all of these patients are using artificial tears.
Meibomitis associated with evaporative dry eye
Source: John D. Sheppard, MD
A retrospective analysis suggests oral azithromycin may be beneficial.
The success of any surgical intervention depends as much on postoperative care and management as it does on the surgical procedure itself. This undoubtedly also holds true for corneal crosslinking. At our hospital, we have been performing corneal crosslinking with the IROC illumination system since the development of the first prototype and continue to use the latest UV-X 2000 crosslinking device.
When will my vision stabilize after crosslinking? Could my keratoconus symptoms return? What complications might occur? Patients undergoing crosslinking have many questions, and CXL pros have the answers.
Supplements aimed at treating dry eye have garnered increasing attention from ophthalmologists, but spotty data has limited their use.
Glaucoma and retinal specialists share how they manage dry eye with other ocular comorbidities.
Dual Scheimpflug image showing more than 3 D of WTR astigmatism on the anterior cornea and 0.65 on the posterior cornea (which has an ATR refractive effect)
Source: Douglas Koch, M.D., and Wang Li, M.D.
Total corneal astigmatism correction during cataract surgery could be either by eliminating it or leaving slight with-the-rule astigmatism.
