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Older adults may limit their driving 8/12/03: A range of vision problems, from trouble
with depth perception to difficulty seeing through glare,
may prompt older adults to limit their own driving (0010)
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. (0009)
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. (0005)
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. (0003)
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.(0008)
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. (0003)
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. (0004)
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. (0007)
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. (0006)
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.(0001)
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."
(0002)
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