In a geographic area with low ultraviolet light index, the frequency of epithelial neoplasia seen in excised pterygium specimens was higher than expected, according to a Canadian study. The rate was 2.33%.Of 215 pterygium specimens received at the Henr…
SHP607, a recombinant human version of insulin-like growth factor 1 and IGF binding protein-3 from Shire, effectively reduced development of severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe intraventricular hemorrhage among extremely preterm infants, accor…
OVIEDO, Spain — A new keratoconus classification oriented to the implantation of intracorneal ring segments was presented at the second European Meeting of Young Ophthalmologists. “Our classification is aimed at using Ferrara rings and originates from Ferrara’s morphological classification. It is based on ectasia location and uses asphericity, topographic astigmatic patterns and the relationship between topographic, comatic and refractive axis as parameters,” Luis Fernández-Vega, MD, said.
OVIEDO, Spain — At the second European Meeting of Young Ophthalmologists, Nina Jacobsen, MD, PhD, discusses the advantages of UV cross-linking in lieu of intrastromal corneal ring segments for the treatment of keratoconus.
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