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.
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When performing cataract surgery in patients with keratoconus, there are considerations for surgical planning, lenses, and techniques that surgeons need to account for to ensure success. Two ophthalmologists discussed how they handle these patients, including testing, formulas, and IOL selection.
Three physicians discussed measuring and quantifying higher order aberrations (HOAs), their impact on IOL selection for cataract surgery, procedure and candidate selection for corneal refractive surgery, and some of their eccentricities.
The inaugural ASCRS Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery (BRiCS) Summit took place over the weekend, offering attendees the knowledge and tools they need to successfully and confidently offer advanced-technology IOLs in their practice.
Floaters can impact patient perception and happiness with their vision after cataract surgery, but there is some division as to methods of treatment, especially as YAG laser vitreolysis is becoming more common. EyeWorld spoke with a cataract surgeon and two retina specialists on this topic.
With increased experience, physicians are discovering ways to use the IC-8 Apthera IOL (Bausch + Lomb) off label. Two of these physicians discussed their experience using the lens, including ways that it can apply to patients who previously had limited options, particularly those with irregular astigmatism.
When planning cataract surgery, it’s important to pay particular attention to patients who may have a compromised cornea or endothelial damage. Two cornea specialists spoke with EyeWorld about considerations for cataract surgery in these eyes.
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