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Uveitic glaucoma in children is a common complication of anterior uveitis that often coexists with cataract and band keratopathy.

Early experience with sub-1-mm cataract surgery performed using a currently available femtosecond laser platform demonstrates the feasibility of the procedure.

With the latest-generation corneal femtosecond lasers, it is now possible to customize nearly every aspect of the flap, including shape.

Femtosecond laser-assisted procedures continue to be a focus of attention in cataract surgery as manufacturers and surgeons aim to elevate efficacy and safety outcomes to a higher level.

Results of a comparative study investigating capsulotomy features and ease of cataract extraction demonstrate clear benefits for using a femtosecond laser to create the capsular opening and fragment the nucleus.

Hansjoerg E.J.W. Kolder, MD, PhD, will e remembered as a beloved cataract surgeon, professor, and clinician whose natural curiosity led him to pursue a degree in ophthalmology after working extensively in physiology.

Legislators will try to sort out a fair compensation system for physicians after they staved off a scheduled 27.4% pay cut for those who treat Medicare patients.

Findings from a prospective study demonstrate that capsulotomy creation using a proprietary femtosecond laser system improves the predictability of effective lens position to deliver increased refractive accuracy and better visual acuity outcomes.

Before starting medical school, the author spent a summer doing chemistry research at his state university.

Every time the author makes a purchase or seeks to buy a new product, she receives a barrage of inquiries as to whether the service she received made her happy.

It's the season to be thinking of ways to create extra sales to increase the profit picture for your office.

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Foundation for Eye Research is accepting nominations for the 2013 AFER/Pfizer Ophthalmics/Carl Camras Translational Research Awards.

New surgical procedures and advances in structural imaging were once again the focus of interest in glaucoma during 2011.

For the retina subspecialty, the past year was one of controversy, technologic advances, and an important approval from the FDA, as well as a surprise decision from the agency.

While physicians who treat Medicare patients are confronting a drastic pay cut Jan. 1, a number of legislators are scrambling, again, to block the scheduled reduction with a permanent solution.

David F. Weeks was a quarter master in the U.S. Army, earned a business administration degree, and raised funds for philanthropic causes - all before Jules Stein, MD, hired him in 1961 to lead the newly formed Research to Prevent Blindness.

Two reports issued by a federal health-care agency, claiming that screening and treatment of glaucoma have been ineffective, ignore more than 30 years of evidence to the contrary.

The author addresses the benefits of agreeableness in the workplace.

This year was one in which the femtosecond laser and its applications in refractive and cataract surgery and variations in the applications of crosslinking really began to blossom.

The FDA has delayed approval of Alimera Sciences' investigational fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal insert for the treatment of diabetic macular edema associated with diabetic retinopathy and requested two additional clinical trials.

A recent trip provided the author the opportunity to visit two countries on two different continents and learn a little about their health-care systems, and, more specifically, how they care for patients with cataracts.

The FDA has approved aflibercept for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

As leading cataract surgeons reflect on the newest advances in the field over the past year, the femtosecond laser maintained its place in the spotlight.

Heidelberg Engineering’s technical service division has moved into a technical services facility in Rhode Island specifically built and designed to meet the company’s increased capacity needs.

Safilo Group has signed an agreement with StyleMark for the acquisition of the Polaroid Eyewear business.

Kayla Helferich, 8, from South Carolina, is the grand prize winner in Prevent Blindness America’s (PBA’s) “Most Beautiful Eyes” contest. Helferich has been awarded a $25,000 scholarship and will become the face of Star Pupils, PBA’s signature children's eye health program.

XOMA Ltd. and its partner, Les Laboratoires Servier, plan to implement a broader phase III program to test the monoclonal antibody gevokizumab, or XOMA 052, in patients in whom non-infectious uveitis (NIU) involving the intermediate and/or posterior segments of the eye has been diagnosed.

After receiving approval from its scientific advisory board, Retina Implant AG will begin the multicenter phase of the company’s second clinical trial in humans, the company announced.

A newly discovered protein in the eye of the fruit fly may shed light on blinding diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa in humans.

The percentage of adults with diabetes who reported suffering from visual impairments declined significantly between 1997 and 2010, according to an analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey.