Nature

Refractive error following cataract extraction with the implantation of a standard power intraocular lens in a rural African blindness prevention programme

Age-related cataract accounts for approximately 50% of blindness in Africa, affecting an estimated 3.5 million people. 1 It is common practice in many African blindness prevention programmes to ...
Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI)

FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson's Breakthrough Cataracts Solution

The Tecnis PureSee IOL is the first FDA-approved extended depth of focus IOL maintaining contrast sensitivity comparable to ...
Healio

Toric multifocal IOL now an option for cataract surgery patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With advancing technology, cataract surgery is now less invasive, resulting in better recovery and outcomes. Not ...
Healio

Early study results show no visual benefit for IOL implantation after congenital cataract removal

Early results from a study testing IOLs in pediatric patients showed no difference in visual outcomes and a higher rate of complications among IOL recipients compared with patients who remained ...
Nature

The visual and refractive outcomes of combined and sequential penetrating keratoplasty, cataract extraction, and intraocular lens insertion

The aim of this study was to investigate the visual and refractive outcome of combined penetrating keratoplasty, cataract extraction, and intraocular lens insertion (triple procedure) compared with ...
PharmiWeb

Johnson & Johnson Announces FDA Approval of TECNIS PureSee Intraocular Lens, a Breakthrough Solution for U.S. Cataract Patients

TECNIS PureSee IOL197% of patients would recommend this IOL to friends or family2TECNIS PureSee IOL is the first and only U.S. FDA-approved extended depth of focus (EDOF) IOL maintaining contrast ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

TECNIS Eyhance Intraocular Lens Approved for Cataract Patients

The new approvals are the latest in Johnson & Johnson’s IOLs; the Company claims the new TECNIS Eyhance IOL can slightly extend the depth of focus and deliver better image contrast. The Food and Drug ...
Medscape

Clinical Outcomes After Lens Extraction for Visually Significant Cataract in Eyes With Primary Angle Closure

Purpose: To examine the clinical outcomes of cataract extraction in eyes with primary angle closure (PAC) and coexisting cataract. Patients and Methods: Retrospective study of surgical outcomes after ...
Becker's ASC

Payment Policy for an A-C IOL Inserted Following Removal of a Cataract in Surgery Centers

The following Q&A comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website. Q: What is the payment policy for an Astigmatism-Correcting Intraocular Lens (A-C IOL) inserted following removal of ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

Global Cataract Surgery- IOL & Equipments Market: Industry Analysis, Outlook and Forecast to 2019-

Pune, India-- (SBWIRE) -- 02/21/2019-- Cataract is an eye disease which causes the formation of a dense and cloudy area in the lens of the eye, mostly as a result of the aging process. Around 90% of ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News

Cataract removal tied to fewer falls, fractures, hemorrhages in older adults: study

Cataract surgery is linked with lower falls and reductions in fall-related traumatic injuries in older adults, a new study finds. Authors of the report, published Tuesday in the Journal of the ...