AAEC's Dr Viki Anderson was recently interviewed by Channel 7's Today Tonight team about a new laser acquisition. This went to air in late June. We have a new laser device called the Ultra Q Reflex developed by a leading medical laser company that…
Clinical and experiment ophthalmology, 2015; 43 (7): 683-684
Astigmatism is a failure of focus of the eye which occurs when the focusing surfaces in the eye are oval instead of spherical (similar to the difference in shape between an Australian rules football and a soccer ball). A/Prof Michael Goggin has had…
Excellent visual outcome from cataract surgery depends on a number of factors. Major amongst these is the ability to measure the eye accurately prior to surgery. Routine cataract surgery involves removal of the cataract (a cataract is a cloudy lens…
Journal of refractive surgery, 2015; 31: 98-102
Clinical and experimental ophthalmology, 2015; 43: 514-522
Dr Goggin spoke on his research into improved outcome for cataract patients with astigmatism at a recent meeting of over 8000 ophthalmic surgeons in London. Astigmatism is a failure of focus of the eye due to the fact that the surfaces that focus…
Femtosecond cataract surgery shows promising results but continues to evolve, expert speakers said at the “Why Bother with Femto-assisted Cataract Surgery?” symposium.
"It is yet uncertain whether the procedure will be as good or better than standard phaco," said Dr. Bellucci, who co-chaired the symposium. Article from EyeWorld News.
The preliminary results of the joint ESCRS/EUREQUO FLACS (femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery) Study demonstrate that, even in different patient populations, results are similar in FLACS and phacoemulsification, Peter Barry, MD,…
There are several methods of removing cataracts and the recent introduction of “femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery” or FLACS has been touted to improve outcome of routine cataract surgery by the companies marketing the lasers and some surgeons.…
