Optegra opens first London eye hospital
Optegra announced the launch of its first eye Hospital in London this week.
PCR detects fungal DNA in keratitis
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) could be used to diagnose fungal keratitis.
Anti-glaucoma eye drops linked to meibomian gland changes
The long-term use of anti-glaucoma eye drops is linked to changes in meibomian gland morphology and function.
NICE recommends ranibizumab
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommends the use of ranibizumab for patients with diabetic macular oedema (DME).
Young Investigator Awardee announced
Juan F. Tabernero, PhD, was announced as the winner of the 2012 Carl Zeiss European Young Investigator Award during the EVER Congress in Nice, France.
Slow IOL insertion affects wound structure
Slow IOL injection affects corneal wound structure, compared to fast IOL insertion.
Carotid artery surgery improves ocular blood flow in OIS
Cartotid artery surgery significantly improves ocular blood flow in patients with acute and chronic forms of ocular ishaemic syndrome (OIS), claims a study in Eye.
DALK with hydrops is safe and effective
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) is a safe and effective procedure in keratoconic eyes with previous hydrops.
Goniophotography and EyeCam imaging both highly sensitive
Goniophotography and EyeCam imaging are both highly sensitive for detecting gonioscopic angle closure.
Corneal astigmatism and HOAs affect IOL performance
Uncorrected corneal astigmatism and higher-order aberrations (HOAs) in pseudophakic eyes significantly affects through-focus performance of presbyopia-correcting IOLs.
OertliKatalyst introduces vitreoretinal hand instruments
Oertli has introduced OertliKatalyst, a new brand in conjunction with Katalyst.
Peter's anomaly affected by disease severity
Disease severity affects the long-term visual outcome of Peter's anomaly.
Over-correction avoided by administering correct dosage
Over-correction in children with intermittent exotropia can be avoided by using the correct surgical dosage.
Decreased choroidal thickness could increase VEGF
Decreased choroidal thickness could increase vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and cause tissue hypoxia.
FAF could be a useful tool for SC and SLC
Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging could be a useful tool for assessing patients with serpiginous choroidopathy (SC) and serpiginous-like choroidopathy (SLC).
Dexamethasone protects against membrane formation
Dexamethasone protects against anterior membrane formation and doesn’t increase glaucoma risk.
High index of suspicion required for SS
A high index of suspicion is required for underlying Sjögren's syndrome (SS) in patients with clinically significant aqueous-deficient dry eye.
National Eye Care Week encourages retina checks
Optos claims the National Eye Care Week is the perfect opportunity to encourage patients to undergo retinal checks.
Drusen evolution affects photoreceptor IS/OS junction integrity
The photoreceptor inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS) junction integrity can be affected by drusen evolution.
Legal fitness to drive influenced by BEMD
Better eye mean deviation (BEMD) strongly affects a patient's legal fitness to drive (LFTD), according to recently published data.
Successful small-incision lenticule extraction for myopia
Small-incision lenticule extraction for moderate to high myopia provides high rates of patient satisfaction, refractive predictability and is a safe procedure.
CE Mark for IOL and delivery system
Abbott Medical Optics (AMO) has announced the launch and CE Mark of approval for both the Tecnis multifocal toric IOL and iTec preloaded delivery system at the ESCRS in Milan this year.
European approval for hydrophobic acrylic IOL
Bausch + Lomb introduced the enVista toric IOL for astigmatism correction for European patients at the 2012 ESCRS Congress in Milan.
RAAB can assess diabetes and DR
The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) framework can be used to assess diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR) but us costly and time consuming.
Intrastromal corneal ring implant safe
Intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation is safe and offers good visual and refractive outcomes in patients with paracentral keratoconus.
Hydropobic acrylic IOL
PhysIOL as introduced a glistening-free hydrophobic acrylic IOL for use in micro-incisions
Tissue-sparing laser therapy
Iridex have launched a non-invasive, in-office glaucoma procedure based on the MicroPulse technology.
CI-OCT, monovision and nomograms
During the final day of lectures at the Milan ESCRS 2012…
Comfortable cataract surgery
The Catalys Precision Laser System, offered by OptiMedica, enables the completion of cataract surgery with precision and maximum patient comfort.
Small incisions special
OTEurope covers presentations on laser-blended vision improving visual field depth…
