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| News, May 2009
| | | A news round-up, including highlights from this year's ASCRS.
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| IOLs for the ageing eye
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Thomas Hofman, MS
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Eduard Haefliger, MD
| | | A comparative study of three presbyopia-correcting lenses demonstrates that aspheric lenses offer superior performance over other designs.
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| Diabetic macular oedema after phacoemulsification
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Victoria Farrell
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Ken Hayashi, MD
| | | Foveal thickness and macular volume decrease after phaco in eyes with diabetic macular oedema, with changes even more pronounced in patients with diabetic retinopathy.
| | | An assessment of neovascular AMD activity
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Sengul Ozdek, MD
| | | Looking at an activity socring system to define lesions associated with wet AMD by quantifying their activity to determine the need for treatment.
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| New technique for endothelial grafts
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Massimo Busin, MD
| | | Looking at a new technique to prepare and transplant endothelial grafts usinf subendothelial air injections to separate donor Descemet and endothelium from overlying stroma.
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| Keeping an eye on social media
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European Ophthalmology forum members
| | | From Facebook to Twitter, individuals are embracing the opportunity to participate in online publishing at an unprecendented rate. Communities of users interact globally, minute-to-minute within huge databases of content that they themselves create.
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