Topography-guided treatments for irregular corneas can improve patients’ best corrected visual acuity. The technique is easy to plan and perform, supported by software to do the calculations.
A new amblyopia screening system that can be used on Android devices has performed better than some of the ‘gold standard’ stereotests in recent Hungarian studies.
A confirmed diagnosis of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy aids in several aspects of patient management
Drug delivery solutions to manage pain after cataract surgery improves adherence.
Many genes and polymorphisms have been identified as being associated with glaucoma, predicting progression, identifying those at increased risk and allowing treatment to be optimised.
At the 2025 ASCRS meeting, Dr Ang said small aperture IOLs can benefit all patients, especially those with complex corneas or who have undergone previous corneal refractive surgery
Marjorie Rah, OD, PhD, FAAO, discussed the in-home use test of BioTrue Hydration Plus multipurpose contact lens solution (Bausch + Lomb) on patients who are considering lens dropout.
The threshold limit value is increased for virus and bacterial eradication.
Until we have a vaccine and see a reduction of COVID-19 cases down to zero, we must adjust and take every precaution possibly to protect our staff, as well as our patients.
Moving on from medication “stacks” and the old-school reactive approach
The one-piece, small-aperture IOL IC-8 was found in a retrospective comparative review of studies to enhance vision at all distances, with improved visual acuities and a broad range of continuous functional vision.
The European Medicines Agency's new standard procedure allows manufacturers to request advice from medical device expert panels
Comparisons of deep sclerectomy and trabeculectomy show the former to have better outcomes and fewer complications in cases where it is indicated.
With NASA’s sights set on Mars, continued research into further understanding and mitigating spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome is of the utmost importance for astronaut health and space exploration.
On a recent trip to Togo, West Africa, my colleagues and I taught local ophthalmologists to perform selective laser trabeculoplasty in a model that we hope to see replicated throughout the region.
While operating on a patient with chronic uveitis presents some challenges, there are a few pearls that may increase success.
This affordable device allows the view through a slit lamp to be shared in real time or recorded, for teaching purposes and for reference.
The rates of postoperative myopic progression are the lowest with the SMILE procedure compared with PRK and LASIK, regardless of the degree of myopia.
In response to a previously published article, three ophthalmologists present their views on intravitreal pharmacotherapy injections.
En-face OCT has advantages that make it very useful for characterising macular anatomy and pathologic features of various macular disorders.
The possibility of taking precise measurements of total corneal astigmatism enable more patients to be spectacle-free following cataract surgery.
Two glaucoma specialists discuss pairing patients with the right procedures
Symptoms of acute optic neuritis resulting from the disease can resolve in treated rapidly.
The technology provides effective, efficient evaluations when paired with the right patients
Paediatric diagnoses of juvenile idiopathic intracranial hypertension, optic neuritis and Horner syndrome