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Large-diameter penetrating keratoplasty for infectious keratitis may warrant a more prominent place in the treatment paradigm, suggest results of a retrospective chart review.

Analyses of predicted refractive outcomes using different IOL calculation formulas suggest possible strategies for increasing predictability in eyes with mild or moderate keratoconus.

Researchers explore the efficacy and reliability of laser vision correction for the treatment of residual refractive error after refractive lens exchange.

A topical receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor may be a potential noninvasive inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor signaling.

The development of a bioengineered cornea may serve to provide corneas to the millions of people worldwide unable to obtain a human donor cornea.

Dr Wolffsohn presents the results of a survey completed by eye care practitioners worldwide regarding their current practices on anterior eye health recording. Recommendations on best practice are also presented, based on these study findings.

This article presents recent epidemiological findings outlining the association between cataract surgery, potential visual acuity gains, glaucoma and the risk of undergoing additional general anaesthesia in under 2s. The authors of the original study concluded that use of IOLs in cataract surgery in young children should be critically reassessed, particularly in settings/communities where close, long-term follow-up is challenging.

This review presents a therapeutic nanowafer as an alternative to eye drops for dry eye disease, designed to enhance efficacy and improve patient compliance to treatment. In an experimental animal study, the novel dexamethasone nanowafer drug delivery system was comparable in efficacy to twice-daily dexamethasone eye drop treatment and has the potential to minimise risk of cataract formation and glaucoma.

Findings from a study undertaken at Dr Lovisolo’s practice indicate that in carefully-selected patients, a triple procedure, comprising Keraring implantation followed by accelerated CXL and topo-guided ablation can provide significant functional improvement in cases of progressive keratoconus.

Research presented in this article found anterior capsulotomy to be the main trigger for an increase of prostaglandins in aqueous humor immediately after laser-assisted cataract surgery. Optimised energy settings in combination with NSAIDs might therefore help reduce laser-induced miosis.

In this article, Dr Pajic presents an observational case series illustrating his initial experiences with the new Z8 laser system for cataract surgery in terms of both performance and safety.

Histopathologic analysis of 53 consecutive IOL-capsular bag specimens explanted after late in-the-bag IOL subluxation/dislocation identified pseudoexfoliation in 33(62%) of cases-less than half of which had a clinical diagnosis of pseudoexfoliation.

Avoiding use of mitomycin C on the scleral bed during pterygium extraction is a modification of the Anduze bare scleral approach.

I am grateful that my ophthalmologist friend and I live and practice in countries where we are free to speak our minds.

Everyone has an opinion, but are clinic managers prepared to listen to what staff has to say? ponders Dianna Graves.

A small review recently found 28 different names for the procedure, and the chances are there are even more currently in use.

A patient’s red, lumpy conjunctivae demonstrate the risk of episcleral tattooing, according to physicians at the Ophthalmology Department of Maidstone Hospital in Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom.

In her debut blog, Julie Gough-Nelson, offers tips on maximizing a practice's subspecialty reach.

In this month's Clinical Round Up, Sharon Freedman, MD, discusses results of the Infant Aphasia Treatment Study, and how it found there is no glaucoma protection from primary IOL placement in children. Additionally, Barbara Parolini, MD, discusses the new hope for better myopic traction maculopathy outcomes.

Optimizing Procedures with the LenSx® Laser. Published as a promotional supplement to Ophthalmology Times, September 2015.

Change is inevitable. But that doesn’t have to mean the beginning of problems and stress at your practice.

Nutritional supplements can improve colour vision, contrast sensitivity and other measures of visual functioning in people with diabetes -- with or without retinopathy, researchers say.

In her latest blog, Georgette Pascale gives advice to the ophthalmic industry on rising above the noise and getting noticed to improve patient care.

British veterans with visual impairment suffer from high rates of mental disorder, according to researchers from King's College, London.

Do you know which famous figures are your ophthalmic colleagues?

Surgeons need to truly understand the ins and outs of their patients' personalities to optimize surgical outcomes, argues Mark Packer, MD, in his latest blog.

Five years after adopting an electronic health record (EHR) system, a North Carolina ophthalmology practice saw a 41% return on investment, and netted roughly $1.2 million in revenue, according to a new report.

Patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may suffer a decline in visual acuity if they stop treatment for long summer holidays, according to researchers from France, Canada and Switzerland.

There were some gainers and some losers from last year. But who was named the best of the best for 2015?

New strategies for assessment of functional impairment will help clinicians and patients better understand how eye diseases affect driving and other activities of daily living.