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Non-invasive imaging modalities, such as high-resolution anterior-segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and in-vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) imaging, may be more sensitive to identifying and monitoring epithelial downgrowth, compared with routine light biomicroscopy in patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty, and will perhaps replace more invasive diagnostics in these patients.

Even patients experienced with instilling topical glaucoma medications continue to have difficulties with eye drop administration, even those who do not self-report such difficulties, according to a recent study. Further, the risk of having difficulties with eye drop instillation is increased in patients who self-report difficulty and in those who have been previously observed to have difficulties.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended ocriplasmin (Jetrea) as a clinically effective and cost-effective treatment option for patients suffering from vitreomacular traction, including that associated with macular hole of ? 400 ?m when an epiretinal membrane is absent, or adults with vitreomacular traction and severe symptoms, when an epiretinal membrane and macular hole are both absent.

Combined topical and intracameral anesthesia without sedatives is well tolerated by most phacoemulsification patients, according to results of a large, population-based series of small-incision phacoemulsification surgery. In addition, this anesthetic regimen was also effective in cases where complications or adverse events occurred.

Researchers have developed a methodology for calculating likelihood ratios for glaucoma diagnosis using continuous retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measurements taken with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), and found that average RNFL thickness values < 86 ?m were associated with negative likelihood ratios of such a diagnosis.

Novartis has launched a fully interactive Facebook app, ?Retina App,? which simulates retinal disease by illustrating the user?s journey with a highly realistic view of the possible impact of vision loss on their daily lives.

Largest retrospective review of patients with vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) and vitreomacular traction (VMT) confirms that early treatment initiation may stop disease progression and lead to better visual function outcome.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals is joining a group of academic and industry researchers to undertake a project known as “Drug Discovery and Development of Novel Eye Therapeutics†(3D-NET).

In its final appraisal determination, the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended funding for Iluvien for the treatment of pseudophakic eyes in chronic diabetic macular edema (DME) patients that are insufficiently responsive to available therapies.

A partial coherence interferometry (PCI) device has been found to be a valid tool for calculating toric intraocular lenses (IOL) in a recently published study.

In a recently published systematic review and meta-analysis the associations of myopia with prevalent nuclear and posterior subcapsular (PSC) cataract have been confirmed.

A novel surgical technique using two lasers has been introduced offering several potential advantages for cataract surgery, according to recently published data in the journal Clinical Ophthalmology.

Recurrent retinal detachments in children can develop months to years after the initial corrective surgery, making careful monitoring of patients imperative to identifying late re-detachments.

Pars plana vitrectomy, endolaser photocoagulation and C3F8 gas tamponade without internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling have been found to be potentially favourable in the treatment of optic disc pit (ODP) maculopathy, according to data published in Eye.

According to recently published data, an 810 nm subthreshold diode micropulse (SDM) laser is effective in the treatment of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).

The ?real-world? clinical efficacy of ranibizumab has been demonstrated in a recently published study in the journal Clinical Ophthalmology.

A new aspheric toric intraocular lens (IOL) has been found to be safe, effective and stable in the correction of pre-existing regular corneal astigmatism during cataract surgery, states a recently published paper.

According to recent data small hyperreflective areas found intraretinally, subretinally and underneath the epiretinal membranes with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) could be small bubbles of emulsified silicone.

Implantation of the Ex-PRESS miniature device has been found to have no lasting effects on anterior segment parameters, according to recently published data in the Journal of Glaucoma.

In a recent study, FD-OCT demonstrated a high diagnostic ability to detect reductions in both ganglion cell complex (GCC) and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness in different stages of glaucoma.

The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has confirmed in its Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) that JETREA (Ocriplasmin: ThromboGenics, Leuven, Belgium) is an innovative new treatment and should be reimbursed in the National Health Service (NHS).

According to recently published data, a 3-step treatment protocol is an efficient way to ensure good safety margins for patients with pupils smaller than 5.5 mm

Long-term follow-up is necessary in secondary pigmentary glaucoma patients implanted with a foldable IOL in the ciliary sulcus, advises a recent journal paper.

Naso-orbito-ethmoidal fracture has been discovered as the main cause of traumatic nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO), according to a paper in the European Journal of Ophthalmology.

Eyes with a history of herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) have significantly greater higher order aberrations (HOAs) than eyes with no past history of the disease, according to a paper.

Gold Micro Shunt Plus (GMS+) implantation is not an effective method for controlling IOP in glaucoma patients, according to a recent study in the journal BMC Ophthalmology.

OTEurope reveals highlights from each day of the ESCRS Congress with the help of three EAB members.

The authors present highlights of the fourth FemtoKeratoplasty meeting held earlier this year.

A brief round up of some of the products that will be shocased during the ESCRS exhibition

Piggyback multifocal IOLs used for a hyperopic-presbyopic surprise after cataract surgery are successful in highly myopic eyes, claims a study in the Journal of the British Contact Lens Association.