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| Is the US looking for alternatives to LASIK?
| | July 21, 2008 | Sales of the Visian ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens; STAAR Surgical Company) grew 38% in the US over the previous year, while the rate of LASIK procedures declined by approximately 40% in the second quarter of last year. |
| | Photoablation increases refractive index of stroma
| | July 14, 2008 | | Photoablation increases the refractive index of the stroma following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery, according to a study published in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. |
| | Free self-service kiosk provides eye exams
| | July 14, 2008 | | EyeSite, a free, interactive, self-service vision screening booth developed by Bart Foster of SoloHealth, has been launched, with the first kiosk taking residence in a Wal-Mart store in Georgia, US. |
| | Astigmatism lens launched
| | June 30, 2008 | | Acuvue Oasys, a contact lens designed for astigmatic eyes, has been introduced at the American Optometric Association (AOA) annual meeting by Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. |
| | Aspheric IOL offers better contrast sensitivity
| | June 23, 2008 | | In a prospective, randomized, contralateral study of 75 adults, eyes in which an aspheric IOL (AcrySof IQ model SN60WF, Alcon Laboratories) had been implanted demonstrated better mesopic contrast sensitivity, significantly less spherical aberration, and significantly less total higher-order aberrations compared with eyes in which a standard spherical IOL (AcrySof model SA60AT, Alcon Laboratories) had been implanted. Cumulative uncorrected visual acuity and best-corrected visual acuity were equivalent between both groups. |
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| Survey assesses life quality for adults with strabismus
| | July 21, 2008 | | A 20-item questionnaire is expected to be useful for evaluating the health-related quality of life of adults with strabismus and practical application in a clinical setting. The patient-derived questionnaire assesses both psychosocial and functional aspects of strabismus. |
| | Ophthalmologists debate whether ectasia is preventable
| | June 23, 2008 | | In a point-counterpoint debate at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, one clinician contended that the rate of post-LASIK ectasia is declining and that, with careful screening and other preparatory steps, the rate of ectasia can be kept very low. The counter-argument by another clinician suggested that the multifactorial basis of ectasia as well as unknown risk factors make it impossible to prevent a certain percentage of cases from developing. |
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