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Ethnicity does not effect treatment, according to Dr Catherine Birt

Medical treatment needs to address ocular surface disease as well as underlying conditions

A pharmacoeconomic argument for neuroprotective agents is discussed

Application of intravitreal tacrolimus could suppress the development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR).

Rigid gas-permeable (RGP) contact lens corrected visual acuities are affected by corneal cylinder and Sim K values.

Drusen subregion staining may not be directly linked to in vivo observations of macula drusen in age-related macula degeneration (AMD).

Patients with brown irises are most likely to develop melanomas.

Vitrectomy used to treat highly myopic macula holes (HMMHs) is negatively affected by retinoschisis.

Ocular disorders such as keratoconjunctivitis and allergic blepharitis can be caused by wearing eyelash extensions.

Performing photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) reduces the retinal image quality in myopic patients.

Important predictors of postoperative visual outcome after successful successful rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair have been identified.

Residual conjunctiva measurements and caruncle morphological characteristics help grade recurrent pterygium severity, assist in surgical techniques and predict the surgical outcomes.

A standard treatment regime is required for the management of blebitis.

Administering emulsion drops in dry eye patients improves tear stability and decreases osmolarity and corneal staining.

The repeatability of colour Doppler imaging (CDI) measurements in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) patients has been confirmed by a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.

Preoperative aqueous flare is a significant risk factor for proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) redetachment in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Choroidial neovascularisation (CNV) patients are responsive when switching to bevacizumab or ranibizumab after they develop tachyphylaxis during anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy.

The London Eye Hospital is the first in the UK to use femtosecond laser for cataract removal and clear lens extraction.

A novel blood clump-assisted procedure safely and efficiently labels the posterior vitreous and coats the internal limiting membrane (ILM) for the reparation of macular hole (MH).

Patients sleeping in a low-lit room may find that the changes in diabetic macular oedema (DME) are reversed.

Increasing visual field testing frequency can lead to the earlier detection of glaucoma.

Moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is strongly linked to normal tension glaucoma (NTG).

Intensive fundus screening in retinoblastoma patients decreases the need for enucleation and external beam radiation (EBRT).

The VICTUS femtosecond laser platform has received the CE mark of approval.

Iridex Corporation have announced the results of a 10 year study confirming the safety and efficacy of using MicroPulse laser therapy for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema (DME).

A recent investigation included in Eye has found that performing Artisan iris claw lens insertion is beneficial in acquired aphakia.

Swinging flashlight test modified with magnification (MA-SFM) is an efficient way of detecting relative afferent papillary defect (RAPD).

Meibomian gland dysfunction, from theory to daily ophthalmic practice

Children aged 7 years and younger are more responsive to amblyopia treatment than those aged between 7 and 13 years.

Using the Boston Ocular Surface Prosthesis (BOSP) on patients with severe periorbtial thermal injuries is a rehabilitating and successful treatment option.