A bill in the West Virginia Legislature would enable optometrists to perform eye surgeries, according to a March 17 report ...

Ophthalmologists must consider the cost-effectiveness of available treatment options for glaucoma and the impact this may have on patients, according to a speaker at the American Glaucoma Society ...

Aims: To describe the long-term risk of bullous keratopathy following argon laser iridotomy (ALI) in Japan and to compare it with other centres in the world. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the ...

ucl.ac.uk Aims To compare iridotomy outcomes in dark irides by 1064 nm pulsed Nd:YAG laser with and without 532 nm continuous-wave Nd:YAG (frequency-doubled) green laser pretreatment. Methods 30 ...

A laser is a very thin, focused beam of light that heats and destroys tissue. Lasers can focus very accurately on tiny areas. Doctors can use lasers: instead of blades (scalpels) for surgery to heat ...