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Surgeons explore new ways to address compromised capsular support
Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a joint society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest...
7 hours ago - Healio
Putting the wrong lens in during a cataract op is one of the NHS's most common surgical blunders
A report by the UK's Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch found the wrong artificial lenses were put into patients' eyes 21 times in 2016/17, and urged the NHS to stop it...
16 hours ago - Daily Mail
Secondary Cataract: Lens Cells from Previous Cataract Surgery Could be a Cause
Clouded natural lens cells left over from the first cataract surgery can lead to the formation of secondary cataract. In this disease, secondary scars start forming in the eye.
1 day ago - Medindia Health
Seeking ways to prevent 'secondary cataracts'
Today's cataract surgery is often described as a marvel of modern medicine, a one-hour outpatient procedure that has spared millions from blindness, especially in developed...
2 days ago - News Medical
The Core of Parents' Main Concerns When Having a Child With Cataract and Its Clinical Implications
To investigate the main concerns associated with being a parent of a child with cataract and how the parents deal with these concerns.
7 days ago - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
VIDEO: Kala readies to launch Inveltys for cataract surgery
CHICAGO - At the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit at AAO, Mark Iwicki, chairman and CEO of Kala Pharmaceuticals, discusses the company's plans to launch Inveltys (loteprednol...
7 days ago - Healio
VIDEO: Manual cataract surgery tools promising in underserved communities
CHICAGO - At the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Alan Crandall, MD, of Moran Eye Center, Utah, discusses using new tools and techniques to address the burden of...
9 days ago - Healio
DMEK prior to cataract surgery shows better results than combined procedure
CHICAGO - Compared with Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty combined with cataract surgery, performing cataract surgery after Descemet's membrane endothelial...
10 days ago - Healio
IStent inject allows early glaucoma intervention
Glaucoma is a disease with no cure; left untreated, it can result in partial or complete loss of vision over time. It is not only the leading cause of blindness among African...
13 days ago - Healio
OCT Screening Before Cataract Surgery Can Improve Outcomes
Routine screening with optical coherence tomography before cataract surgery can identify overlooked pathologies, researchers say, but cost might be an issue. Medscape Medical News
13 days ago - Medscape
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