Pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD) is an idiopathic, noninflammatory thinning disorder normally involving the inferior peripheral part of the cornea, concentric with the limbus, between the 4 and 8 ...

With refractive cataract surgery, it is important to address corneal astigmatism at the time of the procedure. For small degrees of corneal astigmatism, making the clear corneal phaco incision at the ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved Abbott's Tecnis Toric 1-piece intraocular lens (IOL) to treat preexisting astigmatism in patients with cataract. The blurry vision of ...

Background: To evaluate the rotational stability of the three types of AcrySof SA60TT toric intraocular lenses (Alcon, Switzerland) in cataract surgery after the first postoperative week. Methods: A ...

A long-awaited revolution in intraocular lenses (IOLs) made its Utah and Intermountain West debut in the hands of cataract surgeon, Alan S. Crandall, MD, at the University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye ...

Patients with significant astigmatism may require full-time spectacle correction after standard cataract surgery. However, special toric lenses can neutralize the eye’s astigmatism and may reduce the ...

Aging is a natural part of life, and as we grow older, our bodies go through various changes. Our hair turns gray, our joints ache a bit more and our energy levels fluctuate. But one aspect of aging ...

Abbott announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Tecnis Symfony Intraocular Lenses for the treatment of cataracts. Abbott announced that the Food and Drug Administration ...

Bausch + Lomb has recalled lenses used during cataract surgery due to complications when the lenses are used, according to an announcement from the Canada-based eyecare company posted on the U.S. Food ...