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Dr Soloway discusses a novel approach for treating glaucoma known as the scleral spacing procedure (SSP) using PresView Scleral Implants

Prematurely born children have a thicker central macular than children born at term

First answers from the Happy Patient Project

Performance compares favourably with trabeculectomy, in physician's experience

The VacuFix technique has been introduced to fix the Artisan and Artiflex IOLs in a fast, precise and reproducible way.

The answer may be found in the masking effects of catract upon pre-existing disease

A round up of new products

Strategy can improve patient compliance with glaucoma medication regimens.

Comparative study shows excellent intermediate vision results, high levels of spectacle independence and minimal photic phenoma at night.

Ophthalmology Times Europe and Heidelberg Engineering present the highlights of the 20th Anniversary symposium...

Additional injections of ranibizumab and triamcinolone into eyes are effective in patients undergoing focal or grid laser for diabeteic macular oedema (DME).

Data recently published in Eye has demonstrated that anterior chamber volume (ACV) measurements taken with Scheimpflug imaging is better for detecting narrow angles than spectral domain anterior segment optical coherence tomography (SD-ASOCT).

Using diclofenac sodium 0.1% and latanoprost 0.005% simultaneously could affect intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma patients

Novozymes Biopharma will introduce its hyaluronic acid (HA) eye care product at the 2011 Joint Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE), Geneva, Switzerland, 4?7 June 2011.

A rise in pain during the second cataract extraction was linked to lower preoperative anxiety and amnestic effects of intravenous sedation, according to a study published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

British image analysis solutions manufacturer Syngene has announced that the Dyversity 2D gel imaging system is being used in Mexico to assess the proteins linked to ocular diseases.

Would you like to be in with a chance to win a ZEISS Cinemizer and an iPod Touch?

SARcode's lead investigational molecule, SAR 1118, demonstrated promising results in a Phase II study of dry eye disease, according to data presented at this year's Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) meeting

OTEurope speaks with Dr Wolfgang Schalch about 'Critical parameters for lutein delivery systems' and the Actilease system.

A technique using a goggle with an oxygen sensitive material on the inner surface has been demonstrated to be a successful non-contact method for assessing oxygen uptake of the whole anterior eye

Medical retinal imaging company Optos found that monitoring the peripheral section of the retina could play a vital role in the detection of Alzheimer's Dementia (AD).

Pupil size and the amount of astigmatism affect uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) in astigmatic eyes, according to an investigation published by the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

A study published in Ophthalmology has called for an improvement in preventive measures and novel treatments for early and late age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Visual acuity and central retinal thickness in patients with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) have been improved with intravitreal ranibizumab treatment, according to a study published in Retina.

Spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) provides higher resolution images of chorodial osteoma compared with time domain-OCT, reveals a study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

STAAR Surgical has announced that its Visian Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) V4c design has obtained CE Mark approval.

It has been reported in a recent study that early posttrabeculectomy intraocular pressure (IOP) spike was not linked with subsequent visual field (VF) loss in patients of the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study.

Post-op bilateral reading performance is significantly improved when using a multifocal intraocular lens (MIOL) with a diffractive component rather than a refractive multifocal or monofocal lens, according to a recent study.

OTEurope and Carl Zeiss Meditec will be launching a competition at the beginning of this month to find the best surgical BLUEMIXS180 video.

Animals studies for neuroprotection in glaucoma have produced some promising results.