November 2014 Issue of The Ophthalmologist

Maurice Saatchi wants new legislation to free British doctors from fear of litigation in the pursuit of innovation. Others view it as a charlatan’s charter

Regeneron released preliminary data of the DRCR.net Protocol T trial. The DRCR.net hasn‘t, and won’t for a while.

Are a significant number of users risking retinal damage?

Raised risk of central serous chorioretinopathy associated with Androgel or Testopill treatment

Abbott and Zeiss join forces, Valeant and Allergan continue to battle

OCT angiography offers high-resolution imaging of the deep retinal vasculature

The way that babies process information from eye expressions adds another piece to the social and emotional development puzzle

Find out what makes the meeting unique from the innovators and the investors who are driving the future of ophthalmology forward.

Current diagnostic methods for visual tests and imaging work are great, but can you obtain improved diagnoses with the addition of electrophysiological tests? For me, the answer is clear – after all, electrophysiology is no longer simply the domain of research institutes.

A small-aperture IOL could offer new hope for patients with cataract and presbyopia

Ideally, all patients would adhere to antibiotic and steroid eyedrop regimens, but they don’t, and actually sometimes they can’t.

More than three years of experience with this new kid on the refractive surgery block makes me think... this could be the future

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

Necessity is the mother of invention: a problem needs solving, someone has a good idea, an invention is born. In clinical medicine, ideas often arise from the act of treating a patient

Sitting Down With… John Kanellopoulos Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, New York University Medical School, Partner at OMMA Eye Institute, and Founder and Scientific Manager of Laservision.gr Institute, Athens, Greece

Tackling visual impairment early, effectively and flexibly