Ophthalmology

• Regulatory News

• FDA approves Trulign toric accommodating IOL

• May 21, 2013
• The Trulign toric accommodating posterior chamber IOL has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a news release from Bausch...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Intracameral cefuroxime non-toxic for the macula with proper dosing following cataract surgery

• May 21, 2013
• PARIS — Prophylactic use of intracameral cefuroxime during cataract surgery was not associated with increased macular thickening in the...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Long-term series shows good cataract surgery results in patients previously implanted with iris-claw phakic IOLs

• May 21, 2013
• MILAN — Cataract surgery in patients previously implanted with iris-claw phakic lenses can lead to satisfactory visual outcomes with low induced...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Microincision IOLs demonstrate average rate of PCO formation

• May 21, 2013
• PARIS — IOLs specifically designed for microincision cataract surgery did not show an above-average incidence of posterior capsule opacification,...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Femtosecond laser may be used in combined cataract-vitrectomy procedures

• May 15, 2013
• PARIS — If the use of femtosecond laser becomes routine in cataract surgery, combined procedures such as cataract and vitrectomy will also integrate...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Punctum plugs deliver sustained fluoroquinolone after cataract surgery

• May 10, 2013
• SEATTLE — Moxifloxacin-loaded punctum plugs delivered and maintained moxifloxacin levels in the tear fluid above the minimum inhibitory...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Selective, non-selective alpha blockers present risk for IFIS during cataract surgery

• May 7, 2013
• SEATTLE — Both selective and non-selective alpha blockers taken before cataract surgery were associated with intraoperative floppy iris syndrome in...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Surgeons, patients satisfied after bilateral implantation of multifocal IOL

• May 6, 2013
• SEATTLE — Both patients and surgeons are satisfied after bilateral implantation of an aspheric diffractive multifocal one-piece IOL, according to a...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• NSAID reduces inflammation after cataract surgery

• May 6, 2013
• SEATTLE — Once-daily 0.07% bromfenac ophthalmic solution safely reduces ocular inflammation after cataract surgery, according to a poster here.
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• OSN debuts ‘News You Can Use’ column

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, May 10, 2013
  Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS
• I am pleased to pen the inaugural column of “News You Can Use from UPMC Eye Center” for Ocular Surgery News. This column will present...More »

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