According to the companies, the tool is affordable, portable, scalable, and intentionally designed to train surgeons in low- and middle-income countries, home to 9 out of 10 people with vision loss due to the difficulty of accessing eye care. The VR tool is being unveiled at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting in Boston.
The technology uses a superelastic, memory-shaped nitinol guide that facilitates up to 360-degree guided circumferential removal of the trabecular meshwork.
The investigators conducted a multicenter, prospective, open-label, phase 4 study in which they evaluated the patients’ and investigators’ impressions of the drug.
Authors looked at 6 unexpected cases of endophthalmitis after cataract extraction during 1 day of cataract surgeries.
At ASCRS2024, George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, provides an overview of his presentation highlighting outcomes for LASIK performed using an updated laser ablation algorithm
George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, provides an overview of his presentation at ASCRS 2024, highlighting outcomes for the safety and effectiveness of LASIK performed using an updated laser ablation algorithm for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism.
A recent study showed that adjunctive fragmentation pre-treatment of the crystalline lens using the miLoop showed improved lensectomy time and fluidic efficiency
Neda Nikpoor, MD, sat down to discuss her presentation on the single-site study on the effectiveness of a sterile model with two ALLYs, in two operating rooms against a model with only one laser for two rooms at this year's ASCRS meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts.
Filomena Ribeiro, MD, PhD, FEBO, discusses her presentation on neuroadaptation following the ASCRS Refractive Day
Sean Hanlon, CEO of CoFi, details the patient and provider benefits of recent CareCredit integration
Sean Hanlon, CEO of CoFi, a payment software company, talks about the company's recent integration with CareCredit.
Rich Small, CEO of Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, provides an update on the months ahead for NT-501 encapsulated cell therapy
Ula Jurkunas, MD, sat down to discuss her presentation on the management of anterior corneal disease at this year's ASCRS meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts.
Rich Small, CEO of Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, provides an update on the months ahead for NT-501 encapsulated cell therapy
Roger Kennedy, director of marketing at BioTissue sat down to discuss the new products the company will be unveiling at this year's ASCRS meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts.
Jennifer Loh, MD, sat down to discuss her presentation on major eye issues that can interfere with refractive cataract surgery, specifically dry eye disease, at this year's ASCRS meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts.
Spencer will formally receive his award during the 2024 ASCRS Annual meeting, being held April 5 to 8, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration.
Dry Eye Disease
The company said the module, which includes real-world data on more than 10 million patients, will help advance research and accelerate therapy development for dry eye disease and other ocular surface disorders.
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Thompson will assume the presidency of the ASCRS, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. The organization kicks off its 2024 annual meeting Friday at Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston.
The company’s Lacrifill canalicular gel is a cross-linked hyaluronic acid derivative and is FDA-cleared to temporarily block tear drainage by the occlusion of the canalicular system.
The company announced it will share clinical data at Eyecelerator and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston.
Conference defines the future of anterior segment surgery.
Andrew G. Lee, MD, expresses his perspective regarding the necessity of lumbar puncture for all individuals with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, highlighting the importance of clinical judgment and treatment approaches.
Andrew G. Lee, MD, outlines his stance on whether all patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension should have a lumbar puncture, emphasizing clinical judgment and treatment strategies.
The International Headache Society has provided criteria for visual snow syndrome (VSS).
A case study emphasises the shifting paradigm in clinical best practices
The benefit concert will be held at 8 pm April 7 at The Sinclair in Cambridge, and will feature performances by ophthalmologists and industry partners.
Retina specialists Giuseppe Querques, MD, PhD, and Paolo Lanzetta, MD, debate at the Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology
The good news for patients is that GA is transitioning from an untreatable disease to a potentially treatable one with development of new therapies to reduce the growth rate, and use of anti-complement therapies have caused the growth rate of GA lesions to decrease.
