The authors conducted a prospective, randomized, fellow eye comparative study to evaluate the difference in PCO performance between two aspheric hydrophilic acrylic microincision IOLs and these results were further compared with those of a conventional spherical hydrophobic acrylic non-microincision IOL.
Even patients experienced with instilling topical glaucoma medications continue to have difficulties with eye drop administration, even those who do not self-report such difficulties, according to a recent study. Further, the risk of having difficulties with eye drop instillation is increased in patients who self-report difficulty and in those who have been previously observed to have difficulties.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended ocriplasmin (Jetrea) as a clinically effective and cost-effective treatment option for patients suffering from vitreomacular traction, including that associated with macular hole of ? 400 ?m when an epiretinal membrane is absent, or adults with vitreomacular traction and severe symptoms, when an epiretinal membrane and macular hole are both absent.
Choosing and using the AcrySof IQ ReSTOR IOL family - Customized options for individual patients.
Combined topical and intracameral anesthesia without sedatives is well tolerated by most phacoemulsification patients, according to results of a large, population-based series of small-incision phacoemulsification surgery. In addition, this anesthetic regimen was also effective in cases where complications or adverse events occurred.
Researchers have developed a methodology for calculating likelihood ratios for glaucoma diagnosis using continuous retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measurements taken with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), and found that average RNFL thickness values < 86 ?m were associated with negative likelihood ratios of such a diagnosis.
Novartis has launched a fully interactive Facebook app, ?Retina App,? which simulates retinal disease by illustrating the user?s journey with a highly realistic view of the possible impact of vision loss on their daily lives.
B+L has announced the European launch of INCISE.
Ziemer product profile
Largest retrospective review of patients with vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) and vitreomacular traction (VMT) confirms that early treatment initiation may stop disease progression and lead to better visual function outcome.
Review of the fifth day of ESCRS 2013
KalVista Pharmaceuticals is joining a group of academic and industry researchers to undertake a project known as “Drug Discovery and Development of Novel Eye Therapeutics†(3D-NET).
In its final appraisal determination, the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended funding for Iluvien for the treatment of pseudophakic eyes in chronic diabetic macular edema (DME) patients that are insufficiently responsive to available therapies.
Food and drink recommendations for day 4 of ESCRS 2013.
Schwind product profile.
Review of the fourth day of ESCRS 2013.
Moria, in partnership with Prof. Marc Muraine, has developed a single-use donor vacuum for corneal surgeons.
The new Keratograph 5M is the perfect tool for topography and advanced external imaging for dry eye screening.
Recommendations for food and drink from day 3 of ESCRS 2013
Review of the third day of ESCRS 2013.
Oertli is going to launch its new phaco machine CataRhex 3 on the occasion of this year?s ESCRS in Amsterdam. Never before has such cutting-edge technology been so readily and reliably available for anterior segment surgery, nor has it ever been wrapped in such compact and tempting packaging.
Review of the second day of ESCRS 2013.
Recommendations for food and drink on day 2 of ESCRS 2013.
The TearLab Osmolarity System is the Gold Standard for diagnosing and managing Dry Eye Disease with a quantitative, objective endpoint.
The flexible and expandable SPECTRALIS OCT is the right investment decision for every practitioner and clinician.
Food and drink recommendations from day 1 of ESCRS 2013.
Review of the first day of ESCRS 2013
The CENTURION Vision System sets a new standard of performance in cataract surgery by combining multiple, intelligent technologies and key features to provide surgeons control and improved efficiency during the cataract phaco procedure.
A partial coherence interferometry (PCI) device has been found to be a valid tool for calculating toric intraocular lenses (IOL) in a recently published study.
In a recently published systematic review and meta-analysis the associations of myopia with prevalent nuclear and posterior subcapsular (PSC) cataract have been confirmed.