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There is an association between uveal and a variety of skin melanomas, according to study results published in the March issue of Ophthalmology.

The first data on Nova21027 (Novagali Pharma), a benzalkonimum chloride (BAK)-free latanoprost cationic emulsion, have been announced at the Scientific Meeting of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics (AOPT) in Salzburg, Austria.

Public screenings will take place at a variety of venues including private practices and hospitals in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.

Pfizer and Bausch & Lomb are to co-promote their prescription eye drugs in the United States, allowing both companies to increase significantly the support for the products, according to a joint statement released by the companies.

The Motion Displacement Test (MDT), developed by Moorfields Eye Hospital in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and City University London will be on show during World Glaucoma Day (March 12th) to demonstrate some of the latest glaucoma diagnostic equipment.

The aspheric AcrySof IQ Toric intraocular lens (Alcon Inc) has been approved by the FDA, and will shortly be available to provide improved distance vision to patients with cataract and astigmatism.

Scientists studying a neural retina in a salamander have found Müller cells in the promoted cone-specific pigment regeneration and dark adaptation that are independent of the pigment epithelium.

Laser burn to the retina of a single eye can compromise the immune privilege of the fellow eye.

Dr Tiziana Fattori of Per Vedere Fatti Vedere onlus in Italy explains the reasons behind the launch of a campaign to abolish bureaucratic procedures inhibiting patients from undertaking treatment for glaucoma.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology have agreed a deal in which the Institute will investigate the potential of compounds provided by GSK's ophthalmic unit, Ophthiris.

The retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell mosaic has been imaged for the first time in a living retina using an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope (AOSLO), according to a report published in the March issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

The recommendations for 'the use of single use instruments where possible' when performing 'high-risk' surgical procedures, has not only led to a growth in the single use market segment, but has stimulated massive reform in decontamination procedures, creating increased demand globally for reusable instruments due to new processes and longer lead times.

Ocular nutraceutical company, EyeScience Labs, LLC, has launched www.EyeScience.com that aims to meet the need for comprehensive information and education on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a watch-and-learn video format.

Ophthalmology Times Europe founding editor, Fedra Pavlou, is to become Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, another of Advanstar's publications. Pamela Brook joins the team as editor of OTE, with immediate effect.

Abbott Laboratories has completed its acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), paying $1.24 billion for 83% of the fully-diluted stock and assuming around $1.4 billion of AMO's long-term debt.

ESBATech AG, a developer of antibody fragment therapeutics, has initiated a Phase IIa study in patients with acute anterior uveitis, designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and clinical activity of topically applied ESBA105.

Aylin Kilic Ertan explores which keratoconus patients are most suitable for treatment with Intacs intracorneal rings.

David Garway-Heath examines HRT output as a component in the early glaucoma detection arsenal.

Christopher Girkin discusses how FDT technology predicts disease developments better than SAP.

Daniel Mojon studies how strabismus affects the sufferer's ability to find a romantic partner.

Mayank Nanavaty & David Spalton evaluate 17 brands of IOL to discover which has the sharpest "square" edge.

Paul Sternberg assesses the new approaches and exciting pipeline of potential dry AMD treatments.

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George Beiko compares AMO's Tecnis and Alcon's IQ aspheric IOLs to establish which model provides the best vision.

Pablo Artal discusses the use of light-adjustable lenses to increase the predictability of postop refractive outcomes.

Sirion Therapeutics Inc and Advanced Vision Research Inc (AVR) have agreed to co-promote AVR's MacuTrition (a nutritional supplement promoting retinal health) and NutiDox Convenience Kit (a meibomian gland therapy) in the US.

A trial of electronic spectacles with dynamic focusing lenses has begun enrolling its first wearers, according to an announcement from the spectacles' manufacturer, PixelOptics Inc.

Insights gained from research into keratoconus using extremely intense x-rays could refine laser surgeries, including LASIK, and may one day even lead to the development of an artificial cornea, according to researchers at Cardiff University, UK.

The Diaton tonometer (BiCOM), a non-invasive and painless way to measure intraocular pressure (IOP) through the eyelid, has been showcased by Phycon Medical at the 2009 meeting of the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA).

Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, supported by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), has launched "Be AMD Aware", a campaign to raise awareness of the risk factors for and symptoms of age-related macular generation (AMD) among those aged 55 and over in the UK.