Johnson & Johnson Vision Introduces All Purpose EDOF, TECNIS Symfony OptiBlue IOL, the Latest PC-IOL Powered by InteliLight Technology
IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 27, 2022 – Johnson & Johnson Vision,** a global leader in eye health and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech,*** today announced availability of our presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens (PC-IOL) powered by InteliLight technology https://www.jnjvisionpro.com/intelilight , TECNIS Symfony OptiBlue IOL. This extended depth-of-focus (EDOF) lens expands presbyopia correction to more patients and joins TECNIS Synergy IOL, a high-performance hybrid lens designed for spectacle independence****, in the InteliLight portfolio. These two complementary products deliver superior* contrast and low-light ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - September 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
September 2022
Healthy Social Media Habits : How You Use It Matters
Tracking COVID-19 in Wastewater
Cloudy Vision? : It Could Be Cataracts
Q&A: Dr. Chantal Cousineau-Krieger on Cataract Surgery
Monkeypox: What You Should Know
Science Education: Biomedical Imaging& Bioengineering (Source: NIH News in Health)
Source: NIH News in Health - August 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New cataract surgery options can restore your vision
Advances in cataract surgery have expanded options, including the ability to go “spectacle-free,” for many patients. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - August 22, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Association of blue light-filtering intraocular lenses with all-cause and traffic accident-related injuries among patients undergoing bilateral cataract surgery in finland - Kanclerz P, Hecht I, Cunha M, Knyazer B, Laine I, Tuuminen R.
IMPORTANCE: Blue light-filtering (BLF) intraocular lenses (IOLs) have been widely used in clinical practice for more than 20 years and have been implanted in millions of patients with cataracts worldwide. However, little evidence on the association of BLF ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Ghana: Increase Cataract Surgery Support
[Ghanaian Times] An eye specialist, Dr Thomas Tontie Baah, has appealed to the government to increase the GH ¢350 it pays for cataract surgery under the National Health Insurance Scheme to expand access to surgery. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ghana: Increase Tariffs On Cataract Surgery Under NHIs - Dr Baah
[Ghanaian Times] An Eye Specialist, Dr Thomas Tontie Baah, has appeal to the government to increase the tariffs it pays for cataract surgery under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to expand access to the operations. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Characterizing Astigmatism Characterizing Astigmatism
Dr Garg discusses a paper from Girish Valluru and colleagues on astigmatism and its effect on cataract surgery.Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Commentary Source Type: news
Cataract Surgery: Humana Prior Authorization Plan Raises Concerns Cataract Surgery: Humana Prior Authorization Plan Raises Concerns
The American Academy of Ophthalmology objects to Humana ' s prior authorization plan for cataract surgery in Georgia, citing recent experience with a similar Aetna policy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Prompt access to cataract surgery is vital for preventing falls in older people - Foss A.
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Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The incidence of falls after first and second eye cataract surgery: a longitudinal cohort study - Keay L, Ho KC, Rogers K, McCluskey P, White AJ, Morlet N, Ng JQ, Lamoureux E, Pesudovs K, Stapleton FJ, Boufous S, Huang-Lung J, Palagyi A.
OBJECTIVE: To compare fall incidence, and visual acuity and refractive status, before surgery and after first and second eye cataract surgery. DESIGN, SETTING: Prospective observational study in eight tertiary referral ophthalmology clinics in public hospi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Should Patients Have Cataract Surgery on Both Eyes at Once? Should Patients Have Cataract Surgery on Both Eyes at Once?
A Cochrane review found that significant clinical differences between the results of simultaneous cataract surgery and those of delayed cataract surgery are unlikely.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - June 14, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
The end of cataract surgery? Experts say vision-robbing condition may soon be treated with DRUGS
A team of scientists, led by Professor Barbara Pierscionek at Anglia Ruskin University in London, tested a compound proposed as an anti-cataract drug on mice. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS waiting list spikes to ANOTHER record high: Now 6.4MILLION patients are stuck in queues
NHS data shows one in nine people were in the queue for elective operations such as hip and knee replacements and cataracts surgery by March. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Featured review: Surgery on both eyes on the same day or on different days: which works better to treat cataract in both eyes?
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - April 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
NHS waiting list hits ANOTHER high amid Covid-fuelled crisis: 6.18MILLION waiting for routine ops
NHS England data shows one in nine people in the country are waiting, often in pain, for elective operations such as hip and knee replacements and cataracts surgery. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
