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According to a recent report there may be as many as a million children with an undetected vision defect due to around 70% of schools not providing eye screening.

Thomas G. Frinzi is to become company President and Chief Executive Officer at WaveTec Vision. He replaces Tom Berryman who after a period of transition will be leaving the company to pursue other entrepreneurial ventures.

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Alcon, Inc. has received regulatory approval for its acquisition of LenSx Lasers, Inc.

A new study has found that for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) a higher body weight in women, in particular body mass index BMI, is not associated with higher risk of the disease.

A clinical study, published recently in Eye journal, looked at the relationship between the cornea and the optic disc and suggests that there is a structural relationship between the two

The newly released EyeSuite biometry software for the LENSTAR LS 900 optical biometer provides the user with complete biometry of the entire eye, including lens thickness and also allows direct connection and use of this valuable data with the most advanced IOL calculation tools.

The European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) will be holding their joint Congress in Geneva, Switzerland on 4-7 June 2011.

This question was posed by Irv Arons who said: “In reviewing an article about proposed new uses for the femtosecond laser, I came across a term that I had not heard of before ? laser photolysis.....

OptiMedica Corp., has sold its retina and glaucoma business to Topcon Corp., leaving it in a strong position to invest in the launch of its laser cataract surgery system as well as continued cataract-focused research and development.

Dr Yeni H. Yucel, an ophthalmic pathologist at St. Michael's Hospital, has won the prestigious 2010 Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize from the New York Academy of Medicine.

The establishment of an operating theatre in León/Nicaragua will provide ophthalmologists and students with new training facilities which will lead to im-proved treatment for patients.

RaySert is a small-incision IOL injector system with a 1.8 mm diameter external tip, designed to enable surgeons to insert an IOL through a sub 2.5 mm incision, to reduce induced astigmatism.

Thanks to all those readers, cataract and refractive surgeons who completed our recent survey about the choices you make on behalf of your patients.

An interesting, but controversial, method to eliminate bothersome floaters.

The ACCORD study was a landmark clinical trial that included 10,251 adults with type 2 diabetes who were at especially high risk for heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death.

In a recent blog Dr Mark Packer said: “Somewhere in the back of my mind I keep a quote about perseverance and simplicity. It comes from an interview with Ernest Hemingway. The author was asked to explain why he rewrote the last page of A Farewell to Arms 39 times.”

Get the most out of your stay in Paris by looking out for OTEurope?s City Guide. We recommend the best restaurants, bars and cafés to visit and the sights not to be missed.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) believe they may have found a new treatment for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a severe neurodegenerative disease of the retina that ultimately results in blindness.

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Hoya has formed a strategic partnership with Adoptics of Switzerland by funding the development of a shape-changing accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL).

Findings published in the July/August edition of Retina contain the results of a Phase II trial indicating that microplasmin was generally well tolerated, and support its potential for nonsurgical resolution of vitreomacular adhesion

Glaucoma patient and director of the movie Going Blind, Joe Lovett and his team have developed a comprehensive Outreach Toolkit with details on how doctors can use the film to raise awareness of funding, educate students and patients or promote themselves.

The European Commission's independent Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) is seeking the assistance of ophthalmic experts who are interested in helping with its Health Effects Of Artificial Light working group.

Findings in the July issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology have indicated that silicon oil may safeguard patients'eyesight when undergoing radiation therapy for ocular melanoma.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has issued a warning about the harm decorative circle lenses used by Lady Gaga in a recent video.

The Glaucoma Research Foundation has received the largest single gift in its 32 year history. The staggering $1.6 million gift from the Melza M. and Frank Theodore Barr Foundation and is to support the ongoing research of the Catalyst For a Cure consortium to discover a cure for glaucoma.

In Spain, the first product based on interference RNA (RNAi) technology is an ophthalmic treatment in the form of drops to treat elevated IOP and glaucoma. SYL040012 has just completed its first clinical trial, having been administered to 30 healthy volunteers.

Professor Ye-Guo Chen, one of the top five key opinion leaders in Chinese refractive surgery has demonstrated a drastic improvement in flap thickness and planarity when using the One Use-Plus SBK microkeratome, defined as 'Sub Bowman's Keratomileusis. '

VisionCare&#;s implantable telescope for end-stage AMD has finally been given FDA approval. The device, discussed in depth in Ophthalmology Times Europe July 2007, was given CE approval three years ago but has subsequently been undergoing rigorous clinical trials in the United States.