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Dr Albrecht Hennig, inventor of the 'Fish Hook Technique' for cataract surgery, will be one of the 'Eye Health Heroes' honoured at the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) 2012 9th General Assembly.

Orbital decompression surgery significantly reduces intraocular pressure (IOP), according to a paper in the journal Eye.

Albinos experience an improvement in binocular best-corrected visual acuity (B-BCVA).

Sutureless aspiration cutter biopsy can be used to diagnose ocular cancers such as orbital lymphoma.

A comprehensive dictionary of 21,177 ophthalmic terms, 888 images and 4343 abbreviations has been launched this year.

Decompensation of distance exotropia reduces accommodation, meaning it must be prevented in near vision.

The long-term use of intravitreous bevacizumab can be used to treat patients with persistant clinically significant macula oedema (CSME).

Gold weights inserted using a high pretarsal placement can treat lagophthalmos.

French pharmaceutical company NicOx has announced its decision to invest £2million into UK firm Altacor in order to create an international ophthalmic firm.

Using 0.1% fluorometholone after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) significantly reduces the chances of endothelial rejection.

Toric phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) intraoperative fixation angle should be kept to a minimum to avoid postoperative rotation.

Corneal confocal microscopy is useful for studying in vivo pathologic corneal changes in vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC).

The use of cosmetic iris implants could result in ocular complaints such as uveitis, glaucoma, corneal oedema and decreased visual acuity.

Airsoft guns can cause ocular damage that requires operative intervention.

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.