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JETREA (ThromboGenics, Leuven, Belgium) has launched in Denmark and Sweden with roll out of the drug to follow shortly in Finland and Norway. These launches will be performed by ThromboGenics partner, Alcon.

Primary endpoint results, demonstrating the non-inferiority of the BIOTRONIK Orsiro hybrid drug-eluting stent compared to Abbott?s XIENCE PRIME, from the BIOFLOW-II clinical study have been revealed at the EuroPCR congress in Paris.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has announced that Eylea (aflibercept, Bayer HealthCare, Leverkusen, Germany) should be recommended for the treatment of patients with wet age related macular degeneration (wAMD).

Comparative study results support use of once-daily treatment, but both satisfactory

A round-up of the latest ophthalmic products

An exciting new option in combination with cataract surgery

A case report

Positioning the ExPRESS shunt in the glaucoma surgeon's practice

Procedure has ability to lower IOP, preserve vision similar to trabeculectomy and tube shunts

Moderately cohesive ophthalmic viscosurgical devices offer desired performance traits

Ability to observe details of deep retinal structures noninvasively and clearly

Using an anatomically accurate OCT-derived neuroretinal rim parameter

Investigating tolerability of a diagnostic device in healthy and glaucomatous patients

The rationale for optimizing the ocular surface in glaucoma patients

Intracanalicular device providing durable IOP reduction as standalone procedure

Evaluation of a new system

Imaging with autofluorescence and SD-OCT can help

LASIK may pose a great risk of post-op dry eye

The AREDS2 report has recently been published with important implications for those afflicted with early stage AMD...

Both inferior oblique (IO) recession in the primary position and in contralateral gaze are largely self-grading and there were no significant differences at three months postoperatively, states an investigation.

The variable duty cycle (DC) control on dual pneumatic ultra high-speed 23G cutters has an important effect on the vitreous flow but this is reduced at high cut rates as a result of convergence, reveals a paper in Retina.

The 2.75 mm three-plane clear corneal incision (CCI) created with a femtosecond (FS) laser produces comparable outcomes to single-plane angled manual incision for anterior and posterior corneal topography, claims a new study.

Digital devices may be used as a visual rehabilitation technique for low-vision AMD patients, according to a paper featured in the journal Eye.

Implantation of a toric IOL results in improved patient quality of life and better visual, refractive and aberrometric results, states a new investigation.

Macular thickness significantly increases up to six months after uncomplicated cataract surgery, according to an investigation featured in the journal Eye.

Peripheral hypertrophic subepithelial corneal degeneration is an uncommon disorder that occurs mostly in white women with a distinct phenotype, claims a study in the journal Ophthalmology.

Increased oral supplementation of carotenoids (lutein and zeaxanthin) and omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish oil, does not reduce the risk of AMD progression further to the original AREDS formulation, claims the latest results of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS2).

Visual acuity poorly correlates to graft thickness (GT) in patients who underwent descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK), states a paper in the journal Cornea.

Operative rates for cataract surgery are higher for the refined direct optometrist (RDO) patient pathway, compared to the GP pathway, reveals a recent investigation in the UK.

Malignant glaucoma can be successfully managed using the stepladder technique, including timely and appropriate interventions, claims a paper in the journal Ophthalmology.