It takes a village to beat visual system diseases in children
January 15, 2021
Community support is the most important factor in ascertaining effective treatments for paediatric eye diseases.
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Cataract & Refractive
Non-linear aspheric corneal ablation can be used to treat presbyopia
January 18, 2021
Presbyopia can be treated in emmetropic, myopic and hyperopic patients with refractive errors between +5.75 and -9.00 D using corneal non-linear aspheric ablation profiles to increase the depth of field in both eyes, in combination with micro-monovision. Patient satisfaction with this approach is high.
Irregular corneas stand to benefit from small-aperture IOL design
December 11, 2020
The principle of pinhole optics at work in the IC-8 IOL overcomes visual disturbances associated with corneal disease and provides a functional range of vision.
Controlling postop pain, inflammation in cataract patients: drug delivery vs drops
December 10, 2020
John A. Hovanesian, MD, discusses the highlights of his presentation on a clinical study evaluating dexamethasone vs prednisolone acetate 1% in controlling postop pain/inflammation in sequential cataract surgery patients.
YAG-shots in IOLs: Safe or dangerous?
December 07, 2020
Poorly focused YAG shots lead irrevocably to a permanent defect in the IOL material and thus to possible effects on the quality of vision with straylight or glare. In a recent study, the differing amounts of damage that Nd:YAG causes in a range of hydrophilic and hydrophobic acrylic lens materials was assessed.
Managing small pupil challenges in patients with the Malyugin ring
December 01, 2020
The Malyugin ring 2.0 expands the small pupil safely and effectively to enable excellent intraoperative visualisation. It has a good safety record and is easier to use than alternative methods.
Ophthalmic challenges in 2021: What to expect in the coming year
November 25, 2020
In this roundtable, members of the Ophthalmology Times Europe® Editorial Advisory Board consider the top challenges and opportunities that they anticipate will affect ophthalmology in Europe in 2021.
AAO: Drop-free prophylaxis regimen before cataract surgery lowers treatment burden with caveats
November 15, 2020
During AAO 2020, Neal H. Shorstein, MD, explains how physicians at Kaiser Permanente have a streamlined regimen using a prophylactic drop-free drug before cataract surgery for more than a decade.
AAO: Preventing cystoid macular oedema after cataract surgery
November 15, 2020
Rudy Nuijts of the University Eye Clinic Maastricht, the Netherlands, discusses the highlights of his AAO 2020 presentation on a combination treatment regimen for lowering the incidence of cystoid macular oedema following category surgery.
The role of astigmatism in cataract surgery with premium IOLs
October 05, 2020
The possibility of taking precise measurements of total corneal astigmatism enable more patients to be spectacle-free following cataract surgery.