A series of patients with acute and transient presentation of vitreomacular traction following routine cataract surgery is presented. A syndrome of acute vitreomacular traction following uneventful cataract surgery has been described in the literature. Evidence of vitreomacular traction following cataract surgery can be detected using optical...

A combination of an anterior chamber IOL and posterior chamber IOL that functions like a Galilean telescope offers reasonable visual recovery for patients with sight-threatening age-related macular degeneration, according to a speaker. "The IOL-Vip system (LenSpecial) seems to be a promising new device for visual rehabilitation of patients...

A new study finds that cataract surgery is likely to benefit pateints with all stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), from mild to advanced. Cataract surgery is currently one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the United States. Cataract and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) often present concurrently in older persons....

Cataract surgery does not accelerate the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a new study. Cataract and AMD are strongly age-related; many individuals with cataract also have AMD. There has been a long-standing controversy among clinicians as to whether cataract surgery is contraindicated in eyes with...

Cataract surgery does not appear to impact progression of age-related macular degeneration, and observations of more advanced disease after cataract removal may result from an improved diagnostic ability to identify underlying pathology after removal of an opacified lens, a lecturer said at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. At...

Implantation of a yellow-tinted intraocular lens (IOL) during cataract surgery leads to increased macular pigment optical density (MPOD), according to a new research study. Macular pigment (MP), which is entirely of dietary origin, and composed of the xanthophyll carotenoids: lutein (L), zeaxanthin (Z), and meso-Z, is thought to protect against...

The ability of yellow-tinted ("blue-blocker") intraocular lens implants (IOLs) to inhibit photooxidation in a test tube was demonstrated by a new research study. Recently, the benefit of blue-blocker intraocular lens implants has been called into question. It has been suggested that yellow-tinted implants may impair vision, upset the...

The AREDS study finds that there is no clinically important increased risk of progression to advanced AMD after cataract surgery. Concerns have been raised regarding the potential of cataract surgery to accelerate progression to advanced, vision-threatening forms of AMD. Largely because of the findings from two large epidemiologic studies of an...

A new study reports that color perception and contrast sensitivity by be impaired by blue-light-filtering intraocular lens implants. Intraocular lens implants (IOLs) are placed in the eye following cataract surgery. They correct vision by focusing light in much the same way as eyeglasses or contact lenses do, but because they are located...

Blue-blocking intraocular lenses (IOLs) that are implanted following cataract surgery block most ultraviolet (UV) radiation (wavelength...