“During the past 30 years cataract surgeons have positively impacted
patient satisfaction through advances in technology, procedures and techniques
to improve the safety, efficacy and predictability of cataract and lens implant
surgery. Today, Dropless Laser Cataract Surgery appears to give us the
opportunity to address some key needs of our cataract patients-those of
non-compliance and the inconvenience of having to use eye drops after cataract
and lens implant surgery,” explained Francis D’Ambrosio Jr., M.D., Medical
Director and Founder of D’Ambrosio Eye Care.
“In terms of compliance, we all have patients that don’t use their eye
drops like they’re supposed to and some may not even get or use the drops at
all. Many patients can’t afford or don’t remember to use their eye drops after
cataract surgery. Sometimes, they or their caretakers are limited by physical
factors such as arthritis. Further, compliance can be a comfort issue for some
patients because they are sensitive to the preservatives in the post operative
eye drops. The good news is that with Dropless Laser Cataract Surgery, I now
have the ability to place the medications inside their eyes at the time of
their cataract and lens implant surgery, eliminating the need for them to use
most if not all of their after surgery medications,” explained Dr. D’Ambrosio
Jr. “As a cataract surgeon who works to make eye surgery more comfortable and
convenient for patients as well as improving outcomes and results, I am excited
to be able bring Dropless Cataract Surgery to Massachusetts patients. This
technique along with our integration of the femtosecond laser for cataract
surgery gives us the ability to provide world class eye surgery to central and
western Massachusetts residents in a close to home and convenient location.”
About Dropless Cataract
Surgery
Injectable intraocular drugs can simplify the post-operative process and
provide safeguards against bacterial infection and inflammation. They
reduce dependence on expensive, topical post-operative eye drop therapy
resulting in a significant decrease in the overall cost of the surgical
procedure. With Dropless formulations, patients may no longer need to
administer multiple topical drops daily thereby largely eliminating patient
non-compliance issues. Dropless Therapy has tremendous potential benefit to
patients, particularly the physically and economically disadvantaged, along
with caregivers, surgeons, staff, and the healthcare system alike.
D’Ambrosio Eye Care is a leading central Massachusetts eye care practice
providing eye examinations for adults and children, laser cataract surgery and
intraocular lens implants (IOL), laser vision correction such as LASIK,
diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the retina including diabetes and age
related macular degeneration (AMD) and diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma as
well as contact lenses, eyeglasses and optical services. For those patients in
need of eye surgery, as a founding member of the Gardner Cataract & Laser
Center, D’Ambrosio Eye Care eye surgeons are able to provide eye surgery in a
convenient, close to home and cost effective ambulatory surgery center.
D'Ambrosio Eye Care provides eye care for patients throughout greater Boston, central and western Massachusetts with office locations at 479 Old Union Turnpike, Lancaster, Massachusetts 01523, 100 Powder Mill Road, Acton, Massachusetts 01720, 413 Main Street, Athol, Massachusetts 01331 and 74 Main Street, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440.
