A bigger graft and a higher endothelial cell density were associated with a lower rate of graft failure after Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty, according to a study.The prospective study included 131 patients who underwent DSAEK; 84 had Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy, and 47 had pseudophakic bullous keratopathy.
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/97mq29/ophthalmology) has announced the addition of the “Ophthalmology Devices Global Market – Forecast To 2021” report to their offering. Ophthalmology is a segm…
Phase 3 study results indicate that the HZ/su vaccine potentially offers more robust protection to the elderly and the immunocompromised than the existing vaccine. Medscape Optometry
LASIK procedures are declining while refractive cataract surgery is on the rise. What accounts for the recent shift? Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
For more than 15 years, eye doctors who specialized in the treatment of dry eye have been like the “red-headed stepchild” of the eye care world, mumbling in the corner about the extent of the effects of dry eye on the ocular surface. The notion that dry eye of all sorts was a major contributor to vision problems was particularly heretical. The dry eye corner was a very lonely place for a very long time.What was once described as the “crabgrass of ophthalmology” is now the “hot dot” in eye (Read more...)
ST ALBANS, United Kingdom–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SANTEN launches TAPTIQOM® preservative-free fixed combination eye drops in the UK.