Cataract & Refractive

Italian investigators reported that ocular surface conditions such as dry eye disease are key factors in perioperative outcomes, even when patients achieve 20/20 vision

Advancements in lens technology reflect the growing popularity of multifocal lenses

The implant was tested in eyes of patients with bilateral age-related macular degeneration who underwent cataract surgery

The extension includes lenses that range from minus power of -13.00 diopters to cylindrical power up to 4.00 diopters

The laser integrates into the Corneal Refractive Workflow alongside the Visumax 800 and SMILE pro software

The launch follows a CE Mark received in late 2024

Trending topics and milestone stories from our year in ophthalmology

Our top 10 print stories highlight the core content concepts we explored this year

At the ESCRS meeting, Sir Harold Ridley’s legacy was put on display in a pop-up museum installation

The incidence was comparable to that of daily wear soft contact lenses

Brent Kramer, MD, presents on an alternative to IV sedation for cataract surgeries and complex cases

George O. Waring, IV, MD, provides insights from an on-demand poster as part of the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology taking place in Chicago, Illinois. This poster was titled, "Two-Year Clinical Feasibility Trial Outcomes for a Dual-Optic IOL System for the Treatment of Presbyopia and Cataract."

Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD, MSc, discusses his AAO presentation on risk of posterior capsular rupture in fellow-eyes cataract surgery

A retrospective analysis illuminates discrepancies between adult and paediatric cataract procedures around the globe

The Finnish company shared technical specifications for the ST500

Professor Gerd Auffarth shares patients’ and colleagues’ responses to a new IOL with a monofocal-like dysphotopsia profile

Rick Lewis, MD, speaks about a non-pharmaceutical approach to treating glaucoma with laser technology

The ESCRS Moving Simulator initiative brings surgical training to nations in need

Dr Ribeiro, President of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, previewed the 2024 congress

The non-diffractive, aspheric IOLs are the second generation of BVI’s ISOPURE family

The IOL, designed with artificial intelligence, will launch at this year's ESCRS Congress in Barcelona, Spain

The drop breaks up degraded protein complexes which cause lens clouding

Stabilising keratoconus and improving vision using ELZA-PACE customised CXL

The ALLY Adaptive Cataract Treatment System will be the first EU ALLY commercial installation

Patients with corneal astigmatism underwent phacoemulsification and rotationally asymmetric multifocal IOL implantation