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OTEurope?s editorial advisory board member Dr Burkhard Dick of the Centre for Vision Science at Ruht University Eye Hospital, Bochum, Germany.

Dr O. Nishi.

Breaking news from the floor

Professor Gerhard Auffarth.

Breaking news from the floor of ESCRS

Breaking news from the floor of ESCRS

Dr Liliana Werner talks about her research at the John A. Moran Eye Centre at the University of Utah looking at the design features of IOLs that help prevent post-op capsular bag opacification.

Breaking news from the floor of ESCRS

Investigational agent shown to be superior to placebo in two historic multicentre studies

What's the role for SLT?

Helping others to help themselves

Aberration-free optic

Initial clinical results indicate the safety and efficacy of DMEK as a minimally invasive alternative for eyes requiring transplantation because of dysfunctional endothelium

Retinal surgeons refine technology, instrumentation to optimize safety and efficacy

Using both diffractive and refractive IOLs in fellow eyes can result in excellent outcomes

Understanding the problems of contact lens induced dry eye

Monitoring IOP pressure during sleeping hours, two doctors test it out for themselves

The femtosecond cataract laser introduces a level of safety, efficacy and reproducibility that will benefit all cataract surgeons

Five steps and the criteria for success, as seen through the eyes of patients and their doctors...

Ellex Medical Lasers has reported a 16% increase in profits for the year ended 30 June 2010.

The femtosecond cataract laser introduces a level of safety, efficacy and reproducibility that will benefit all cataract surgeons, according to Dr Zoltan Nagy of Hungary.

A Swedish team has successfully implanted biosynthetic corneas in a small human trial, in a clinical study first.

Novartis and Nestlé have completed the purchase of around 156 million Alcon shares for a staggering $28.3 billion in cash, giving Novartis control of approximately 77% of Alcon?s outstanding shares.

According to a recent report there may be as many as a million children with an undetected vision defect due to around 70% of schools not providing eye screening.

Thomas G. Frinzi is to become company President and Chief Executive Officer at WaveTec Vision. He replaces Tom Berryman who after a period of transition will be leaving the company to pursue other entrepreneurial ventures.

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Alcon, Inc. has received regulatory approval for its acquisition of LenSx Lasers, Inc.

A new study has found that for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) a higher body weight in women, in particular body mass index BMI, is not associated with higher risk of the disease.