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Toric IOL improves patient quality of life

23 May 2013

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 increases after cataract surgery

22 May 2013

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

Corneal degeneration is more common in white women

21 May 2013

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 intake of carotenoids and fish oil doesn't reduce AMD risk further

20 May 2013

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 linked to GT after DSAEK

16 May 2013

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.

RDO patient pathway improves operative rates in cataracts

15 May 2013

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.

Stepladder technique successful for malignant glaucoma

14 May 2013

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

DME patient treated with Iluvien

13 May 2013

Iluvien has been used to treat a diabetic macular oedema (DME) patient in the UK since the product became commercially available, it was revealed in a press release this week.

Combined scleral buckle and BGI is effective

09 May 2013

Combined scleral buckle and Baerveldt glaucoma implantation (BGI) is effective for managing coexisting glaucoma and retinal detachment.

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