Dr Howard I. Fine told delegates that he was the best ophthalmic surgeon because none of his patients used glasses. He then showed the audience a video of 'patients', all wearing spectacles, drinking directly from bottles of wine. It was a lighted finish in keeping to the session's theme, "I am the best because. . .".
Although moxifloxacin has excellent antibacterial coverage, there is an emergence of a resistance to it in bacteria isolated from corneal ulcers.
It would be helpful if IOL manufacturers made lenses available in 0.25 D steps and provided more detailed information regarding the optical design since refractive outcomes can now be predicted more accurately.
Changes to perioperative management of cataract patients, including the use of disposable bimanual irrigation/aspiration handpieces, intracameral cefuroxime and povidone iodine wash can be effective in reducing the instances of endophthalmitis.
If a sterile unit dose of cefuroxime were available it would become the world standard for endophthalmitis prophylaxis following the startling proof of its efficacy in the ESCRS endophthalmitis study last year. That was the conclusion of a debate for and against intracameral antibiotics at the JCRS Symposium, Controversies in Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
Using a femotsecond laser (IntraLase) to create flaps of 90 microns does not increase the postoperative risk of striae formation or induction of optical aberrations.
A long-term Phase II/III study (IMT002) of an implantable telescope prosthesis for end-stage macular degeneration has demonstrated that it can improve quality of life and sustain visual acuity (VA) improvements.
The diffractive AcrySof ReSTOR (Alcon) intraocular lens (IOL) can provide stable, high levels of spectacle independence for both near and distance vision.
Zeiss took advantage of the annual European congress to announce some product debuts and technological enhancements to currently marketed products.
The vast majority of ophthalmologists are going to become convinced that 2.2 mm microcoaxial surgery with Ozil (Alcon) phaco must be the method of choice for both surgeons and patients said Dr Robert Osher.
Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) with a femtosecond laser offers good surgical results and endothelial cell loss numbers similar to those found for PK using standard trephines.
The new acrylic *Acri.Lyc 356 (*Acri.Tec) diffractive intraocular lens (IOL) produces practically no posterior capsule opacification (PCO) compared with its silicone counterpart.
Ferrara corneal rings are a useful tool in the treatment of keratoconus but long-term stability still needs to be established.
The use of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in the management of glaucoma is a safe and effective treatment method, according to Shlomo Melamed from the Sam Rothbery Glaucoma Centre in Tel Aviv, Israel, speaking at the Ellex symposium.
Cases of amblyopia should undergo corneal wavefront analysis and would benefit from corneal wavefront-linked LASIK.
LASIK for myopia over -10 D is a safe procedure; myopic regression slows down with time and there is a high rate of best spectacle corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) increase in the long-term.
Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is an effective method of long-term treatment for glaucoma, according to Madhu Nagar of the Clayton Eye Centre, UK.
Implantation of intracorneal ring segments (ICR) can be combined with a UV cross-linking procedure.
By using adaptive optics and physiological eye models, Pablo Artal and colleagues from Universidad de Murcia, Spain have determined that contrast performance peaks when spherical aberration is completely corrected.
By employing staged implantation of intraocular lenses (IOLs), surgeons can produce the best possible visual outcomes for each individual patient.
The Pentacam (Oculus) is an excellent device, but it has limitations, the audience heard during a debate of the system's pros and cons in corneal diagnosis.
Cataract surgery with the Akreos MI60 microincision lens (Bausch & Lomb) is a safe and effective procedure.
Excellent visual outcomes can be achieved in subjects with mixed astigmatism when using the VISX wavefront platform's CustomVue iris registration system (AMO).
The implantation of multifocal and accommodative intraocular lenses (IOLs) can offer adequate near and far vision in addition to high levels of patient satisfaction.
Patients implanted with a hydrophilic intraocular lens (IOL) develop more posterior capsule opacification (PCO) and have worse visual acuity (VA), contrast sensitivity and glare after two years, compared with patients implanted with a hydrophobic IOL.
Descemetorhexis with endokeratoplasty (DXEK) has a direct effect on corneal hysteresis and the biomechanical properties of the human cornea.
Following enhancement with IntraLase bioptics, nearly all patients with high preoperative astigmatism can achieve spectacle independence.
Corneal collagen cross-linking with riboflavin, without removing the epithelium, is both safe and effective.
Non-penetrating filtering surgery with intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC) and without a scleral implant, can provide reasonable intraocular pressure (IOP) control.
Iris retractors are a safe and useful addition to small pupil phacoemulsification.
