All articles from EyeWorld.org on the topic of cataract surgery. EyeWorld is the award-winning member publication of ASCRS. The magazine provides news and updates from the Society as well as clinical features in the areas of cataract, refractive, cornea, glaucoma, and practice management. It publishes quarterly with editorial direction from its medical editorial board and staff.
➤ Nerve growth factor being studied as a possible treatment for Sjogren’s-related dry eye
➤ Investigational RNA therapy doesn’t meet primary endpoint
➤ Phase 1 clinical trial for bioerodible, sustained anti-VEGF delivery
➤ Positive interim data for diabetic retinopathy treatment
➤ Positive results in trial for high-dose aflibercept
➤ Additional Phase 3 trial data for Beovu in DME
➤ ASCRS news and events
➤ Study evaluates the potential for AI in cataract surgery
➤ Pre-clinical model for dry AMD
➤ Research finds up to 30% of wet AMD patients could stop injections
➤ Prospective study of a new home-based OCT device begins
➤ ASCRS news and events
While cataract surgery continually experiences advancement in technologies, techniques, implants, and calculations, one area that seems seldom discussed in comparison is incisions. A study that was published in late 2021 in JAMA Ophthalmology, however, took a look at the effect of incision shape on a cataract surgery complication in the setting of dense cataracts.
David Chang, MD, and Kendall Donaldson, MD, MS, chaired the in-person ASCRS 20/Happy in 2021 program in New Orleans, Louisiana, an expansion of the ASCRS Master Class in Refractive Cataract Surgery. The CME program included presentations on a variety of refractive topics.
➤ Controversies in cataract and refractive surgery
➤ Hot topics in ophthalmology
➤ Ophthalmic Premier League
➤ Management of retinal vasculitis
➤ Discussion of same-day bilateral cataract surgery ➤ DMEK in complex eyes ➤ Do’s and Don’ts of corneal crosslinking for keratoconus ➤ Reconstruction of the ocular surface ➤ Late-breaking developments in retina ➤ Long-term follow-up with port delivery system of ranibizumab for AMD
➤ Enrollment begins in Phase 3 pilocarpine study for presbyopia
➤ New digital platform enhances connectivity among clinic-to-OR technologies
➤ Positive results from Phase 1 safety study of investigational compound for AMD, DME
➤ Alcon to acquire Ivantis
➤ ASCRS news and events
2021 has been a time of unprecedented challenge for the ASCRS Foundation. The number of needy patients applying through the Operation Sight web portal has exploded. Volunteers’ steadfast commitment in a time of great uncertainty illustrates ophthalmology’s resilience and willingness to share its incredible benefits with those less fortunate.
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD, joined Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles podcast hosts Nicole Fram, MD, and Elizabeth Yeu, MD, to share her “quicksand moment” with a uveitic cataract.
Thomas Meirick, MD, and Parisa Taravati, MD, University of Washington, summarized “Effect of residual astigmatism on uncorrected visual acuity and patient satisfaction in pseudophakic patients” from the August edition of the ASCRS Journal Club, which was recorded live at the 2021 ASCRS Annual Meeting.
