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Pachymetry-guided custom excimer laser–assisted lamellar keratoplasty is a useful surgical procedure for the treatment of moderate to advanced keratoconus.

A ranibizumab and photodynamic therapy combination can improve visual acuity and reduce exudation in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.

Intranasal corticosteroids (ICS) maintain retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness and optic nerve cup to disc ratio among patients with glaucoma or glaucoma suspect.

A contact lens sensor is able to provide continuous 24-hour IOP monitoring for the management of glaucoma.

Femtosecond laser system makes procedures more predictable

A round-up of the latest ophthalmic products

Long-term data assures further growth in interest of corneal-based treatment

Clinical outcomes of laser epithelial keratomileusis using a 213 nm wavelength solid-state laser

A study on the Artiflex toric phakic IOL

Use of the C-constant with optical biometry

Experiences with the iStent trabecular micro bypass revealed

Experiences with PASCAL sub-threshold laser treatments for DME

A comparative analysis between manual and automated surgery

Intraoperative aberrometry, a prospect for real-time prediction of IOL power and toricity

Results of surgical iLASIK procedure indicate better predictability

Ringer lactate has a similar effect to a fortified balanced salt solution on corneal endothelial cell loss after phacoemulsification.

Invitreal injection of ocriplasmin resolves vitremacular traction and closes macular holes.

The Pentecam is reliable in measuring superior and inferior anterior chamber angle (ACA) temporal and nasal ACA, anterior chamber volume (ACV) and anterior chamber depth (ACD).

Baerveldt shunts effectively lower IOP in eyes with anterior uveal melanoma (AUM) undergoing anterior segment irradiation.

Anti-VEGF therapy pegaptanib is efficacious and non-toxic for patients with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), states a recent study.

The use of statins has been linked to a significant decrease in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) risk in patients with hyperlipidemia.

Tear levels of inflammatory markers increase in patients who wear corneal refractive therapy lenses, compared to those who wore silicone-hydrogel lenses or no lenses.

Consuming one cup of caffeinated coffee statistically increases IOP and ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients.

Correcting pre-existing astigmatism could be necessary for achieving excellent visual outcomes in eyes with oblique (OBL) astigmatism.

SD-OCT imaging and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) assessment successfully detects pre-perimetric glaucomatous damage.

Chronic diabetic macula oedema (DME) treatment Iluvien, developed by Alimera Sciences, has obtained marketing authorization in Germany.

Novartis sponsored a symposium at the COPHy congress in 2012 exploring the current treatment issues surrounding wet AMD. This supplement reveals the highlights of the meeting.

Intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) provide sustained and effective treatment for myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV).

A Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) panel discussion will be held by the International Agency for the prevention of Blindness (IAPB) solely via social networking.

Bleb injections of subconjunctival chemotherapy lower the risk of developing orbital tumours in patients with retinoblastoma.