Browse articles from EyeWorld.org related to refractive 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.
Avi Wallerstein, MD, FRCSC, and Mathieu Gauvin, PhD, discussed mEYEstro, a new software they created to automate and standardize the reporting of refractive surgery outcomes. They shared why this is an area of need and the features of mEYEstro.
➤ FDA approves continuous delivery treatment for DME ➤ Positive topline data from Phase 2 trials for new glaucoma treatment ➤ Positive 6-month data from clinical trial evaluating drug delivery for treatment of DME ➤ Pivotal study evaluating AI algorithm for neovascular AMD with home OCT published ➤ Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designation granted to X-linked retinitis pigmentosa treatment ➤ Promising results for ophthalmic gel to treat geographic atrophy ➤ Recruitment complete in trial for continuous range-of-vision IOL ➤ ASCRS news and events
The ASCRS Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery (BRiCS) Summit, which took place September 27–28 in Irving, Texas, brought together practice teams to emphasize the fact that for advanced-technology IOL adoption to be successful, all members of the practice need to be educated on various aspects.
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.
The new ASCRS Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery Summit took place September 27–28 in Irving, Texas, with the goal of helping practices grow their use of and improve their implementation of advanced-technology IOLs.
➤ NDA submitted for presbyopia treatment ➤ FDA approves AMD treatment ➤ Primary endpoint achieved in Phase 3 trial of reproxalap for dry eye ➤ Clinical trial results that supported new excimer laser approval published ➤ Company updates on several clinical trials ➤ First patient dosed in Phase 2 trial for intravitreal steroid implant for DME treatment ➤ ASCRS news and events
➤ Study: protein patterns in tears predict postop pain ➤ Tentative approval for generic glaucoma drug ➤ Nanodrug recovers optic nerve in glaucoma animal model ➤ Acquisition news ➤ ASCRS news and events
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.
LASIK volumes in the U.S. have declined in the last year, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, according to several EyeWorld Editorial Board members who commented on their recent observations with LASIK volumes compared to refractive surgery volume as a whole.
Renato Ambrósio Jr., MD, PhD, presented the Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Lecture at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting, calling it “one of the highlights of my career.” His lecture focused on refractive surgery, specifically highlighting the concept of going “beyond.”
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