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.
Rosa Braga-Mele, MD, Cataract editor, introduces some of the articles in the issue and shares what she is most excited about at the upcoming ASCRS Annual Meeting.
➤ Positive topline results in Phase 3 study for temporary presbyopia therapy ➤ Study: New therapy for ocular infections ➤ Analysis of more than half a million cataract surgeries yields PCO insights ➤ Patients blinded from AMD benefit from visual prosthetic ➤ New company focuses on refractive pharmaceutical treatments ➤ ASCRS events
Achieving competency in cataract surgery is an essential component of ophthalmology residency training. This ASCRS/EyeWorld Journal Club took a look at a paper by Liebman et al. that evaluates quantification of the resident cataract surgery learning curve and identification of the case threshold at which residents experience marginal educational benefit.
Cataract Editor Rosa Braga Mele, MD, shares personal thoughts on the pandemic a year later, including some positive practice adaptations that have occurred as a result.
➤ Topline results from Phase 3 studies for nAMD treatment ➤ Phase 2 trial of betamethasone treatment for cataract surgery pain and inflammation ➤ Fast Track designation given to therapy seeking to treat achromatopsia ➤ Topline data from Phase 1 trial of travoprost intracameral implant ➤ ASCRS Journal Club
Dense white cataracts and mature brunescent cataracts can make surgery particularly challenging, yet the reward comes once patients can see again. EyeWorld spoke with several seasoned surgeons to find out how they manage these types of cataracts.
Monovision is a proven and trustworthy option to attain spectacle independence in patients undergoing cataract surgery. According to Ehud Assia, MD, the best results are attained by waiting for the outcomes of the first-eye surgery before moving on the create monovision.
Experts agree that manual small incision cataract surgery has a role in regular practice and training programs, even in developed countries.
Do MSICS and other extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) techniques have a place in developed countries where phaco is available, affordable, and the well-established gold standard? Is it something that should be taught in training? Is it a skill to be maintained?
When multifocal lenses were first introduced, they were heralded as a means of providing both near and distance vision improvements for patients undergoing cataract surgery. These IOLs feature two main foci, but patients continually demanded better intermediate vision. In today’s world, one could argue intermediate vision is even more crucial than near for performing daily tasks such as using a computer, tablet, or smartphone.