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Medical technology company Optos is collaborating with Eyemaginations to produce animations designed to enable eye-care professionals to educate their patients about diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, glaucoma, and choroidal nevi.

Fortune magazine has named Genentech and Alcon Laboratories to its latest "100 Best Companies to Work For" list.

The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Current Concepts in Ophthalmology meeting in Vail, CO, this year.

Progress in the diagnosis and treatment of retinoblastoma has been minimal over the past couple of decades, although improvements have been made, and new therapies are being studied, according to an ocular oncology expert.

The eye has played an important role in angiogenesis research over the past several decades, and it will continue to do so, according to Judah Folkman, MD, considered the founder of the field.

Judah Folkman, MD, whose work in cancer research led to significant breakthroughs in treating age-related macular degeneration, is being remembered as the kindly and compassionate "father of angiogenesis."

Bausch & Lomb. acquired IOL manufacturer eyeonics, announced a new research deal, and gained a new chairman and chief executive officer.

Today there are an increasing number of medications for glaucoma. But as yet we are still in the Dark Ages insofar as the cause of this visually disabling disorder.

LASIK in 2007 represents a wonderful world that can provide excellent efficacy, safety, and stability.

Surgically induced refractive errors can compromise vision following penetrating keratoplasty.

A new cataract gene's location and defect in the coding region was discovered.

A new study conducted by the Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard, says eye drops containing alpha-linolenic acid significantly reduced symptoms of dry eye syndrome in mice.

A survey conducted by the New York State Department of Health, with the support of the American Academy of Ophthalmology shows a need to educate the public on the risk of eye disease.

A population-based study showed that white patients are more likely to show signs of age-related macular degeneration than black patients.

According to a new study, preschoolers' test scores improved within 6 weeks of consistently wearing prescription glasses.

Medically well-controlled glaucoma patients and patients with exfoliation syndrome may experience intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation shortly after cataract surgery. This can be controlled by the instillation of timolol maleate 0.5%.

A Danish study published in the January issue of Pediatrics has found that the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) treatment in Denmark has more than doubled during the past five years.

Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech) appears to be a safe and effective treatment in the management of refractory inflammatory cystoid macular oedema.

Choroidal drainage can be a safe and effective interventional procedure for patients presenting with acute angle closure secondary to Topiramate toxicity.

Vitreous has a greater buffering capacity than sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl), suggesting that it is able to remain more stable when acidic or alkaline pharmaceuticals are injected in microlitre amounts.

Patients with open angle glaucoma (OAG) are more likely to have abnormal Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) scores in the areas that focus upon concerns of somatic complaints and poor health.

Blind children in the United Kingdom are being taught to "see" by using the same method used by bats, dolphins, and whales: clicking their tongues.

Sub-Bowman's keratomileusis (SBK) is associated with a low complication rate.

The use of intravitreal dexamethasone (IVD) is not warranted as a routine adjunctive treatment in postoperative endophthalmitis.

People who are dissatisfied with the results of LASIK are more likely to be referred to a cornea service by their doctor than by their LASIK surgeon.

ORBIS International in a statement announced its sadness at the death of its president and member of the board of directors, the Honorable Oliver Foot.

Ophthalmologists in more than 34 countries around the globe are busy planning events for World Glaucoma Day on March 6th to alert people to the devastating effects of glaucoma and the importance of having their eyes examined.

With increasing numbers of patients undergoing filtration surgery with the Ex-PRESS Miniature Glaucoma devices (Optonol), anterior segment surgeons should be aware of the potential for device exposure.