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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended Ozurdex for the treatment of macular oedema caused by central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO).

Anticoagulation (warafin) therapy was linked to a higher risk of post vitreoretinal surgery (VRS) bleeding in comparison with antipletelet (aspirin, clopidogrel) therapy vitreoretinal.

Using a sterile, disposable barrier for the G-probe transsceleral cyclophotocoagulation (TSCPC) device is a safe and effective method of preventing contamination in consecutive patients.

Data presented in an advance on-line publication of the journal Eye has shown a high occurrence of ocular conditions in UK leprosy patients.

Romania has opened the Europe Eye Hospital in Bucharest this month. This private eye hospital is reportedly the largest in south-eastern Europe and will mean Romanians won't have to travel far for cataract treatments and other surgical procedures.

Occurrence of, a significantly increased area of capillary nonperfusion is significantly low in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) after administration of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB),

Operator-dependent centring and automatic centring retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness measurement patterns (RNFL3.45 and NHM4) have been shown to be in good agreement.

A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), for the treatment of postoperative ocular inflammation following cataract extraction, has been approved for use in the European market by the European Commission.

Macular inner retinal layer (mIRL) is linked to visual sensitivity in glaucoma patients

After a corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) procedure a patient's cornea thins but then recovers towards original thickness.

Ever-widening knowledge base proves that there's more to it than controlling IOPs.

Baerveldt device showed better outcomes but required more interventions then Ahmed valve.

Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agent well-tolerated, met primary efficacy endpoint.

For compromised, and potentially compromised eyes.

FDA results and personal experience demonstrate very high satisfaction with lens

Dr Soloway discusses a novel approach for treating glaucoma known as the scleral spacing procedure (SSP) using PresView Scleral Implants

Prematurely born children have a thicker central macular than children born at term

First answers from the Happy Patient Project

Performance compares favourably with trabeculectomy, in physician's experience

The VacuFix technique has been introduced to fix the Artisan and Artiflex IOLs in a fast, precise and reproducible way.

The answer may be found in the masking effects of catract upon pre-existing disease

A round up of new products

Strategy can improve patient compliance with glaucoma medication regimens.

Comparative study shows excellent intermediate vision results, high levels of spectacle independence and minimal photic phenoma at night.

Ophthalmology Times Europe and Heidelberg Engineering present the highlights of the 20th Anniversary symposium...

Additional injections of ranibizumab and triamcinolone into eyes are effective in patients undergoing focal or grid laser for diabeteic macular oedema (DME).

Data recently published in Eye has demonstrated that anterior chamber volume (ACV) measurements taken with Scheimpflug imaging is better for detecting narrow angles than spectral domain anterior segment optical coherence tomography (SD-ASOCT).

Using diclofenac sodium 0.1% and latanoprost 0.005% simultaneously could affect intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma patients

Novozymes Biopharma will introduce its hyaluronic acid (HA) eye care product at the 2011 Joint Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE), Geneva, Switzerland, 4?7 June 2011.

A rise in pain during the second cataract extraction was linked to lower preoperative anxiety and amnestic effects of intravenous sedation, according to a study published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.