Is the potential dystopia that is myopia a consequence of too much study?

Population-level disease prophylaxis with statins has improved the lives of millions. But there has been some protest about this mass medication. Is the next battle not with disease, but with the press?

One of the most debilitating microvascular complications of diabetes is diabetic retinopathy, the most important cause of blindness among working age adults in developed countries.

As the prevalence of diabetes increases worldwide, so too do the complications relating to it, such as diabetic macular edema (DME).

Diabetic macular edema (DME) poses a significant management dilemma for visual impairment.

Diabetic macular edema (DME) may occur when blood vessels leak contents into the macular region.

Diabetic maculopathy is the most common cause of visual impairment in individuals with diabetes.

Dramatic improvements in the results from an astigmatic keratotomy model suggest that the femtosecond laser may be more than a rich ophthalmologist’s toy after all.

What does analysis of the last five years of the literature on keratoconus tell us about the priorities of the field and the major contributors to it?

Sitting Down With Dirk Sauer, Novartis’ Global Head, Development Franchise Ophthalmics.