Subspecialties

Heidelberg Engineering will offer a preview of its cataract and refractive imaging platform* during this year’s Congress of the ESCRS in Barcelona. The platform is based on an upgradable, modular design, which allows to configure each product to the specific diagnostic workflow in a practice or clinic. Main options include: IOL biometry, corneal topography/tomography, anterior segment biometry and anterior segment imaging.

Heidelberg Engineering has entered into a patent license agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. The agreement grants global and exclusive rights to 77 basic patents and patent applications which relate to swept-source OCT technology and its application in ophthalmology.

Five Things We Learned This Month

Can the combination of 360° haptics and a novel protective membrane, which emulates the pattern found on shark skin, in a single IOL prevent PCO and make YAG laser capsulotomies a thing of the past?

We interviewed a patient who had undergone refractive lens exchange about her motivation to undergo her surgery, and how she feels about her post-surgical vision. Here is the transcript of that interview.

Monofocal IOLs allow patients to retain good near and distance vision, typically with high levels of satisfaction. So why isn’t monovision more popular with surgeons?

When considering patients’ functional vision needs and satisfaction levels, intermediate vision has been overlooked for too long – new trifocal mIOLs may change that

We spoke with three eminent refractive cataract surgeons about their experience with LENSAR with Streamline

Sitting Down With… Joan Miller, Chief and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Taking the time to talk with patients about the signs and symptoms of ocular surface disease and performing some quick assessments could ensure selection of the most appropriate therapy, and help improve patient outcomes