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A proprietary radiotherapy system (IRay, Oraya Therapeutics) used to treat exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) now also may be used to treat choroidal metastases following a CE mark extension.

Implandata Ophthalmic Products GmbH (Implandata) says it has successfully implanted its EyeMate intraocular pressure (IOP) sensor implant in a first patient in Europe undergoing keratoprosthesis surgery.

Visual function improves in eyes with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that have undergone cataract surgery, but the extent of the improvement depends on the eye’s preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (preBCVA), according to a new retrospective analysis published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.

In a 1-year comparison of intravitreous aflibercept, bevacizumab and ranibizumab therapy for centre-involved DME, aflibercept was more effective at improving vision among patients who started treatment at lower levels of visual acuity.

Anterior capsulotomy triggers an increase of prostaglandins in the aqueous humour immediately after FLACS, according to researchers from Ruhr University Eye Hospital, Bochum, Germany.

Researchers using the AREDS lens grading scale have found that long-term clinically relevant outcomes can be predicted by 2-year changes in severity of lens opacities.

In a study in mice, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh demonstrated that stem cells harvested from extracted teeth could potentially be used to restore sight.

In patients taking PGAs for glaucoma, adherence to therapy may increase with the prescription of generic latanoprost, which has a lower copay than brand-name PGAs, according to a new study published online.

NICE has released a draft decision recognizing the benefits of aflibercept solution for injection for the majority of patients with visual impairment caused by DME.

When performing phacoemulsification, using a venturi-based vacuum may result in reduced clearance time of lens material compared to a peristaltic-based vacuum, according to new research.

Lens extraction for PACG results in good long-term control of IOP, and should be considered among the armamentarium of approaches to treat PACG.

Patients who receive triamcinolone acetonide treatment for DME demonstrate changes in OCT reflectivity in their foveal cystoid spaces that are associated with a rebound in macular thickening and visual deterioration.

If the goal is to improve lamina cribrosa (LC) visibility, adaptive compensation (AC) is better than enhanced depth imaging (EDI), according to new research.

Researchers in China have discovered that lower-income students have much lower levels of myopia than their middle-class counterparts.

The posterior retina is a site of oxytocin (OXT) activation of the oxytocin receptor (OXTR), according to a study published online.

Higher IOP may be a predictable marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in some individuals, according to a study from South Korea.

More research required to clarify the short- and long-term effects of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) on the corneal endothelium.

The NHS is facing issues related to the diagnosing, treating and managing the growing number of ageing people affected by AMD, the leading cause of blindness in the Western world.

The New HFA3 offers gold-standard perimetry performance with technological advances – such as automated trial lens correction with liquid lens technology – that are designed to save time and reduce errors.

A proprietary retinal laser technology has demonstrated the potential to reverse the accumulation of drusen in patients with high-risk early AMD over a 24-month period.

A single thermodynamic treatment can serve as an effective treatment of MGD and the beneficial effects of the treatment can last for 6 months or longer.

Femtosecond laser-assisted capsulotomy resulted in better circularity and more predictable size compared with standard manual continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) in a prospective, randomized clinical study by researchers in Italy.

Patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy may benefit from intravitreal aflibercept.

The Random Forests machine learning method is a useful tool to help ophthalmologists distinguish between the visual fields (VFs) of individuals with healthy eyes and those with preperimetric open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in which glaucoma will manifest, according to research from Japan.

Anterior capsulotomies may be created safely and efficaciously using a femtosecond laser system (Catalys Precision Laser System, Abbott Medical Optics), according to a study published online in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

Extensive pars plana vitrectomy and cataract extraction can significantly improve visual acuity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients suffering from severe ocular complications of uveitis.

When compared with eyes of normal axial length, high-myopic pseudophakic eyes with posterior staphyloma had significantly less internal coma and less coma variations during mydriasis, according to recently published research.

Two trifocal IOLs enabled patients to have "a useful third focus for intermediate vision", but also resulted in increased background halos and reduced distance visual quality compared with a multifocal IOL, according to new research.

iSTAR Medical SA announced that the first patient in its European multicentre clinical trial has been successfully implanted with the company's STARflo glaucoma drainage device.