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(CME) Community Practice Connections™: A Closer Look at Neurotrophic Keratitis—Ensuring Timely Diagnosis and Taking Early Action
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Community Practice Connections™: Mastering the Multidisciplinary Management of Glaucoma—Understanding Advances in the Spectrum of Treatment Innovation (CME/CNE Credit)
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Community Practice Connections™: Mastering the Multidisciplinary Management of Glaucoma—Understanding Advances in the Spectrum of Treatment Innovation (COPE Credit)
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(COPE) Community Practice Connections™: A Closer Look at Neurotrophic Keratitis—Ensuring Timely Diagnosis and Taking Early Action
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Advancing Treatment in Neovascular Retinal Disease with Novel Therapies: Insights and Strategies from Latest Real-World and Clinical Data
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Rapid Reviews in Retina™: Emerging Updates from Fall 2023 – Addressing the Wealth of New Data in Treatments for nAMD and DME
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(CME) Stratifying the Spectrum of Care in Glaucoma Management – Advancing Treatment with a Vast Armamentarium
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(CME) Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Multidisciplinary Care for nAMD & DME – Expert Perspectives with New Dosing Strategies on the Horizon
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(COPE) Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Multidisciplinary Care for nAMD & DME – Expert Perspectives with New Dosing Strategies on the Horizon
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(CME) Community Practice Connections™: Advancing Management Strategies in Geographic Atrophy– Mapping Out the Continuum of Care in a New Era of Transformative Treatment
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(COPE) Community Practice Connections™: Advancing Management Strategies in Geographic Atrophy– Mapping Out the Continuum of Care in a New Era of Transformative Treatment
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(CME) Key Advances in Cataract Surgery – Applications for New Technologies in an Ever-Changing Landscape
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(COPE) Key Advances in Cataract Surgery – Applications for New Technologies in an Ever-Changing Landscape
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Managing Ocular Toxicities in Patients With Cancer: Understanding ADCs and the ECP’s Role in Collaborative Management Therapy on the Horizon (CME Credit)
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Managing Ocular Toxicities in Patients With Cancer: Understanding ADCs and the ECP’s Role in Collaborative Management Therapy on the Horizon (COPE Credit)
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SimulatED™: Applying Advanced Treatment for nAMD & DME - Simulating New Strategies for Clinical Management
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Navigating the Advances in the Treatment of Geographic Atrophy: Updates and Strategies for Managed Care
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Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Outcomes in Glaucoma Management - Applying Evidence to Practice with a Multitude of Treatment Options (CME Track)
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Community Practice Connections™: Mastering the New Treatment Paradigm in Geographic Atrophy – From Detection to Intervention (CME Track)
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Community Practice Connections™: Mastering the New Treatment Paradigm in Geographic Atrophy – From Detection to Intervention (COPE Track)
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Assessing the Evidence for Extending Treatment Intervals in nAMD and DME Management – Expert Insights into Innovative Approaches (CME Track)
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Assessing the Evidence for Extending Treatment Intervals in nAMD and DME Management – Expert Insights into Innovative Approaches (COPE Track)
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Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Outcomes in Glaucoma Management - Applying Evidence to Practice with a Multitude of Treatment Options (COPE Track)
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Reimagining Dry Eye Disease: Delineating the Role of Evaporation From Inflammation and Insights Into Optimizing Treatment (CME Track)
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Reimagining Dry Eye Disease: Delineating the Role of Evaporation From Inflammation and Insights Into Optimizing Treatment (COPE Track)
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Uncovering Neurotrophic Keratitis: Exploring Hidden Manifestations and Key Patient Demographics (CME Track)
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Uncovering Neurotrophic Keratitis: Exploring Hidden Manifestations and Key Patient Demographics (COPE Track)
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Surv.AI Says: Real-World Insights Into Patient Burden & Evolving Strategies in nAMD and DME (CME Credit)
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Surv.AI Says: Real-World Insights into Patient Burden & Evolving Strategies in nAMD and DME (COPE Credit)
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Cataract surgery may raise diabetic macular oedema risk
January 30th 2018Cataract surgery increases the risk of diabetic macular oedema (DMO), medical records from the United Kingdom suggest. An analysis of 4,850 eyes showed that the rate of DMO requiring treatment spiked about 4 months after the surgery.
Opportunities and challenges in the world of ophthalmology in 2018
December 1st 2017As another year comes to an end, five members of Ophthalmology Times Europe’s Editorial Advisory Board reflect and share their perspectives on the exciting opportunities that lie ahead for ophthalmologists in 2018, whilst also considering the potential challenges.
Steroid and NSAID combination prevents macular oedema after cataracts
November 2nd 2017A combination of a topical corticosteroid and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) is more effective than either one alone in reducing the risk of cystoid macular oedema (CME) after cataract surgery in nondiabetic patients, researchers say.
Adopting a multidiagnostic method for characterising the anterior segment
A multidiagnostic device is able to provide consistent measurements of refraction and ocular aberrations in healthy eyes. The consistency of refractive measurements is not dependent on the magnitude of the refractive error, with the same precision ability for moderate to high myopia and for hyperopia.
How to improve IOL power calculations in keratoconus
October 1st 2017One source of error in IOL power calculation is the use of the classical keratometric approach for the characterisation of the corneal optics. This approach is based on the assumption of only one corneal surface and a fictitious index of refraction (keratometric index, nk) for obtaining an estimation of the corneal power (Pk).
Experience with a preassembled silicone I/A tip during cataract surgery
September 1st 2017Every ophthalmologist requires precise surgical tools with which he or she can perform surgery safely and accurately in order to ensure optimal outcomes. The availability of high-quality microsurgical instruments has increased over the past decade with manufacturers continually modifying and optimising existing instruments.
Performing cataract surgery with phaco in patients with previous implantations
July 10th 2017This case study presents the results and advantages of phacoemulsification, which Dr Dieter W Klass and his team applied after previous implantation of an iris-fixated phakic IOL (pIOL) (Artisan, Ophtec) for the correction of high myopia without explantation of the pIOL.
12-month results with small-aperture IOL providing patients with an extended range of vision
April 12th 2017The IC-8 IOL (AcuFocus) is one of the new class of extended-depth-of-focus (EDOF) IOLs that is definitively altering the landscape of cataract surgery in Europe and around the world. Whereas monofocal and multifocal lenses have one or two distinct focal points, an EDOF-IOL creates one elongated focal point, though each lens does so in a different way.
Defining dysfunctional lens syndrome
April 1st 2017Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose--a line written (1913) by Gertrude Stein and its variations in a famous quotation are often interpreted as meaning “things are what they are--makes a statement of the law of identity, and in the post-factum age is ever more meaningful. An ophthalmologist could as well write: “Cataract is a cataract is a cataract is a cataract,” ICD-10 Code H25.0 for the diagnosis “Cataracta senilis incipiens” in its earliest stage and notably with a surgical history of more than 2,500 years.
Patients’ health jeopardized by failed ophthalmology follow-up
March 29th 2017Failure to follow-up after ophthalmology appointments can damage patients’ health, a new study suggests. “In our view, national consideration should be given to create targets for reporting how well providers are managing follow-up patients,” reported A Davis and colleagues in the journal Eye.
Evidence weak for blue light-filtering IOLs
March 15th 2017Only weak evidence supports the use of IOLs that filter visible blue light, researchers say. “On the basis of currently available evidence, one cannot advocate for the use of blue-light-filtering IOLs over UV-only filtering IOLs,” wroite X. Li, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland, and colleagues.
Protein fluorescence explored for cataract diagnosis
February 8th 2017Fluorescence of lens proteins could help understand, diagnose, and treat cataracts, researchers say.“Rather than waiting for the condition to appear, it could be possible to diagnose and monitor cataract before it forms, allowing preventative measures to be taken where possible,” said Rory Duncan of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburh, United Kingdom in a press release.
Why UK patients travel abroad for laser eye surgery
January 11th 2017More citizens from the United Kingdom are traveling abroad for laser eye procedures, according to a medical travel website. Enquiries from the United Kingdom into overseas clinics for laser procedures rose 60% in the 12 months ending November 15, 2016, according to WhatClinic.com, which lists medical clinic by location.
Exploring laser vision correction for myopia with/without astigmatism
January 1st 2017A prospective masked study enrolling eyes with low to moderate myopia with or without astigmatism found significantly better efficacy, safety, and predictability with wavefront-guided LASIK compared with small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE).