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.
New tools in surgical training are constantly improving teaching methods. In this issue’s YES Connect column, several physicians spoke about digital tools for surgical training and how these fit in with more traditional training approaches.
Opacified corneas can present an additional challenge when preparing a patient for cataract surgery. Three physicians discussed how they handle these patients and specific considerations.
In his introduction to the Cataract section, Mitchell Weikert, MD, highlighted some of the valuable offerings at the ASCRS Annual Meeting and previewed the hot topics in cataract surgery covered in the issue.
Corneal edema after cataract surgery is expected to an extent, but as postop recovery stretches to 1 month or beyond, surgeons begin to treat the situation differently. Three surgeons discussed preop contributors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of prolonged corneal edema.
Ronald Yeoh, MD, will deliver the Cornelius D. Binkhorst, MD, Lecture during the ASCRS Main Stage session on Friday, April 25, at the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Dr. Yeoh shared with EyeWorld what he will be speaking about in his lecture.
➤ NDA submitted to the FDA for presbyopia drop ➤ FDA issues complete response letter to dry eye NDA ➤ FDA accepts BLA resubmission for bevacizumab to treat wet AMD ➤ One-month results in Phase 1/2 trial for treating Leber congenital amaurosis in a pediatric patient ➤ ASCRS news and events
➤ Proof-of-concept trial for intravitreal implant for glaucoma patients ➤ Phase 3 study evaluating intravitreal gene therapy for wet AMD ➤ New analysis shows differentiation of investigational glaucoma treatment ➤ IND studies to investigate gene therapy for dry AMD ➤ ASCRS news and events
➤ Fast Track Designation granted for investigational retinitis pigmentosa therapy ➤ Three-month data for first-in-class dual inflammasome inhibitor for geographic atrophy ➤ Clinical updates for sustained-release drug implant treating glaucoma ➤ Gene therapy program receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation ➤ Study: lasting effect of multifocal contact lenses for myopia progression ➤ ASCRS news and events
➤ Positive topline data in Phase 1/2 allogenic cell therapy trial ➤ Investigational, light-based treatment for infectious keratitis ➤ Topline results from Phase 3 clinical trial for chronic thyroid eye disease ➤ Primary endpoint met in trial investigating extended dosing interval for retinal vein occlusion treatment ➤ Rare Pediatric Disease Designation granted to investigational retina gene therapy ➤ Merger and acquisition news ➤ ASCRS news and events
In this issue’s column, the authors discussed the surgical work of ophthalmologists at Aravind Eye Hospital in India. They shared the results of the standardized protocols that include reusing devices for cataract surgery usually deemed single use in Western countries.