Ophthalmology Times Europe May 2022

Practice makes perfect when adopting this method for intrascleral IOL fixation.

Polarisation-sensitive optical coherence tomography has facilitated early diagnosis of disease before it becomes apparent on topography.

Promising gene therapies in development are pinpointing steps in the pathogenic cascades involved in ocular diseases, such as VEGF for wet AMD and CFI for dry AMD.

An ischaemia modulator has demonstrated it is safe and well tolerated in a Phase 1/2a trial in diabetic macular ischaemia patients.

With minimally invasive surgery procedures becoming increasingly popular in glaucoma management, canaloplasty using an ab-interno surgical technique offers enhanced natural aqueous outflow in open-angle glaucoma.

Dr Goes reflects on a life at the forefront of ophthalmology, considering advancements in technology and the knowledge that has changed his practice and improved outcomes for patients.

Authors of a retrospective study into complications associated with iris implants advise that the procedure should be considered as malpractice.

In one study of children with solitary unilateral retinoblastoma, the youngest children were found to have the greatest risk for a germline mutation.