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Medicare’s paying less for cataract surgery: Doctors turn to lucrative lasers

Medicare’s paying less for cataract surgery. Eye doctors are turning to lucrative lasers. Tammy Chalala, a retired dietitian ...

Las Vegas Eye Institute Addresses Patient Questions About LASIK and Migraine Triggers in Las Vegas, Nevada

Henderson, NV - October 01, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Las Vegas Eye Institute, a LASIK surgeon located in Las Vegas, ...

In 1988, Patricia Bath patented a device that used a laser through a tiny 1 mm incision to remove a cataract, turning the procedure into a matter of minutes

Discover the groundbreaking invention of Dr. Patricia Bath, the first African American woman physician to patent a medical ...
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Taylor J. Linaburg, MD Joins OCLI Vision in Garden City & Valley Stream

OCLI Vision is pleased to welcome Taylor J. Linaburg, MD, a fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in cornea, ...

Laser for posterior capsule opacification: It didn't hurt, but it was a 'bright and long' 5 minutes

I have previously written a few articles about my cataract surgery.My right eye was done in March 2024, and my left eye in ...
Insight

Rayner’s Rayone Galaxy spiral IOL now FDA-approved

Rayner has announced the FDA-approval of RayOne Galaxy and RayOne Galaxy Toric for commercial use in the United States.

Waite Vision Publishes Patient Guidance on EVO ICL and Sinus Surgery Timing in Lehi, Utah

Waite Vision, a LASIK surgeon practice located in Lehi, Utah, has published a new educational article examining how EVO ICL surgery and sinus surgery should be sequenced when a patient needs both. The ...
Bdaily

Optegra appoints leading eye surgeon

Eye hospital group Optegra has appointed Darshak Patel as consultant ophthalmic surgeon to support cataract and vision ...

Ask Mayo Clinic: Can some brain tumors now be treated with laser therapy instead of open surgery?

LITT is a minimally invasive surgical technique that uses heat from a laser to destroy, or ablate, a targeted area of tissue ...

Ask Mayo Clinic: Not every brain tumor requires open surgery - here's what to know about laser therapy

Answer: For some people with brain tumors, laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) may be an option. The treatment, also ...
Medical Device News Magazine

Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Shows Favorable Safety Profile

Preclinical study evaluates the safety of Laser Trabeculoplasty treatments used to lower intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma.