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Seeing Paris

28 July 2010

Get the most out of your stay in Paris by looking out for OTEurope?s City Guide. We recommend the best restaurants, bars and cafés to visit and the sights not to be missed.

Valproic acid shown to halt vision loss in patients with retinitis pigmentosa

28 July 2010

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) believe they may have found a new treatment for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a severe neurodegenerative disease of the retina that ultimately results in blindness.

Hoya invests in shape-changing, accommodating IOL

27 July 2010

Hoya has formed a strategic partnership with Adoptics of Switzerland by funding the development of a shape-changing accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL).

Potential of microplasmin for nonsurgical treatment of vitreomacular adhesion

21 July 2010

Findings published in the July/August edition of Retina contain the results of a Phase II trial indicating that microplasmin was generally well tolerated, and support its potential for nonsurgical resolution of vitreomacular adhesion

European Commission's Scientific Committee is asking for ophthalmic experts' help

20 July 2010

The European Commission's independent Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) is seeking the assistance of ophthalmic experts who are interested in helping with its Health Effects Of Artificial Light working group.

Download an outreach toolkit for World Sight Day

20 July 2010

Glaucoma patient and director of the movie Going Blind, Joe Lovett and his team have developed a comprehensive Outreach Toolkit with details on how doctors can use the film to raise awareness of funding, educate students and patients or promote themselves.

Attenuation of iodine 125 radiation with vitreous substitutes in the treatment of uveal melanoma

19 July 2010

Findings in the July issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology have indicated that silicon oil may safeguard patients'eyesight when undergoing radiation therapy for ocular melanoma.

Concerns raised about Lady Gaga inspired circle lenses

14 July 2010

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has issued a warning about the harm decorative circle lenses used by Lady Gaga in a recent video.

Glaucoma Research Foundation receives $1.6 million gift

13 July 2010

The Glaucoma Research Foundation has received the largest single gift in its 32 year history. The staggering $1.6 million gift from the Melza M. and Frank Theodore Barr Foundation and is to support the ongoing research of the Catalyst For a Cure consortium to discover a cure for glaucoma.

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