The act of collaboration is generally regarded positively. Uniting two parties that share a common interest usually yields achievements that could not have been possible if either party went at it alone, and so the whole becomes greater than the sum of the parts.
The discovery of factors affecting retinal angiogenesis have implications for the treatment of vascularization disorders, according to results of a study published in the October issue of Nature Medicine.
Bevacizumab (Avastin) may have an application as an adjunct to antifibrosis therapy, according to study results published in the October/November issue of the Journal of Glaucoma.
Highlights from the ESCRS congress, September 13–17 2008, Berlin, Germany
PhysIOL used this year's congress as a forum to launch its new aspheric aberration-correcting intraocular lenses ? Slim AY 123 in a preloaded system and Micro AY for injection through a 1.8 mm microincision.
Bausch & Lomb has announced a joint venture with femtosecond laser developer 20/10 Perfect Vision, which will allow B&L to offer surgeons the complete 'all laser' refractive solution.
Alcon has launched the +3.0 Add Power AcrySof ReSTOR aspheric intraocular lens (IOL) with natural chromophore. The lens gained its CE mark in late 2007 and has been available throughout the EU since mid-September 2008.
Dr Didier Ducournau explains how the technique he invented based on a mistaken assumption has been refined over the last 21 years.
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As part of its crackdown on the use of unapproved drugs in the US, the FDA is warning all but two makers of balanced salt solution (BSS) to discontinue its manufacture and sale.
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Dr Gunther Grabner, professor of ophthalmology at the Paracelsus University of Salzburg, conducted a survey on the advantages and limitations of femtosecond lasers, and concluded that they will come to replace microkeratomes fully.
In a worldwide first, Dr Luis Ruiz presented the preliminary clinical results of an ongoing pilot study concentrating on the non-invasive intrastromal correction of presbyopia.
During the "Controversies in Cataract and Refractive Surgery" symposium, Dr Jack Holladay and Dr Theo Seiler debated the relative merits of presbyopia treatments.
Bimanual microincision cataract surgery (MICS) and microaxial phacoemulsification provide optically better incisions but bimanual MICS respects corneal prolateness more than microaxial phaco, Professor Jorge Alió told delegates.
Recent acquisitions, division restructuring, and management changes prove that Carl Zeiss Meditec is very much committed to change. Ophthalmology Times Europe spoke with new CEO, Dr Michael Kaschke, about the challenges that he faces in an ever-evolving market.
Schwind and Zeimer are to cooperate to supply an integrated all-laser LASIK solution.
As the human eye is not geometrically round, biometry is required for proper sizing of phakic IOLs, Dr Liliana Werner told delegates in a presentation entitled 'Phakic IOLs: a report from the pathology lab'.
Dr Amar Agarwal and team describe a technique for adhering sutureless scleral-fixated IOLs with a biological fibrin sealant glue.
The SERPING1 gene code influences the likelihood of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to study results published online ahead of print by The Lancet.
Dr Alberto Villarrubia gives an overview of the new Artifical Anterior Chamber for the Amadeus II machine as a way to extract donor lamellae.
Monovision offers a safe and an effective option while multifocals are a high risk strategy, Dr Graham D. Barrett controversially told delegates during a session that discussed whether surgeons should introduce multifocal IOLs (MFIOLs) into their practice.
AMO's Healon viscoelastic and Hoya's iSpheric IOL
A standardized language of trauma classification can have value for prognosis as well as description, according to Dr Dante Pieramici.
Dr Philippe Denis & Dr Thierry Zeyen explain why they feel that a new fixed combination, Azarga, could soon become the therapy of choice.
Dr Claus Eckardt discusses the alternative to anti-VEGF drugs, to be employed when other measures have failed.
A young woman is suffering from a condition that leaves her blind, but only for half the time. For the last four years, Natalie Adler's eyes have regularly clamped shut for three days every week, and then reopened for the next three days.
A broad expression of the normally selectively-expressed photosensitive protein melanopsin in retinal ganglion cells can restore vision in mice with photoreceptor degeneration, as reported in a study published in the October 14 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Vitrectomy should only be used for patients with diabetic macular oedema (DME) who also display signs of vitreomacular traction, according to study results published in the October issue of Eye.
The iSpheric Model YA-60BB intraocular lens (IOL) (Hoya) has received FDA approval.
