The Best of Ophthalmology.....EyeWorld News Magazine

Taking cataract and refractive surgery to the next level
May 2010 Supplement: View Flip Book | Download PDF

I think a one-piece IOL has numerous advantages, and now we can add the Tecnis multifocal optic technology (Abbott Medical Optics Inc., Santa Ana, Calif.) to the list. This new one-piece lens is easy to use, injectable through a smaller incision, and provides patients with relative pupil independence across all lighting conditions... Read More

Importance of selecting the appropriate platform for optimal patient outcomes
May 2010 Supplement: View Flip Book | View Online | Download PDF

Shortly before Sydney Tyson, M.D., Eye Associates, N.J., was to perform a cataract surgery a little over a year ago, the patient he was about to operate on had this to say: “Good luck, and do your best.” While not what most surgeons are accustomed to hearing before scrubbing in, the encouragement made perfect sense to Dr. Tyson. The patient was his mother.... Read More

Maximizing premium technologies for the current surgeon
May 2010 Supplement: View Flip Book | View Online | Download PDF

WReSTOR IOL +3.0 D (model SN6AD1, Alcon, Fort Worth, Texas) was approved by the U.S. FDA, the physician labeling presented three-month outcomes for patients in the clinical trials. The new package insert contains six-month data, comparing outcomes of patients with bilateral +3.0 D IOLs against outcomes of patients with bilateral +4.0 D IOLs (Alcon). Bret L. Fisher, M.D., Eye Center of North Florida, Panama City, Fla., who participated as an investigator in the clinical trials, discussed the new labeling.... Read More

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