However, near visual acuity may be maintained without correcting the residual refractive error, the authors noted. Luis Fernández-Vega, MD, PhD, and colleagues at Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological ...

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Researchers developed regression formulas that may be clinically beneficial for estimating visual prognosis after astigmatic correction and determining the surgical indication of astigmatic correction ...

The Shihpai Eye Study 2006 included 460/824 (55.8%) subjects (age range 72–94 years old) of 1361 participants in the 1999 baseline survey for a follow-up eye ...

NEW ORLEANS — A new extended-range-of-vision intraocular lens fared well in terms of visual acuity in a prospective, bilateral, randomized, patient- and investigator-masked trial conducted at 15 sites ...

Researchers found that eyeglasses with traditional steps of 0.25D were less effective and less preferred by participants compared with those refracted in 0.05D steps. Eyeglasses manufactured and ...

Refractive errors are usually corrected by wearing spectacles or contact lenses. Surgical treatments have been developed to improve refraction by re-shaping the cornea. In photorefractive surgery, ...

Copenhagen, Denmark: Patients who have a new type of lens implanted in their eyes during surgery for cataracts or to correct their eyesight have excellent or good vision over distances both near and ...

Refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism) can result from non-refractive ophthalmic surgery such as cataract surgery or corneal transplantation. Refractive errors are usually managed by ...