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Glaucoma
Catalysts for collaboration and cure
By Pamela Brook
The investigative research group Catalyst for a Cure has made significant discoveries developing a better understanding of the insidious changes caused by glaucoma and is developing strategies to prevent them.
Are patients with diabetes more susceptible to open angle glaucoma?
By Vikas Shankar, MRCOphth , Prof. Ajay K. Shukla FRCS
Dr Vikas Shankar has found that in the diabetic population with OAG, the optic nerve damage occurs at a lower intraocular pressure in comparison with the non-diabetic OAG population and asks: does screening hold the key?
Complications of Mitomycin-needling
By Christoph Kranemann MD, FRCS (C), DABO , C. Birt, MD, FRCS , R. Dalvi, MD
Dr Christoph Kranemann examines the medium-term success and complication rate of mitomycin-assisted bleb needlings.
MICS
The perfect phacorefractive combination?
By Cheryl Guttman
Many patients undergoing phacoemulsification want more than simply cataract extraction. Dr Detlev Breyer says that advances in surgical technique and IOL design have made it possible to satisfy most patients' requirements.
How to perform the best incision in MICS
By Gilles Lesieur, MD
Dr Gilles Lesieur asks: Do disposable microincision knives or diamond knives provide patients with the best postoperative visual outcome?
Is microincisional surgery really the best option?
By Boris Malyugin, MD, PhD
The trend for microincisional procedures is escalating. Dr Boris Malyugin compares SICS and C-MICS.
Cataract & Refractive
Chamber stability in modern cataract extraction
By Randall J. Olson, MD
Dr Randall Olson looks at the results of head-to-head testing of the latest phacoemulsification machines.
Retina
Treating wet AMD with radiation
By Timothy L. Jackson PhD, FRCOphth
A single procedure may be as effective as repeated anti-VEGF injections claims Timothy L. Jackson.
The IOL-VIP system: restoring sight to AMD patients
By Professor José Luis Menezo, MD, PhD, FEBO
Dr José Luis Menezo looks at improving the visual acuity of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using an IOL-Vip system.
Cornea
Assessing keratoconus using corneal topography
By Sami El Hage, OD, PhD, DSc
Dr Sami El Hage outlines a technique for early detection of corneal ectasia using four different displays: the normal average cornea, Zernike polynomials, Fourier harmonics and elevation plots.
From the Forum
Importance of World Glaucoma Day
By European Ophthalmology forum members
Your thoughts on the efficacy of initiatives such as World Glaucoma Day.
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