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Increased oral supplementation of carotenoids (lutein and zeaxanthin) and omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish oil, does not reduce the risk of AMD progression further to the original AREDS formulation, claims the latest results of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS2).

Visual acuity poorly correlates to graft thickness (GT) in patients who underwent descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK), states a paper in the journal Cornea.

Operative rates for cataract surgery are higher for the refined direct optometrist (RDO) patient pathway, compared to the GP pathway, reveals a recent investigation in the UK.

Malignant glaucoma can be successfully managed using the stepladder technique, including timely and appropriate interventions, claims a paper in the journal Ophthalmology.

Iluvien has been used to treat a diabetic macular oedema (DME) patient in the UK since the product became commercially available, it was revealed in a press release this week.

Combined scleral buckle and Baerveldt glaucoma implantation (BGI) is effective for managing coexisting glaucoma and retinal detachment.

Keratolimbal allograft (KLAL) transplantation is affected by adverse events including immunologic rejections, chronic ocular surface exposure and graft-related complications, according to a study featured in Cornea.

Implanting a customized primary or a secondary piggyback toric IOL post-penetrating keratoplasty (PK) is effective for astigmatism, claims a paper in Eye.

Iluvien, an intravitreal implant, is now available as a treatment for chronic diabetic macular oedema (DME) in the UK.

Parkinsons disease (PD) is associated with retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) loss and retinal thinning and can be detected by Fourier-domain OCT, claims a new study.

Focal photocoagulation may be a less invasive method for the treatment of microaneurysms, according to a paper published in the journal Retina.

Cataract surgery produces excellent visual outcomes, with 61.3% of patients achieving a corrected distance visual acuity of 20/20 or better, according to a database study in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Ranibizumab has been recommended for use within the NHS in England and Wales to treat macular oedema (ME) secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO).

Intrastromal arcuate keratotomy performed with a femtosecond (FS) laser has an excellent safety profile, rapid recovery and stability of vision, claims a new paper.

According to recently published data, POAG patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) undergoing primary trabeculectomy with MMC do not achieve the same long-term IOP control compared to patients without DM.

Novaliq has secured €13.9 million in a fifth round of financing for a dry eye portfolio.

Intravitreal bevacizumab is not recommended for the treatment of new onset Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION).

Bausch + Lomb have signed a global agreement for the rights to distribute Leica's ophthalmic surgical microscopes.

Intravitreal bevacizumab is well tolerated and causes the regression of abnormal diabetic neovascularization, according to recently published data.

A new pressure-sensitive contact lens is tolerable and safe over a 24-hour wearing period for healthy subjects and glaucoma sufferers.

Multifocal diffractive add-on IOL is a suitable alternative to standard multifocal IOLs for sulcus fixation.

Unoprostone will begin patient enrolment for the Phase III clinical study for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), claims the latest press release.

Undersized big-bubbles for DALK can safely be increased using blunt dissection for white-margin bubbles and ophthalmic viscosurgical device injection for clear-margin bubbles.

Low-fluence photodynamic therapy (PDT) decreases subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), states a paper in the journal Eye.

Small pupil size and short axial length predict good near vision after phacoemulsification and monofocal IOL implantation.

Trabectome, a device that ablates the arc of trabecular meshwork, is a safe and effective alternative to glaucoma surgery, according to a recent paper.

Ocular prosthesis wearers may require clinical assessment and management for meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).

Multicomponent IOL implantation is safe, easy and provides excellent vision, according to a recent case series.

119th Congress of SFO will be held in Paris, France

Botulinum toxin type A (BTA) injections, with or without sodium hyaluronate (SH), are effective and feasible for the treatment of infantile esotropia.