Ophthalmology Times Europeophthalmology news, features, events and interviews in cataract, refractive, glaucoma, retina and much more.Dogs to explain human retinal disease- August 18, 2008 A genetic mutation that is associated with recessive cone-rod dystrophy in dachshunds may play the same role in humans, according to a study in the August 2008 issue of Genome Research.http://www.oteurope.com/ophthalmologytimeseurope/Retina+news/Dogs-to-explain-human-retinal... Protein differences in POAG subjects- August 18, 2008 The proteinpeptide patterns in the aqueous humour of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) subjects differs significantly from that of control subjects, according to a study published in the August 2008 issue of Molecular Vision.http://www.oteurope.com/ophthalmologytimeseurope/Glaucoma+news/Protein-differences-in-POAG... Best way to measure accommodation- August 18, 2008 Defocus curve measurement of subjective amplitude of accommodation (AoA) is not affected by non-randomized letter sequences in presbyopic subjects, according to results of a study published in the August 2008 issue of the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.http://www.oteurope.com/ophthalmologytimeseurope/Refractive+news/Best-way-to-measure-accom... VEGF-A levels in RP and non-RP eyes- August 11, 2008 Sufferers of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) have a lower concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) in the aqueous humour than non-sufferers, according to results of a study published in the August 2008 issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.http://www.oteurope.com/ophthalmologytimeseurope/Retina+news/VEGF-A-levels-in-RP-and-non-R... POAG development: risk factors- August 11, 2008 Patients with thicker corneas are less likely to progress to primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) from ocular hypertension (OHT), according to a study published in the June 2008 issue of Contact Lens and Anterior Eye.http://www.oteurope.com/ophthalmologytimeseurope/Glaucoma+news/POAG-development-risk-facto... Multifocal IOLs as presbyopia treatment- August 11, 2008 Implanting a multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) into the non-dominant eye is a promising treatment for presbyopic emmetropic patients, according to a study published in the February 2008 issue of Spektrum der Augenheilkunde.http://www.oteurope.com/ophthalmologytimeseurope/Refractive+news/Multifocal-IOLs-as-presby... Cystoid macular oedema drug begins testing- August 11, 2008 IBI-20089, a drug candidate for the treatment of cystoid macular oedema (CME), has completed patient enrollment for initial clinical testing, according to the drug's manufacturer, Icon Bioscience Inc (IBI).http://www.oteurope.com/ophthalmologytimeseurope/Retina+news/Cystoid-macular-oedema-drug-b... IOP lowering does not affect visual function- August 11, 2008 Glaucoma treatment can, in certain metrics, improve quality of vision, according to a study published in the August 2008 issue of Eye.http://www.oteurope.com/ophthalmologytimeseurope/Glaucoma+news/IOP-lowering-does-not-affec... Best phaco disinfection techniques- August 11, 2008 Three-day application of levofloxacin in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol-iodine or povidone iodine offers the best infection control in phaco patients, according to a study published in the May 2008 issue of the Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology.http://www.oteurope.com/ophthalmologytimeseurope/Cataract+News/Best-phaco-disinfection-tec... EPO responsible for DR- August 11, 2008 Erythropoietin (EPO) could be responsible for the development of diabetic retinopathy, according to a study published in the August 2008 issue of Eye.http://www.oteurope.com/ophthalmologytimeseurope/Retina+news/EPO-responsible-for-DR/Articl... |