Monday, November 17, 2008
Dr. Audrey Talley-Rostov describes some of the latest trends in Cataract, Refractive, and Corneal procedures in an interview with Ryan Alfonso, MPH, of OphthalmologyWeb. Dr. Talley-Rostov describes the trend toward the use of accommodating IOLs like the Crystalens HD. She then shares tips on the preoperative counseling of presbyopic IOL patients. Dr. Talley-Rostov then defines a variety of options are available to remedy both quality and amount of vision in patients with post-operative complaints. Femtosecond assisted laser keratoplasty using the Intralase system in corneal transplantation has also been used in her practice. Matching the donor and recipient tissue geometry with the zig-zag pattern has resulted in far better outcomes (20/25 in one case, 4 months post-op). She also describes her use of intrastromal corneal ring segments in the treatment of pellucid marginal degeneration, keratoconus, post-LASIK ectasia, and even post-RK ectasia.