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Piggyback toric IOL effective for astigmatism

07 May 2013

Implanting a customized primary or a secondary piggyback toric IOL post-penetrating keratoplasty (PK) is effective for astigmatism, claims a paper in Eye.

Corneal astigmatism and HOAs affect IOL performance

10 October 2012

Uncorrected corneal astigmatism and higher-order aberrations (HOAs) in pseudophakic eyes significantly affects through-focus performance of presbyopia-correcting IOLs.

CE Mark for IOL and delivery system

20 September 2012

Abbott Medical Optics (AMO) has announced the launch and CE Mark of approval for both the Tecnis multifocal toric IOL and iTec preloaded delivery system at the ESCRS in Milan this year.

European approval for hydrophobic acrylic IOL

19 September 2012

Bausch + Lomb introduced the enVista toric IOL for astigmatism correction for European patients at the 2012 ESCRS Congress in Milan.

Safety first: pIOL is effective for myopic astigmatism

16 July 2012

Implantation of the Artiflex toric iris-fixated phakic IOL is effective, predictable and safe for the correction of myopic astigmatism.

Clever combo: multi-modality imaging developed by novel optics

15 July 2012

Funding novel optics and imaging software encourages the evolution of multi-modality imaging and provides more business opportunities.

Tele visual acuity measurements are successful and reliable

11 July 2012

A remotely operated computer-based logarithmic (logMAR) visual acuity chart is just as reliable as measurements taken by an optometrist.

Peripheral overall blur influenced by defocus and oblique astigmatism

03 July 2012

Peripheral overall blur is largely influenced by a combination of defocus and oblique astigmatism.

Novel suturelesss scleral IOL fixation technique successful

29 June 2012

A novel sutureless scleral IOL fixation technique is successful in patients with insufficient posterior capsule support.

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