Celebrating World Animal Month: Multifocal Visual Systems in Animal Eyes
GOLDEN, CO–Every year, October 4 is recognized as World Animal Day, a tradition begun in 1931 by a gathering of ecologists in Italy, selected because it is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the...
View ArticleRisk of Laser Capsulotomy Higher in Multifocal IOL
Aurora, CO – A study found that implantation of multifocal IOLs corresponds with a higher incidence of laser capsulotomy than it does with a similar monofocal lens. According to the author of the...
View ArticleIOL Choice and Gender Differences
Multifocal intraocular lenses, or multifocal IOLs, are used to correct presbyopia in adults as well as cataracts. However, according to Dr. Magda Rau’s observations over 12 years of study show that...
View ArticleNight Driving Performance: Advantage ICLs over PRK
One of the more common complaints people have after refractive surgeries like LASIK and PRK is that their night vision is affected. Most importantly, night driving may be impaired by the vision effects...
View ArticleBausch & Lomb Releases Crystalens iPhone App
Rochester, NY – Bausch & Lomb has recently announced the release of an iPhone application called Crystalens iClear, which will provide educational materials to consumers regarding cataracts and...
View ArticleWill Synchrony Get FDA Approval This Year?
Synchrony is a new version of an accommodating IOL, an advanced intraocular lens that promises to give patients complete freedom from glasses after cataract surgery or refractive lens exchange....
View ArticleTreatment Options for Presbyopia
What is Presbyopia? Presbyopia is the technical name for the vision impairment that comes with age. In young eyes, the lens is flexible, able to change its shape to focus light and help you see things...
View ArticleCrystalens Accommodating IOL Performs Best at Far, Intermediate Distances
It appears that the Crystalens® accommodating IOL is effective at providing good vision at far and intermediate distances, and is somewhat less effective for close-up vision. The conclusion comes from...
View ArticleElectronic IOL May Be the Future of Cataract Surgery
A computer-controlled, fully programmable intraocular lens (IOL) may soon give cataract surgery patients better vision than any time in their lives. One of the persistent problems in cataract surgery...
View ArticleQuicker IOL Insertion Damages Corneal Wound Structure Less
According to a study conducted by the Ouchi Eye Clinic and Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Kyoto, Japan, slowly inserting IOLs (intraocular lenses) does more...
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