Fingerprick autologous blood for dry eyes and persistent epithelial defects – (Eye Journal AOP)
Fingerprick autologous blood for dry eyes and persistent epithelial defects Eye advance online publication, December 18 2015. doi:10.1038/eye.2015.258 Authors: J Wawrzynski, H Mukherjee, J Moore, J Smith, I Reekie, A Patel, B Kumar, C Illingworth, S Shah, D Tole & A Sharma
Long-term outcomes of neovascular glaucoma treated with and without intravitreal bevacizumab – (Eye Journal AOP)
Long-term outcomes of neovascular glaucoma treated with and without intravitreal bevacizumab Eye advance online publication, December 18 2015. doi:10.1038/eye.2015.259 Authors: L C Olmos, M S Sayed, A L Moraczewski, S J Gedde, P J Rosenfeld, W Shi, W J Feuer & R K Lee
Response to NICE guidance on Ciclosporin for treating dry eye disease that has not improved despite treatment with artificial tears
Ciclosporin (1mg/ml, Ikervis®) is a sterile, positively charged, oil-in water, unpreserved ophthalmic emulsion for the treatment of severe keratitis in adult patients with dry eye disease, which has not improved despite treatment with tear substitutes. It is administered as a once daily eye drop at bed time. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists welcomes the decision
Lay Advisory Group comments on CCG embargo on eye treatments
The Lay Advisory Group of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) advises the College on lay opinion concerning availability of treatments and the handling of patients. We have been informed that some CCGs are placing an embargo on several eye treatments and procedures from now until the end of the financial year. On the list
Intraoperative optical coherence tomography in macula involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair with pars plana vitrectomy and perfluoron – (Eye Journal AOP)
Intraoperative optical coherence tomography in macula involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair with pars plana vitrectomy and perfluoron Eye advance online publication, December 11 2015. doi:10.1038/eye.2015.230 Authors: O Toygar & C D Riemann