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Reviewing the year with eight esteemed members of the ophthalmology community who also gave their predictions for what we can look forward to next year.

Premium IOL market offers numerous options, technologies for European surgeons

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.

An expert panel convened to explore the multifactorial condition, MGD, and assess the science that may yield symptom relief.

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.

Results of a comparative study on efficacy of two phaco tips

Dr Lavik reveals some of the issues surrounding drug delivery services

After peaking our interest earlier in the year we, at OTEurope, caught up with Professor Eberhart Zrenner, co-inventor of the subretinal alectronic chip from Retina Implant and coordinating investigator of the ongoing clinical study, to find out more and to learn about the paper published on this fascinating technology

Dr Nixon reveals his reasoning for choosing the Whitestar Signature Ellips FX 2.0

Wound modulation research focuses on new targets and combination therapy

Topical molecule modifies profile of retinal ganglion cell death in experimental glaucoma

OTEurope discusses the recent congress highlights with Dr Shlomo Melamed and mariska van der Veen as well as predictions of trends for the future

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Further studies needed on the reversible post-op changes in the macula

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