Optometry

Compared with standard 2.75-mm coaxial small-incision cataract surgery, eyes treated with biaxial microincision cataract surgery sustained less trauma due to lower amounts of energy and faster visual rehabilitation.

Findings from bench model studies measuring higher-order aberrations and near, intermediate, and distance image quality of presbyopia-correcting IOLs provide further insight on the clinical performance of the available implants.

Two distinct regions of the cornea have key anatomic, physiologic, and pathologic differences.

Wavefront-guided LASIK and wavefront-optimized LASIK both produced similar results when compared head to head in two studies.

Application of a proprietary femtosecond laser to perform lens liquefaction, capsulorhexis, and corneal incisions is safe, effective, and offers potential advantages that suggest this technology will usher in a new era in cataract surgery.

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Administration of the shingles vaccine in patients with active acute ocular zoster infection is not indicated, and use of the vaccine in a patient with active interstitial keratitis actually may worsen the disease.

Preliminary results of a phase I/II study suggest that targeting complement factor 5 in combination with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy may have a role for improving visual acuity outcomes to eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration.

Corneal melt can develop after implantation of corneal inserts, although incidence is rare.

Wavefront-optimized LASIK using an excimer laser is a highly safe and predictable procedure for treating up to +6D of hyperopia, in the experience of one ophthalmologist.

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'Simultaneous bilateral refractive lens exchange with posterior chamber IOL implantation offers several advantages for patients and surgeons, according to one expert.

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Two proprietary IOLs can provide good uncorrected distance visual acuity and reading performance in eyes of patients after bilateral IOL implantation.

The addition of chondroitin sulfate to ophthalmic viscosurgical devices has been a big plus, because it positively affects zero-shear viscosity.

Results of a study evaluating the performance of a new pressurized infusion system for a phaco platform show surgeons give it high ratings for ease of use and have a favorable impression of its efficacy for maintaining chamber stability.

Experience using a proprietary femtosecond laser with an integrated, real-time optical coherence tomography imaging device highlights the advantages provided by this technology in performing cataract surgery and its potential to raise the bar for functional and safety outcomes.

Based on available evidence, intracameral cefuroxime represents the best, safest, and most effective antimicrobial agent to use for prophylaxis of postcataract surgery endophthalmitis.

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Ketorolac tromethamine ophthalmic solution 0.45%, a third-generation formulation of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, had a highly beneficial effect on visual acuity after cataract surgery in a recent study.

A post hoc analysis of data collected in two published, pivotal clinical trials demonstrates that in addition to its efficacy for treating inflammation following ocular surgery, loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension 0.5% provides statistically significant relief of postoperative pain and other symptoms.

In a quantitative determination of the prophylactic effectiveness of two commercially available ocular fluoroquiinolones within the anterior chamber of rabbit eyes, moxifloxacin ophthalmic solution 0.5% demonstrated significantly greater bacterial killing than besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6%.

A broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic also may have anti-inflammatory properties.

The availability of a new formulation of gatifloxacin ophthalmic solution containing 0.5% active ingredient will provide ophthalmologists with a valuable option for addressing the growing problem of resistance among some important ocular pathogens.

In a study performed to evaluate and compare preserved versus unpreserved fluoroquinolone antibiotics, cell culture assays demonstrated some degree of toxicity and elevated induction of apoptosis in each of three commercially available topical ocular fluoroquinolone antibiotics.

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Data from 1 year of follow-up in a 2-year study demonstrate a favorable clinical performance of a microincisional IOL designed for implantation through a 1.8 mm incision.

Fibrin glue-assisted posterior IOL implantation is a beneficial technique for clinical indications such as dislocated nucleus, dislocated IOL, or subluxated cataract.