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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.

Corneal cross-linking (CXL) is effective in reducing the severity of infectious keratitis caused by Fusarium solani.

Both static and repeated accommodation significantly reduce intraocular pressure (IOP).

According to a study in the Archives of Ophthalmology visual recovery of unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy is linked with structural changes, suggesting that inflammation of the inner choroid, retinal pigment epithelium and partially reversible outer photoreceptor complex are involved in the cause of the disease.

Spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) produces deeper and higher resolution images of choroidal osteoma than time domain-OCT.

Paediatric retinal dysfunction may be linked to exposure to high daily doses of vigabatrin.

Frequency doubling technology (FDT) is successful in monitoring functional damage in the standard automated perimetry (SAP)-normal hemifield in eyes with open-angle glaucoma (OAG).

Application of intravitreal tacrolimus could suppress the development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR).

Rigid gas-permeable (RGP) contact lens corrected visual acuities are affected by corneal cylinder and Sim K values.

Drusen subregion staining may not be directly linked to in vivo observations of macula drusen in age-related macula degeneration (AMD).

Patients with brown irises are most likely to develop melanomas.

Vitrectomy used to treat highly myopic macula holes (HMMHs) is negatively affected by retinoschisis.

Ocular disorders such as keratoconjunctivitis and allergic blepharitis can be caused by wearing eyelash extensions.

Performing photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) reduces the retinal image quality in myopic patients.

Important predictors of postoperative visual outcome after successful successful rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair have been identified.

Residual conjunctiva measurements and caruncle morphological characteristics help grade recurrent pterygium severity, assist in surgical techniques and predict the surgical outcomes.

A standard treatment regime is required for the management of blebitis.