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The 2010 joint meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology was to convene in Chicago from Oct. 16 to 19.

Preliminary results of a phase I/II study suggest that targeting complement factor 5 in combination with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy may have a role for improving visual acuity outcomes to eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration.

Allergan, the $3 billion multi-specialty health-care company, boasts one of those classic start-up stories that businesses today dream about: Chemist Stanley Bly had an idea for a novel anti-allergy nose drop, so he approached his friend Gavin S. Herbert Sr., who owned a pharmacy and nursed an entrepreneurial spirit.

Corneal melt can develop after implantation of corneal inserts, although incidence is rare.

Wavefront-optimized LASIK using an excimer laser is a highly safe and predictable procedure for treating up to +6D of hyperopia, in the experience of one ophthalmologist.

History and clinical features provide clues to the etiology of a corneal infiltrate, but sometimes may be misleading in suggesting whether a lesion is infectious, according to one expert.

Conic instrastromal relaxing incisions for astigmatic correction, a new surgical procedure performed with the femtosecond laser, can correct different types of astigmatism that previously had been difficult to address, according to one expert.

With International Vision Expo West fast approaching, it is a good time to tune up or overhaul your product mix.

A model of the human cornea created with finite element analysis accurately predicts tissue response to corneal incisions and so should be a helpful tool for guiding the development of optimal nomograms for incisional astigmatic correction using femtosecond laser technology, according to new research.

OptiMedica has sold its pattern scan laser photocoagulator along with its retina and glaucoma divisions to TopCon Corp. to focus its attention on what it sees as a paradigm shift in the way cataract surgery will be performed in the near future.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology will hold its first joint meeting with the Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology from Oct. 16 to Oct. 19.

An intracorneal laser procedure using a femtosecond laser is a safe and effective approach for improving the near visual acuity in eyes with low hyperopic presbyopia.

Today's political environment features an unprecedented focus on medical provider fraud and abuse.

Recent results from an ongoing study support the hypothesis that ancestry differences in visual function found in healthy eyes may be signs of early glaucoma.

To communicate with your staff, you need to be sure the message is clear to all.

Attention to a host of preoperative and intraoperative factors can minimize the risk of residual refractive error after cataract surgery, but when a refractive surprise occurs, there are multiple variables to consider before deciding on intervention according to one expert.

'Simultaneous bilateral refractive lens exchange with posterior chamber IOL implantation offers several advantages for patients and surgeons, according to one expert.

Use of the femtosecond laser holds promise for standardizing the 'big bubble' technique and expanding the use of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty as an alternative to penetrating keratoplasty in eligible patients, according to Luca Buzzonetti, MD.

The relationship between IOP and scleral response could serve as a biomarker for glaucoma and represents one direction glaucoma research is taking.

Laser vision correction is an effective technique for improving the results of presbyopic IOL surgery, according to one expert.

Dry eye syndrome, now called dysfunctional tear syndrome, is a complex scenario of signs and symptoms.

Phakic IOLs come in many models, but each of these comes with its own challenges.

Relative afferent pupillary defect can be clinically relevant as a red flag indicating that a decrease in visual acuity may be due to something more ominous than a refractive error or media opacity, namely a retinal or optic nerve problem.

With word that Novartis has completed its $28.3 billion acquisition of Nestle S.A.'s shares of Alcon, investment analysts watching the drama unfold expect Novartis and Alcon's Independent Directors Committee will attempt to resolve differences.

Results of a study designed to investigate the addition of microdermabrasion to intense pulsed light therapy in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye syndrome corroborate the efficacy of IPL for increasing tear breakup time and decreasing dry eye symptoms but fail to confirm the hypothesis that the benefits of IPL may be enhanced by microdermabrasion, according to Rolando Toyos, MD.

Neither heavy silicone oil or standard silicone oil offers any advantages compared with the other for use as an endotamponade to eyes with inferiorly and posteriorly located proliferative vitreoretinopathy, according to Antonia M. Joussen, MD.

When designing an ophthalmology dispensary, one should attempt to avoid some common errors.

Phase 1 testing is under way to evaluate intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor gene delivery as a treatment for exudative age-related macular degeneration, according to Abraham Scaria, PhD.