Ophthalmology Times Europe July/August 2025

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Keys to optimising phaco efficiency

ByMarta Ibarz, MD, PhD

August 22nd 2025

New support offers a streamlined experience for surgeons and patients

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Starting from scratch on neovascular age-related macular degeneration

ByLynda Charters

August 20th 2025

AMD treatment may become unrecognisable as gene therapies evolve

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Clinicians keep their eyes on wartime ocular trauma

ByOksana Vitovska, MD, Sibylle Scholtz, PhD,Hattie Hayes

August 18th 2025

Every day brings a new challenge for surgeons in low-resource areas and conflict zones

Tyson J. Brunstetter, MBA, OD, PhD, FAAO, FAsMA presents a keynote on spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS). (All images courtesy of Heidelberg Engineering)

Recap: The future of imaging is out of this world

ByHattie Hayes

August 14th 2025

Highlights from the 2025 Heidelberg Engineering International SPECTRALIS Symposium—And Beyond

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Eyeing the brain: How ocular mitochondrial disease may predict dementia risk

ByViha Vig

August 13th 2025

Consistent trends across prevalence, incidence, odds and time-to-event models suggest ocular mitochondrial disease may indicate neurodegenerative risk

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A realistic view of diabetes remission: GLP-1 therapies and the future of diabetic retinopathy

ByA. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO

August 7th 2025

GLP-1 therapies could impact long-term outcomes in diabetic retinopathy

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Feasibility of artificial intelligence in leading glaucoma care

ByLynda Charters

August 6th 2025

Can AI compete with the well-oiled machine of the contemporary clinic?

Managing and monitoring the global burden of retinoblastoma

ByLynda Charters

August 5th 2025

Enhanced screenings and a unified registry could save vision and lives