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 Cataract a long-term complication after ICL implantation
2/12/03: Visual impairment due to cataract formation occurred in about 10% of patients implanted with the STAAR Visian ICL in a long-term study in Austria. |
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 Early results show promise for helping reading vision
25/11/03: Results from a Food and Drug Administration Phase I clinical study indicate that PresView Scleral Implants (Refocus Group Inc., Dallas) show promise for the correction of presbyopia. |
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 Poll: Public not informed about LASIK
25/11/03: Current misperceptions about LASIK surgery demonstrate that the public’s understanding of laser vision correction is not keeping pace with technological advances in the field, according to results of a new Gallup poll. |
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 Potential new treatment for leading cause of blindness
17/11/03: (Reuters) An experimental drug that blocks abnormal blood vessel growth in the eye is an effective treatment for the leading cause of age-related blindness, according to research unveiled on Saturday. |
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Poll: Public not informed about LASIK
25/11/03: Current misperceptions about LASIK surgery demonstrate that the public’s understanding of laser vision correction is not keeping pace with technological advances in the field, according to results of a new Gallup poll. |
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 10-year data shows surface laser treatment to be safe and effective
20/11/03: New research following people who had their eyes treated with surface laser (PRK) from 1990/1 showed long-term stability and effectiveness.
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Patients that use multifocal IOLs experience an average 45% to 50% decrease in contrast sensitivity
17/11/03: Patients that use multifocal IOLs experience an average 45% to 50% decrease in contrast sensitivity, said Jack T. Holladay, M.D., F.A.C.S., M.S.E.E., clinical professor of ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. |
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Loss of contrast sensitivity is a notable downside to multifocal intraocular lenses
17/11/03: The loss of contrast sensitivity is a notable downside to multifocal intraocular lenses, said Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D., managing partner, Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minneapolis. |
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 Most Americans satisfied with laser surgery results, study suggests
12/11/03: The vast majority of Americans that had their vision corrected by laser surgery are highly satisfied with the results. |
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FDA receives "outstanding" data on presbyopia from Refractec corporation
12/9/03: Dr. Dan Durrie, one of the investigators, commented that the results were "outstanding - with the best safety data ever submitted for (this type of) correction."
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