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PARIS — A silicone hydrogel soft contact lens specially designed for irregular corneas shows excellent outcomes in keratoconus patients, according to a specialist. “In the past, soft thick lenses were used to mask keratoconus, but because of poor oxygen transmission, they used to cause limbal and in some cases corneal neovascularization,” Florence Malet, MD, said at the meeting of the French Society of Ophthalmology.

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PARIS — Based on large datasets, original research and meta-analysis of long-term study reports, this year’s Rapport of the French Society Of Ophthalmology gives a comprehensive view of current epidemiology, risk factors, best practices for disease management and overall cost of primary open-angle glaucoma. The book contains epidemiology data based on a meta-analysis of all studies between 1959 to 2013, for a total of 33,000 glaucoma cases. “Results show that in Western countries 2.6% of the population has glaucoma and 50% do not know they do,” Jean-Paul Renard, MD, first (Read more...)

PARIS — Hormonal changes associated with pregnancy produce significant effects on corneal biomechanics, according to a study carried out at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. The study is ongoing and by 2015 will enroll a total of 50 subjects. Results of 25 patients followed at each trimester during pregnancy and twice after delivery were presented at the meeting of the French Society of Ophthalmology. Corneal examinations included maximum keratometry and central pachymetry with the Pentacam (Oculus) as well as corneal hysteresis, corneal resistance factor and intraocular pressure with the Ocular (Read more...)