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It has been announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently reviewing Ocriplasmin as the first pharmacological treatment for vitreomacular adhesion (VMA).

Using the intrastromal femtosecond laser procedure to correct presbyopia has been shown to be successful.

History of congenital cataract does not affect quality of life or educational achievements in adolescents and young adults.

An investigation in the journal Eye has disclosed an increase in the use of oral and intravitreal antivirals for the treatment of acute retinal necrosis (ARN) in the UK.

Conducting a modified dark room provocative test (DRPT) is better for the diagnosis of primary angle closure, compared to gonioscopic angle assessment.

Circumferential trabeculotomy performed with an illuminated microcatheter causes a significant reduction in IOP in glaucoma patients.

Patients presenting with age-related macula degeneration (AMD) signs at cataract surgery have a longitudinally worse visual outcome compared to patients without AMD signs.

Corneal flaps created with a 200 kHz femtosecond laser are safe, reliable and precise in LASIK procedures.

i2Eye Diagnostics Limited plans to create a visual field analyser using the latest in Saccadic Vector Optokinetic Perimetry (SVOP) technology.

The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has announced that the closing date for the early-bird registration and abstract submission for the 9th General Assembly is 31 March 2012.

Performing moderate horizontal rectus surgery in Duane syndrome patients is a simple and effective procedure.

Lens subluxation and lens coloboma are better managed by phacoemulsification rather than manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS).

A paper in the British Journal of Ophthalmology states that childhood retinal dystrophies are highly heterogeneous.

Uveal melanomas (UMs) are more likely to be larger and more posterior in male patients

Results of an investigation featured in the European Journal of Ophthalmology could help surgeons determine which IOL to use for each patient.

Vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) does not affect the development of exudative age-related macula degeneration.

Anti-tubercular treatment (ATT) reduces the chances of uveitis recurrence 11-fold

Alimera Sciences has announced a positive outcome of the Decentralized Procedure (DCP) for its intravitreal implant, ILUVIEN, in Europe...

The VEGF Trap-Eye is well-tolerated in patients suffering from macula oedema.

Patients with radial keratotomy (RK) can be successfully treated with corneal cross-linking (CXL).

Compensatory head posture is reversed after Anderson-Kestenbaum surgery.

Silicone hydrogel soft contact lenses do not significantly affect IOP measurements with non-contact tonometry (NCT).

Patients with unilateral cataract find it easier to perform near and distance activities than bilateral patients.

Positioning patients face down after surgery could improve chances of macula hole closure

Early diagnosis, intensive drug therapy, and timely surgical intervention are all associated with the improved prognosis of paediatric microbial keratitis.

Using adjunctive corticosteroid therapy is safe on bacterial corneal ulcers and does not alter best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA)Using adjunctive corticosteroid therapy is safe on bacterial corneal ulcers and does not alter best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA).

Advanced topography-guided LASEK is able to improve uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA).

Using two-quadrant sub-Tenon's anaesthesia is more effective at reducing intraoperative and postoperative pain than a single-quadrant technique.

Primary peeling of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) successfully prevents the development of macula pucker and the full removal of all epiretinal membranes.

Refractive correction and patching improves visual acuity in amblyopic eyes.