All articles from EyeWorld.org on the topic of cataracts. 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.
A patient comes in for a postop visit unhappy with their vision after they’ve received a presbyopia-correcting IOL—now what? Tal Raviv, MD, created an algorithm, the Raviv “Getting to Happy” Post-IOL Algorithm, to help guide physicians through the process of managing a patient who is unhappy with their presbyopia-correcting IOL.
According to Tal Raviv, MD, comanagement has been a part of ophthalmology for more than 40 years as a means to coordinate surgical ophthalmic care among different provider types. “It has regained attention and scrutiny with the growth of refractive cataract surgery,” he said. “But today’s practice environment is quite different from the past.”
➤ Spotlight on cataract complications ➤ Rock hard cataracts ➤ Dealing with halos and starbursts ➤ Handling posterior polar cataracts ➤ Non-capsular IOL fixation ➤ Advanced techniques and innovations in MSICS
➤ State of the union on laser vision correction ➤ Practical insights on MIGS ➤ Glaucoma pipeline therapies and alternative therapeutics ➤ Future of refractive cataract surgery ➤ American Glaucoma Society Subspecialty Day Lecture ➤ Presbyopia correction with refractive IOLs
Cataract Editor Rosa Braga-Mele, MD, shared her thoughts on the past year and introduced the topic of ophthalmic challenges and how best to respond to them.
➤ Positive topline results from Phase 3 trial for first-in-class dry eye drop ➤ Study: Long-term efficacy of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder treatment ➤ Long-term data from gene therapy injection for wet AMD ➤ Positive data from Phase 1/2 trial of gene therapy for geographic atrophy ➤ Ophthalmic device company partners with augmented reality tech company
Dr. Braga-Mele discussed the influence that ASCRS and EyeWorld have had on her career and previewed the articles in the Cataract section.
Biometry is essential for IOL power calculations, but when might you need a new biometer? What is there to know about this technology, how it evolved, and where it is today? Three experts gave their thoughts on the topic.
Sessions on Monday at the ASCRS Annual Meeting included the Innovators General Session, the Winning Pitch Challenge, and various other symposia. The ASOA Annual Meeting held its second General Session.
➤ Combination pharmaceutical therapy being investigated for presbyopia meets study endpoints ➤ Positive results in Phase 2 clinical trial for IOP-lowering agent ➤ Phase 3 results from study of gene therapy for retinal neurodegenerative diseases ➤ Positive safety results in Phase 1 anti-VEGF treatment ➤ ASCRS news and events