Impressed with a 50% success rate? Witnessing blinding acute angle attacks motivated Dr Judy Ku’s passion for primary angle closure disease. She explores how a 50% success rate sounds impressive, but its real-world outcomes are less, especially when factoring in the economic costs of large population screening and proactive treatment. So, while laser peripheral iridotomy is effective in reducing the risk progression to primary angle closure and acute angle closure attacks – what are the...
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Impressed with a 50% success rate? Witnessing blinding acute angle attacks motivated Dr Judy Ku’s passion for primary angle closure disease. She explores how a 50% success rate sounds impressive, but its real-world outcomes are less, especially when factoring in the economic costs of large population screening and proactive treatment. So, while laser peripheral iridotomy is effective in reducing the risk progression to primary angle closure and acute angle closure attacks – what are the...
S01E06 Accuracy of Intraocular Lens Power Formulas Modified for Patients with Keratoconus
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S01E06 Accuracy of Intraocular Lens Power Formulas Modified for Patients with Keratoconus
Accuracy of Intraocular Lens Power Formulas Modified for Patients with KeratoconusWhich IOL formula should we use prior to cataract surgery in patients with keratoconus? Are the newer formulae with keratoconus modifications more accurate than the regular formulae that we are used to using? What should be our refractive target for these cases and how does it vary according to severity of the cone? Can we aim for spectacle independence? Dr Jacqueline Beltz - Cornea, Cataract a...
Women in Ophthalmology - 10 Minutes of Science
Impressed with a 50% success rate? Witnessing blinding acute angle attacks motivated Dr Judy Ku’s passion for primary angle closure disease. She explores how a 50% success rate sounds impressive, but its real-world outcomes are less, especially when factoring in the economic costs of large population screening and proactive treatment. So, while laser peripheral iridotomy is effective in reducing the risk progression to primary angle closure and acute angle closure attacks – what are the...
