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Success reported with office-based DMEK
Office-based surgery exploded into the popular consciousness with the publication of the 2015 Kaiser study, reporting more than 21,000 cataract operations performed safely and...
9 hours ago - Healio
Retinal detachment may occur early after pediatric cataract surgery
Retinal detachment may occur more frequently and earlier in pediatric patients after cataract surgery than previously reported, according to a study at the virtual American...
12 hours ago - Healio
New toric lens demonstrates rotational stability
I am a firm believer in correcting astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery. Nearly 40% of patients undergoing cataract surgery in the U.S. have significant astigmatism...
1 day ago - Healio
Protective equipment designed to enhance safety at slit lamp, during cataract surgery
Simple additions to standard personal protective equipment can further enhance safety during ophthalmology examinations and cataract surgery. “I was an early adopter of PPE and...
1 day ago - Healio
Infants undergoing cataract surgery may experience side effects from topical steroids
The use of topical steroids in infants after cataract surgery can cause changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, according to a poster presentation. Pediatric...
2 days ago - Healio
Systemic, hereditary causes identified in pediatric bilateral cataract cases
In children with bilateral cataracts, systemic and hereditary causes were more often identified than in unilateral cases, in which ocular associations were more often made...
7 days ago - Healio
Virtual Reality Simulators Yield Benefits in Cataract Surgery
Dr Sumit Garg shares how simulator technology can help both trainees and established ophthalmologists alike. Medscape Ophthalmology
7 days ago - Medscape
Nepal's God of Sight eye doctor to expand work beyond border
Nepal's “God of Sight” eye doctor renowned for his innovative and inexpensive cataract surgery for the poor is taking his work beyond the Himalayan mountains so there is no...
8 days ago - ABC News
Moderate alcohol use may reduce risk of incident cataract surgery
People with low to moderate alcohol consumption demonstrated a lower risk of undergoing cataract surgery compared with nondrinkers and heavy drinkers, according to a...
10 days ago - Healio
Less is more: Strategies to reduce chair time
The premium surgeon is quite familiar with the phrase “overdeliver/underpromise” in their everyday exam lane refractive cataract evaluation. No doubt achieving the best...
15 days ago - Healio
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Treating obstructive sleep apnea may lower risk for dementia
Positive airway pressure treatment was associated with a lower likelihood of incident Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia in older adults with obstructive sleep...
Prostate cancer specialist honored for translational, clinical research
American Association for Cancer Research presented the AACR-Waun Ki Hong Award for Outstanding Achievement in Translational and Clinical Cancer Research to Nima Sharifi...