Brooke Basaldua

Anesthesia for Office-Based Cataract Surgery: Patient Expectations and Emerging Science

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A major shift is underway in ophthalmic surgery as the eye care field reckons with evolving patient expectations and demands. This is amidst challenging reimbursement questions and the need to manage increasing case volume. Past decades have witnessed a steady migration of cataract cases operated in hospital settings to standalone surgical centers. A significant factor driving this trend […]

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Choosing the Right IOL Options & Enhancement Over Replacement

Clinical Corner / Brooke Basaldua

IOL surgery has evolved over the last few decades. It used to be a hospital-based procedure, with patients recovering in a facility for days afterward. Then it moved to the ASC. And now, cataract surgery has become an extension of refractive surgery — it is no longer just about the pathological; it’s also about making

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The Future of Cataract Surgery

The Business of Cataract Surgery / Brooke Basaldua

By Richard Lindstrom, MD Cataract surgery is the highest volume procedure for both the ophthalmologist and the ophthalmic industry, attracting significant investment and a continuous flow of new products, services, and even point of service. With continuous innovations and growing demand, the future of cataract surgery is positive. In 2022 approximately five million cataract procedures

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