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New Technology

The Arrival of Intralase Cataract Cuts

A small device added to their laser may allow Intralase surgeons to get into the femtosecond cataract game.

Is It Time to Get Your Head in the Clouds?

It's hard to believe something with a name as ephemeral as cloud computing could help streamline your practice and make it more cost-competitive, but that's just what the makers of cloud computing networks claim.

In-Eye Drug Delivery: More New Ideas

Given the expense and risks involved in monthly intraocular injections, companies continue to generate new alternatives for drug delivery.

A New Way to Look At Visual Fields

Visual field analysis, along with stereo photos of the optic disk, comprise the gold standard for detecting progression in glaucoma.

Refractive Research Looks Beyond Acuity

ARVO refractive-surgery researchers detail findings regarding contrast sensitivity, higher-order aberrations and other parameters.

To See and Be Seen: An Artificial Iris Update

Perhaps because the number of patients needing an iris prosthesis is so small, the technology in this arena has progressed slowly.

Better Surgery May Be A Femtosecond Away

Innovation has always been a part of cataract surgery, with new technology supplanting the old by virtue of its increased speed, safety or both.

Multifocal Neuroadaptation: Can Training Help the Brain?

In the ongoing struggle to compensate for the visual deficits caused by presbyopia, multifocal intraocular lenses have become a popular option.

Restoring Vision After Stroke or Trauma

Brain plasticity—the ability of the brain to structurally alter itself and create new axonal connections in response to changing internal and external conditions—has become a hot topic during the past decade.

Vision Testing? There’s An App for That

Many ophthalmologists find themselves performing consultations away from the office or doing exams in emergency rooms where ophthalmic test equipment isn't readily available.

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