Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hypermature cataract is one of the few indications for urgent cataract surgery. Surgery with a customizable ...

Alcon’s LenSx femtosecond laser may be the most significant piece of technology to impact cataract surgery in recent years, allowing surgeons to correct astigmatism in cataract patients by creating ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Micro-movements are still possible with modern refractive lasers. Precise treatment planning and shorter ...

Q: Your practice is one of the first to have the LenSx femtosecond laser from Alcon. Can you explain its potential? Kerry Solomon: This equipment helps surgeons correct astigmatism in cataract surgery ...

The adoption of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) has remained relatively flat over the past few years. Despite many theoretical benefits, peer-reviewed studies to show superiority ...

Laser-assisted cataract surgery failed to pass a cost-effectiveness test versus standard phacoemulsification cataract surgery (PCS), data from the randomized FEMCAT trial showed. Femtosecond ...

Explore the evolution of vision correction surgery for myopia at Dr Natasha Lim Eye Centre, including SILK, ICL, and Lasik.

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alcon Inc. ("Alcon") (SIX/NYSE: ALC), the global leader in eye care dedicated to helping people see brilliantly, today announced that it has entered into a settlement ...

Cataracts remain one of the leading causes of blindness around the world, especially in countries where access to advanced medical equipment is limited. Standard treatment involves a technique called ...

There is an inverse relationship between the laser pulse duration and the energy required in each pulse to generate the optical breakdown. [3] A shorter pulse (200–500 fs) needs lower energy to ...

Swiss eyecare giant Alcon has agreed to pay rival Johnson & Johnson (J&J) $199 million as part of a legal settlement surrounding the use of femtosecond lasers in cataract surgery. The ...