Tuesday, May 20, 2014

COMBINATION OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND ANTIOXIDANTS IN MEIBOMIAN GLAND DISEASE

This study in Clinical Ophthalmology Concludes: 

Dietary supplementation with a combination of omega-3 essential fatty acids and antioxidants had a significant beneficial effect on HRQoL (health-related quality of life) in patients with MGD.

Friday, May 16, 2014

CUSTOM WAVEFRONT GUIDED LASIK IN POST PKP PATIENTS

This from the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery:

Corneal wavefront-guided custom LASIK after PKP did not totally correct both refractive errors and HOAs because of the high volume of laser ablation required and inadequate corneal stromal thickness.

MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENSES SHOW GREATER MEAN REDUCTION IN VISUAL FIELD TESTING THAN MONOFOCAL CONTACT LENSES

This study published in American Journal of Ophthalmology:

Multifocal IOL implants cause significant non-specific reduction in MD values on Humphrey Visual Field 10-2 testing that does not improve with time or neuroadaptation. Multifocal IOL implants may be inadvisable in patients where central visual field reduction may not be tolerated, such as macular degeneration, retinal pigment epithelium changes, and glaucoma.