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.
The Mass Eye and Ear Ophthalmology Residents reviewed “Geographical barriers to surgical treatment for cataract among California Medicare beneficiaries” from the June issue of the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
Dr. Devgan performed the first-in-human robotic cataract surgery in 2025 using the Horizon Surgical Systems Polaris platform.
Source: Uday Devgan, MD, FACS
Imagine this: A patient is undergoing cataract surgery, but the surgeon is a few meters away or someday even thousands of miles away, operating via a robotic system intended to increase precision, safety, and access to care. Physicians discussed the need for, economics of, and future of robotic cataract surgery.
➤ First patient dosed in Phase 3 trial for treatment of X-linked retinoschisis
➤ New treatment option for glaucoma
➤ BLA resubmission received by FDA for wet AMD treatment
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Digital visualization technologies are pushing cataract surgery toward increased precision, enhanced safety, and personalized care. Three surgeons shared their experience with digital operating technologies that have hit the market in the last decade—both wearable headsets and heads-up display systems.
➤ FDA Orphan Drug and Fast Track Designations granted to investigational NK therapy
➤ DME drop study does not meet Phase 3 endpoint
➤ Phase 1b trial begins for first-in-class DME treatment
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In an article published in JCRS Online Case Reports,1 Andreas F. Borkenstein, MD, and colleagues discussed the “No ring approach technique for Nd:YAG capsulotomy in pinhole intraocular lenses: mask-sparing strategy to prevent occluder ring damage.” Dr. Borkenstein shared highlights from the report, why the technique is important, and when it applies.
➤ First commercial cases of laser-based, non-incisional trabeculotomy procedure
➤ FDA grants appeal, allowing for BLA resubmission of AMD treatment
➤ Study: small-aperture IOL safe, effective for irregular corneas
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A symposium at the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting—“Robotic Surgery: How Soon and How Good Will It Be?”—gave an overview of robotic cataract surgery and its future with perspectives from physicians who were directly involved with these rapidly advancing technologies.
➤ CPT code granted to investigational drug-eluting IOL system
➤ Study: new eye disease associated with virus
➤ Enrollment complete in real-world myopia control studies
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➤ FDA 510(k) clearance granted to non-invasive glaucoma treatment
➤ Study: GA treatment increases probability of driving capabilities among patients
➤ Third implantation of wireless visual prosthesis in the brain
➤ First-in-human results for geographic atrophy therapy
➤ SPA agreement with the FDA for optic neuritis trial
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