This Month in Business
July 27, 2017
Acquisitions, funding rounds, approvals and IP this month
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The Top 5 Lessons from Ophthalmology Futures 2014
October 17, 2014
The world’s top clinicians and captains of industry came together in London last month to discuss the future of ophthalmology. Here’s what we learned
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Benchmarking VMA/VMT
October 16, 2014
What does analysis of the last five years of the literature on vitreomacular traction/ adhesion tell us about the priorities of the field and the major contributors to it?
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The Tyranny of Distance
October 15, 2014
Sitting Down With… Charles McGhee, Director of the New Zealand National Eye Centre, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Tiny Pulses, Big Progress
October 15, 2014
Mark Latina recounts his story of the invention of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT).
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How Much Statistical Expertise Does an Ophthalmologist Really Need?
October 10, 2014
Peer reviewers should insist that tricky statistical techniques are explained clearly to non-statisticians.
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Managing Expectations
October 10, 2014
Five tips to ensure patients’ expectations of vision following cataract surgery are grounded in reality.
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Is Better the Enemy of Good?
October 10, 2014
New intraocular lenses offer extended depth of focus, but this can come at a cost: glares, halos and comets. Can these be designed away?
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Should Steroids Be Your First Port of Call in the Pseudophakic Eye?
October 10, 2014
Anti-VEGF agents are effective in treating DME – but not always indefinitely. Steroids work – but accelerate cataract development. If a patient is pseudophakic anyway, how soon do the benefits outweigh the risks?
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Understanding Corneal Stem Cells Through Stripes
October 10, 2014
Fusing the embryos of mice, where one contains a marker of its lineage, is a well-established technique in developmental biology research. The stripy corneas were still a surprise, though…
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GPs, Don’t Fear the Retina (or the Lens, or the Cornea…)
October 9, 2014
Survey shows UK-based GPs lack confidence in their ability to diagnose ocular disease
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My Retina, My Rules
October 9, 2014
Ophthalmologists would change recommendations if treating themselves
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A Glut of Glucose? Gibberish!
October 9, 2014
Statins may interfere with glucose metabolism, and their use might be damaging the diabetic eye. Or perhaps not...
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Can We Regrow Schlemm’s Canal?
October 9, 2014
Transgenic mouse studies have revealed a signaling pathway that’s central to Schlemm’s canal formation
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Equanimity About Equality
October 9, 2014
Why are most of the speakers at congresses – and the vast majority of industry leaders – men?
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