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Children aged 7 years and younger are more responsive to amblyopia treatment than those aged between 7 and 13 years.

Using the Boston Ocular Surface Prosthesis (BOSP) on patients with severe periorbtial thermal injuries is a rehabilitating and successful treatment option.

Measuring tear film osmolarity is very effective in diagnosing dry eye disease.

Optic nerve head topographic parameters rim volume and height variation are similar in eyes with large and normal optic disc sizes.

Retina Implant's scientific advisory board has approved the expansion of the European clinical trials for its subretinal implants for retinitis pigmentosa patients.

Intermittent nasal corticosteroids do not cause ocular side effects such as cataract, glaucoma, corneal ectasia or abnormal tear function in children.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and birth weight are strongly linked to degree of myopia in children.

Increase in fat volume (FV) and minor reductions in muscle volume (MV) and orbital bony cavity volume (OV) is strongly associated with advancing age in Caucasians.

Using an ultraviolet (UV) and blue-light filtering IOL presents no significant changes in scotopic and photopic contrast sensitivity, and colour perception.

Incorporating genetics into the treatment plan of retinoblastoma patients improves risk prediction and ensures accurate evaluations.

Ocular injuries caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are strongly associated with severe ocular damage repaired by evisceration or enucleation.

Visiometrics and Medeuronet have formed together to develop and market Visiometrics' Optical Quality Analysis System (OQAS).

Santen announced the FDA approval of the orphan drug designation of sirolimus, a uveitis treatment.

Continuing the use of anticoagulants and antiplatelets during diabetic pars plana vitrectomy does not pose a higher risk of intraoperative or postoperative vitreous haemorrhage.

Nail bed haemorrhage and nail capillary loss is strongly linked to optic disc haemorrhage.

Fitting a spherical acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) in patients with bilateral cataract improves corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) more so than fitting an aspheric IOL.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) hosted its first workshop for over 200 eye disease experts from all over the globe.

Using xeno-free autologous cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation has proven to be effective in restoring corneal epithelial stability and improving vision in patients with ocular surface burns

Hemi-automated lamellar keratoplasty (HALK) is a safe and effective procedure for improving visual outcomes in patients with anterior stromal scarring.

Ocriplasmin, a treatment for symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion, has been accepted for review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG) patients who underwent uneventful uneventful phacoemulsification, IOL implantation, and trabeculectomy experienced long-term lower IOP and required fewer medications during 10 years.

Iatrogenic peripheral retinal breaks occur less frequently in 23G vitrectomy than in 20G vitrectomy.

A recent study published in Cornea has announced the presence of central toxic keratopathy is linked to postoperative medication changes and bandage lens practice.

Using a task-orientated visual satisfaction evaluation has potential to help in lens design selection and predicting wearing success.

The Intrector syringe-based vitrectomy device has similar comfortable sustainable syringe pull forces, vacuum levels and liquid aspiration rates as commercially available systems.

Young adults with remitted primary anterior uveitis pose a higher risk of relapsing than middle-aged adults.

Young adults with remitted primary anterior uveitis pose a higher risk of relapsing than middle-aged adults.

Repeat endothelial keratoplasty (EK) is effective in improving corneal clarity in patients with failed deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK).

A paper published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science has revealed an association between dry eye disease (DED) and depression in patients with a normal or slightly reduced tear production.

The IOPen rebound tonometer underestimates intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements compared to Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT) and ocular response analyzer (ORA).