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.
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Identifying and factoring in corneal aberrations prior to laser vision correction is one of the basics of ensuring a successful refractive procedure. One ophthalmologist discussed how these aberrations can have an impact and what he does in his practice.
One physician shares the background and details on this often misunderstood topic.
With advanced screening parameters and improved surgical techniques and technologies, the follow-up for refractive surgery has become routine and, in most cases, fairly uneventful. But EyeWorld caught up with two experts for a refresher and some important things to remember in the short- and long-term follow-up with post-refractive patients.
Two optometrists discussed their experiences in practices that have a comanagement approach. They shared recommendations for practices interested in expanding their comanagement network.
Three physicians shared how they’ve taken a holistic approach to IOL offerings in their practice and gave tips for onboarding new technology, why they inform patients about all IOL choices even if they’re not being recommended specifically, and more.
“If there was ever a top 10 list of issues on which eyecare as a whole could ‘up its game,’ it should include the fact that we all need to be more aggressive about educating patients on the fact that they can create their own self-induced keratoconus by repetitive pressure on their eyes,” according to EyeWorld Refractive Editor Vance Thompson, MD.
When choosing a refractive procedure, there is a lot of information for surgeons to go over with the patient, and the possibility of needing implant surgery in the future is one point for discussion. Three experts shared how they counsel patients, specific considerations, and how changing technology has had an impact on this and may open more options in the future.
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David Chang, MD, and Kendall Donaldson, MD, MS, chaired the in-person ASCRS 20/Happy in 2021 program in New Orleans, Louisiana, an expansion of the ASCRS Master Class in Refractive Cataract Surgery. The CME program included presentations on a variety of refractive topics.