Browse articles from EyeWorld.org from the refractive archives. 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.
Progressive pediatric myopia, its increasing prevalence, and possible treatments are important topics for eyecare providers, even if their primary patient population isn’t pediatric.
One pediatric ophthalmologist said it’s important to understand the research that’s going on in this area because it affects a large percentage of the population globally.
EyeWorld connected with Roger Zaldivar, MD, MSc, MBA, to speak about the topic of patient-reported outcome measures in general, as well as a relatively new digital health ecosystem he’s created to provide real-world, big data insights on patient experiences with different IOLs and refractive procedures.
Karolinne Rocha, MD, PhD, shared what readers can expect in this issue’s Refractive section and encouraged all to attend Refractive Day at the ASCRS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
Patients who opt for an advanced-technology IOL tend to have higher expectations for their postop vision, and as such, most surgeons proficient with these lenses are prepared to provide enhancements. So while some level of enhancements are expected, what is an “acceptable” rate? Two surgeons discussed the topic.
ASCRS Subspecialty Day will take place on Friday, April 25, ahead of the official kickoff of the main 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting. This year, attendees can expect exciting programs focusing on refractive, cornea, and glaucoma topics. The program chairs discussed what they’re looking forward to.
What’s the latest tool in the refractive surgeon’s toolbox? As with many fields from marketing to medicine, it’s artificial intelligence (AI). Several surgeons discussed how AI is impacting refractive surgery, as well as some other areas of the anterior segment.
With expanding options in refractive surgery for patients at different ages, many physicians are seeing an uptick in refractive lens exchange (RLE). Three physicians discussed their experience with RLE, including considerations when explaining this option to patients.
“In this issue, we look back on tried methodologies that are experiencing rapid growth and innovation, diving into the areas of corneal crosslinking, refractive lens exchange, and—you may have guessed it—artificial intelligence (AI),” said Karolinne Rocha, MD, PhD, in her introduction to the Refractive section.
With new techniques in (or having recently completed) Phase 3 clinical trials to potentially move crosslinking to the next stage in the U.S., EyeWorld spoke with specialists to look back at where keratoconus monitoring and treatment was, where it is now, and what could be coming.
Three physicians discussed measuring and quantifying higher order aberrations (HOAs), their impact on IOL selection for cataract surgery, procedure and candidate selection for corneal refractive surgery, and some of their eccentricities.
