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Light adjustable lenses offer stability of refraction

22 July 2009

Residual myopic errors can be successfully corrected postoperatively by using light-adjustable lens technology (LAL) in cataract patients, concludes a study published online by Ophthalmology.

ICLs effective over long-periods

22 July 2009

The use of implantable collamer lenses (ICLs) to correct moderate to high myopia can offer predictable and stable results over a long period of time, according to a report published in the July issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.

Presbyopia lens launch

13 May 2009

Oculentis will present its presbyopia correcting LENTIS Mplus IOL at DOC 2009 in Nuremberg to an expert audience. It claims the lens features a completely new approach in multi-focal lens technology.

IOL receives further $40 million investment

06 May 2009

Visiogen is reporting significant progress in the development of the Synchrony IOL, including the completion of the US phase III study, the formation of Visiogen Europe GmbH and the commencement of commercialization in Europe.

New offerings for the refractive surgeon

22 April 2009

The Visante omni is the first system to combine OCT and Placido disk technologies, providing comprehensive anterior and posterior topography for improved patient selection and care.

Can violent games improve lazy eyes?

08 April 2009

Scientists at New York's Rochester University say that playing violent video games may improve contrast sensitivity, which is often impaired by amblyopia.

Eye diseases in pre-school children more common than first thought

08 April 2009

In what is believed to be the first comprehensive eye disease study among urban pre-schoolers, investigators writing in the April issue of the journal Ophthalmology report that while vision problems are rare, they are more common than once thought.

Advantages of aspheric aberration-free method

01 April 2009

Patients in need of visual corrections whose vision is not affected by existing high-order aberrations (HOAs) may have an alternative to wavefront treatment using an aberration-free method.

Building artificial corneas

25 February 2009

Insights gained from research into keratoconus using extremely intense x-rays could refine laser surgeries, including LASIK, and may one day even lead to the development of an artificial cornea, according to researchers at Cardiff University, UK.

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