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Ophthalmology Times Europe founding editor, Fedra Pavlou, is to become Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, another of Advanstar's publications. Pamela Brook joins the team as editor of OTE, with immediate effect.

Abbott Laboratories has completed its acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), paying $1.24 billion for 83% of the fully-diluted stock and assuming around $1.4 billion of AMO's long-term debt.

ESBATech AG, a developer of antibody fragment therapeutics, has initiated a Phase IIa study in patients with acute anterior uveitis, designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and clinical activity of topically applied ESBA105.

Recently, several manufacturers of insulin pens for diabetes treatment have added warnings to the devices, cautioning against their use by visually impaired patients.

An electromagnetic deformable mirror reduces the impact of ocular aberrations on imaging for clearer results, according to Gisele Soubrane.

Dynamic contour tonometry (DCT) may be more accurate than Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) in measuring intraocular pressure (IOP), according to study results published in the February issue of Eye.

Young adults judge the age and alertness of older people by looking into and around their eyes, concluded a study published in the February issue of Ophthalmology.

Daniel Mojon studies how strabismus affects the sufferer's ability to find a romantic partner.

The squarest edge

Mayank Nanavaty & David Spalton evaluate 17 brands of IOL to discover which has the sharpest "square" edge.

Spending two to three hours a day outdoors can significantly lower a child's risk of developing myopia, according to study results published online ahead of print by the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

George Beiko compares AMO's Tecnis and Alcon's IQ aspheric IOLs to establish which model provides the best vision.