Cornea

Eyecelerator kicks off today as the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery will host this year’s ASCRS and ASOA Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, beginning on Friday. ViaLase Inc., Aurion Biotech among companies presenting at the annual meeting.

Jamie Kuzniar, OD, discusses scleral lens fitting for patients with keratoconus at the IKA Keratoconus Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona.

John D. Gelles, OD, and Steven A. Greenstein, MD, share some insights into the new data on corneal cross-linking presented at IKA Keratoconus Symposium.

Today at the IKA Keratoconus Symposium, Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, presented on establishing the keratoconus diagnosis alongside Kourtney Houser, MD.

Uri Soiberman, MD, shares some key takeaways from his presentation at the inaugural IKA Keratoconus Symposium.

The results showed that current smokers had a greater 5-year cumulative probability, compared with patients who had never smoked, of undergoing orbital decompression, strabismus surgery, and eyelid recession.

According to the company, KPI-012 could become the first approved treatment for persistent corneal epithelial defect across all its various etiologies.

The authors conducted a prospective non-interventional study in which a self-questionnaire was used to evaluate the ocular symptoms and medical background of patients with KC and OSD who engage in chronic eye rubbing.

An important take-away was the total and central corneal staining score improving after only 2 weeks of treatment.

Based on the initial ophthalmic findings, it is difficult but important to predict the patients’ progression to a specific level of disease severity.

The primary outcome was an association between alcohol misuse and corneal endothelial metrics.

A look back on what happened in optometry during the week ofMarch 27-March 31.

Because the disease is vision-threatening, the investigators retrospectively reviewed the demographic, clinical, and surgical data from the cases of patients who required additional CXL.

A look back on what's happened in optometry during the week of March 3-March 9.

Conference aims to promote professional education and scientific development in corneal ectasias.

A look back on what's happened in optometry during the week of February 25-March 2.

A look back on what's happened in optometry during the week of February 18-February 23.

Eye care providers need to look beyond visual acuity in screening for keratoconus.

A wave of infections across 11 states have been linked to artificial tear use, leading to permanent vision loss, hospitalization, and one death.

The research team retrospectively studied the long-term corneal endothelial cell changes and visual outcomes after this iris-fixated phakic IOL was explanted in patients with endothelial damage and investigated any potential predictors of endothelial injury.

A look back on what's happened in optometry during the week of Jan. 7-Jan. 12, 2023.

Two novel, dropless technologies for keratoconus and dry eye disease make major advances with more to come later in 2023.

A recent study showed herpesvirus DNA in a high percentage of corneal grafts after transplantation.

Over the years, IKA has become an invaluable resource for eye care professionals.

In the second deal between Harrow and Novartis, the former is expected to add 5 ophthalmic products to its portfolio.