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Faster technology to be able to screen for diabetic retinopathy is a requirement as the disease is becoming more prevalent.

Therapy for chronic ocular allergy a major focus for drug development

Ranibizumab well tolerated by patients; results maintained better for branch occlusion

Dr Marcus Kernt tackles the subject of diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening using ultra-widefield scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO), which he believes is a valid alternative to the current gold standard.

A more dynamic therapeutic approach is needed

Advances in technology should improve current OCT shortcomings

Male gender, younger age related to IOP elevation after RVO treatment, study finds

Iluvien, an intravitreal implant for the treatment of chronic diabetic macula oedema (DME) developed by Alimera Sciences, has been granted market authorization by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety.

OptiMedica's Catalys precision laser system has been given the CE mark of approval for corneal incisions.

In a new round of financing, investor, Burril & Company, has given WaveTec $16.5 million to commercialize its ORA System.

Fight for Sight has given further funding to the British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit (BOSU) for research into preventing sight loss and treating eye disease.

Dr Albrecht Hennig, inventor of the 'Fish Hook Technique' for cataract surgery, will be one of the 'Eye Health Heroes' honoured at the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) 2012 9th General Assembly.

Orbital decompression surgery significantly reduces intraocular pressure (IOP), according to a paper in the journal Eye.

Albinos experience an improvement in binocular best-corrected visual acuity (B-BCVA).

Sutureless aspiration cutter biopsy can be used to diagnose ocular cancers such as orbital lymphoma.

A comprehensive dictionary of 21,177 ophthalmic terms, 888 images and 4343 abbreviations has been launched this year.

Decompensation of distance exotropia reduces accommodation, meaning it must be prevented in near vision.

The long-term use of intravitreous bevacizumab can be used to treat patients with persistant clinically significant macula oedema (CSME).

Gold weights inserted using a high pretarsal placement can treat lagophthalmos.

French pharmaceutical company NicOx has announced its decision to invest £2million into UK firm Altacor in order to create an international ophthalmic firm.

Using 0.1% fluorometholone after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) significantly reduces the chances of endothelial rejection.

Toric phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) intraoperative fixation angle should be kept to a minimum to avoid postoperative rotation.

Corneal confocal microscopy is useful for studying in vivo pathologic corneal changes in vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC).

The use of cosmetic iris implants could result in ocular complaints such as uveitis, glaucoma, corneal oedema and decreased visual acuity.

Airsoft guns can cause ocular damage that requires operative intervention.

It has been announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently reviewing Ocriplasmin as the first pharmacological treatment for vitreomacular adhesion (VMA).

The future of small incision cataract surgery

Offering a different experience for patients

Using SLO/OCT to image the temporal changes of BRS

Icare device reliability will mean better diagnosis and disease management