The Eye-Mail® News Brief, in partnership with Primary Care Optometry News (PCON), is a highly informative e-news brief that delivers the most relevant content to the inboxes of the Academy members once a month. The Eye-Mail® News Brief includes articles on optometry, vision technology, trends in eye care, and even more.
Researchers say most 1-day follow-ups for cataract surgery are unnecessary
Perspective: Sondra Black, OD, FAAO
The authors concluded that in uneventful phacoemulsification cataract surgery, in routine patients and in the hands of an experienced surgeon, a day-1 postoperative visit is not supported by the literature.
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Trifocal toric IOL provides good acuity at all distances
Perspective: Harry Green, OD, PhD, FAAO
This paper describes a lens that not only provides good vision at distance, intermediate and near, but also incorporates an overall toric design, which, in the study, successfully compensates for corneal astigmatism.
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Study finds no significant differences in conventional femtosecond phaco
Perspective: Kyle Sandberg, OD, FAAO
Patient refractive goals, existing ocular surface disease, macular pathology and lens anatomy all influence our recommendations for undergoing laser-assisted surgery.
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Researchers propose 1-week cataract surgery follow-up as needed
Perspective: Brad Sutton, OD, FAAO
While it seems clear that asymptomatic patients very rarely require intervention at the 1-week visit, there are other important factors to consider.
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Featured in OVS: Histology of subcapsular cataract in a patient with atopic dermatitis
This case report highlights the histopathological features of anterior subcapsular cataract associated with atopic dermatitis in a 29-year-old man. –
Shu DY, Ong K, Lovicu FJ Read more...