Dr Albrecht Hennig, inventor of the 'Fish Hook Technique' for cataract surgery, will be one of the 'Eye Health Heroes' honoured at the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) 2012 9th General Assembly.
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Orbital decompression surgery significantly reduces intraocular pressure (IOP), according to a paper in the journal Eye.
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Albinos experience an improvement in binocular best-corrected visual acuity (B-BCVA).
Sutureless aspiration cutter biopsy can be used to diagnose ocular cancers such as orbital lymphoma.
A comprehensive dictionary of 21,177 ophthalmic terms, 888 images and 4343 abbreviations has been launched this year.
Decompensation of distance exotropia reduces accommodation, meaning it must be prevented in near vision.
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The long-term use of intravitreous bevacizumab can be used to treat patients with persistant clinically significant macula oedema (CSME).
Gold weights inserted using a high pretarsal placement can treat lagophthalmos.
French pharmaceutical company NicOx has announced its decision to invest £2million into UK firm Altacor in order to create an international ophthalmic firm.
Using 0.1% fluorometholone after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) significantly reduces the chances of endothelial rejection.
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Toric phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) intraoperative fixation angle should be kept to a minimum to avoid postoperative rotation.
Corneal confocal microscopy is useful for studying in vivo pathologic corneal changes in vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC).
The use of cosmetic iris implants could result in ocular complaints such as uveitis, glaucoma, corneal oedema and decreased visual acuity.
Airsoft guns can cause ocular damage that requires operative intervention.
It has been announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently reviewing Ocriplasmin as the first pharmacological treatment for vitreomacular adhesion (VMA).
The future of small incision cataract surgery
Offering a different experience for patients
Using SLO/OCT to image the temporal changes of BRS
Icare device reliability will mean better diagnosis and disease management
Reductions in incision size lower than 1.8mm may not be beneficial
23-gauge instrument provides video, imaging, laser modes during retinal procedures
Technique has great potential but further development is required
Ophthalmic drops for presbyopes to be introduced
Femtosecond laser lens surgery expands into sub-1 mm realm
Preservative-free travoprost shows equivocal IOP lowering at 1 year after changing therapy
Femtosecond platform
The Classical option, monovision, is still required in the treatment of presbyopia
Diagnosis based on clinical findings, duration and progression, inflammation, retina
Using the intrastromal femtosecond laser procedure to correct presbyopia has been shown to be successful.
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