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Monitoring glaucoma progression with SLP

25 March 2013

SLP has excellent reproducibility and may be useful in monitoring glaucoma progression.

Caution needed for full correction in low astigmatism

21 March 2013

Caution should be used when considering full astigmatic correction for manifest cylinder of 0.5 D or less in myopic patients, according to the latest investigation in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

ICRS depth less than expected using OCT

20 March 2013

Depth of intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) is less than expected in myopic patients when measured by OCT, claims a recent paper.

EyeTechCare secures third round of funding for EyeOP1

19 March 2013

EyeTechCare has secured ?10 million in a third round of funding for two international clinical trials for the EyeOP1 glaucoma treatment.

Retinal implant provides artificial sight for the blind

18 March 2013

Retinal prosthesis systems (RPS) enable patients with retinal dystrophies to identify letters and words, confirms a new study.

Laser confocal imaging useful for AMD

14 March 2013

Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy with a lateral confocal aperture could highlight subclinical drusen and aid in the progression of monitoring in AMD patients, claims the latest paper in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Vision UK 2013 speakers announced

13 March 2013

The Vision UK 2013 conference, on the 11 June, has confirmed several key speakers, announced the UK Vision Strategy.

Aciex and Portola enter into research agreement

12 March 2013

Aciex Therapeutics and Portola Pharmaceuticals have entered into a collaborative agreement to develop drugs for the treatment of topical ophthalmic diseases, according to the latest press release.

POAG detection successful with tract-based spatial imaging

11 March 2013

Tract-based spatial statistical analysis of diffusion tensor imaging is a successful tool for the detection of cortical nerve fibre loss in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients, claims a recent paper.

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