Showcasing the greatest ophthalmic advances of the year

“In Conversation With...”, an ongoing series of informal interviews with some of the biggest personalities in ophthalmology in glorious settings around the globe.

Five Things We Learned This Month

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

The Greek bailouts came with a price: austerity. This might come to pass as a highly myopic move. We explore its impact on ophthalmology – and the future health economic toll it will take on Greek society.

Creative approaches and specialized visual acuity measurements can lead to success in presbyopic lens surgery

Dry eye disease is hugely prevalent, hard to diagnose, and in the case of severe disease, can be extremely difficult to treat. What can be done to improve matters?

Adopting a treat-and-extend approach for the treatment of wet AMD with anti-VEGF drugs – though potentially complex in the coordination – can have considerable benefits for patients, carers and healthcare systems

The FDA’s plans for creating pre-approved medical device development tools could accelerate the development and approval of many medical devices – particularly premium IOLs

Sitting down with... Anneke den Hollander, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands