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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In this op-ed, Vance Thompson, MD, Chair of the ASCRS Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery Summit (BRiCS), discussed the opportunities that practices have with advanced-technology IOLs and how BRiCS will give practice teams the confidence they need to increase growth in these IOLs.
“My eyes are irritated … they weren’t before cataract surgery.” “My vision fluctuates … it goes in and out.” These just a couple of phrases an ophthalmologist might hear when ABMD is missed prior to cataract surgery, causing them to wish they had found and treated it preoperatively.
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The choice between using bimanual or coaxial I/A depends on a number of factors, including physician preference and the type of case. Two surgeons discussed what they use and what may be beneficial in certain cases.
The Scheie Eye Institute residents reviewed “Visual outcome and postoperative complications of cataract surgery in patients with ocular surface disorders” from the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
Since its approval, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) has divided cataract surgeons into frequent users of the technology and those who do not think that it brings value to their practice. EyeWorld spoke with two surgeons who say they consistently benefit from FLACS in their practice.
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