Intraocular lenses (IOLs)
FDA Finally Approves Higher Powers of Alcon Toric IOL
Typical of life’s ironies is that within a day or so of my last post (stating nothing much was going on with advanced IOLs in the US) the FDA would finally approve the higher power toric IOLs from Alcon. What this means is that US patients with higher astigmatism can now have that corrected [...]
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A New Direction for About-Eyes
I’ve been remiss these last few months and have left this blog to lie fallow. There are a number of reasons for this:
1) There is simply very little going on with regard to advanced IOLs in the USA. Even the larger power Alcon Toric IOL has been delayed by the FDA. This IOL is simply [...]
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Crystalens Rebate Extended
Bausch + Lomb has just announced that they are going to extend their “See Better and Save” patient rebate program. This program provides up to $250 to patients who choose to have the Crystalens accommodating IOL placed in their eyes. The current rebate program ends March 31, 2011.
I find this interesting coming from a company [...]
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Cataract Surgery, Intraocular lenses (IOLs)
Europe Gets Another Multifocal Toric IOL
Topcon has announced its newest lens: the LENTIS Mplustoric intraocular lens (IOL). This lens corrects both astigmatism and presbyopia. Although designated as a multifocal IOL, the LENTIS Mplus platform uses a sector shaped add segment (similar to what is used in spectacles) rather than a concentric ring pattern (as used in all US multifocal [...]
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Cataract Surgery, Cataract and Lens-Based Surgery, Intraocular lenses (IOLs)
AMO Tecnis Multifocal vs. Alcon ReSTOR +3 Advanced Technology IOLs (Part 2 of 2)
In my previous post I summarized the results of a study performed by Dr. William Trattler and associates. Today I would like to dig a little deeper into the “real-life” experience of surgeons who use these lenses. In order to make this post as useful as possible to my readers, I am not just going [...]
AMO Tecnis Multifocal vs. Alcon ReSTOR +3 Advanced Technology IOLs (Part 2 of 2) [05:09:44] Play in Popup | Download
Cataract Surgery, Cataract and Lens-Based Surgery, Intraocular lenses (IOLs)
Alcon ReSTOR +3 vs. AMO Tecnis Multifocal Advanced Technology IOLs (Part 1 of 2)
There are currently two very good multifocal IOLs available in the USA: the Alcon ReSTOR +3 and the AMO Tecnis Multifocal Advanced Technology IOLs. Both this, as well as the next, post will review recent comparisons of the Alcon ReSTOR +3 and the AMO Tecnis Multifocal Advanced Technology IOLs provided by respected cataract surgeons. Although [...]
Alcon ReSTOR +3 vs. AMO Tecnis Multifocal Advanced Technology IOLs (Part 1 of 2) [05:09:06] Play in Popup | Download
Cataract Surgery, Intraocular lenses (IOLs)
NuLens® IOL Is No Optical Illusion
Modern cataract surgery can make a cloudy lens (cataract) disappear. Although cataract surgery is often called “miraculous” by those who have had this surgery, this is no magic trick. Great surgical skill and space-age materials are used to complete this seeming slight-of-hand. However, the current lens designs and materials cannot fully recover the range-vision many [...]
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Cataract Surgery, Intraocular lenses (IOLs)
An Update On Current And In-The-Works Advanced IOLs
As many of you who have been reading my blog know, I like to create series of posts based on a particular theme. I’ve been getting quite a few requests for an update on the IOLs in development so thought this would be a good time to review what’s in the works as well as [...]
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Cataract Surgery, Cataract and Lens-Based Surgery
Patience and Tenacity Succeed with a ReSTOR +3
I’m back. It’s been awhile, and I have many excuses (don’t we all). I wish I could say that I have been so busy taking care of my patients’ eyes that I just didn’t have time to blog. Alas, the reality is that the administrative demands and hassles of modern medicine (dealing with Medicare and [...]
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You’re Going to Vacuum Out my Eye?
I’m going to take a short break from posting the Cataract Surgery Essentials Audio Series as I’m having some mild technical difficulty installing the Podpress plug-in. If you don’t know what that is, I just learned about it myself (which probably explains why I’m having difficulty with it).
I had dinner last night with one of [...]
You’re Going to Vacuum Out my Eye? [02:07:21] Play in Popup | Download
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