Effect of laser suture lysis on filtration openings: a prospective three-dimensional anterior segment optical coherence tomography study – (Eye Journal AOP)
Effect of laser suture lysis on filtration openings: a prospective three-dimensional anterior segment optical coherence tomography study Eye advance online publication, July 24 2015. doi:10.1038/eye.2015.129 Authors: H-k Cho, S Kojima, T Inoue, A Fukushima, C Kee & H Tanihara
Design characteristic of randomised controlled trials for geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration: selection of outcomes and sample size calculation – (Eye Journal AOP)
Design characteristic of randomised controlled trials for geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration: selection of outcomes and sample size calculation Eye advance online publication, July 24 2015. doi:10.1038/eye.2015.132 Authors: A K Krezel, R E Hogg, S Krezel, R Fallis & A Azuara-Blanco
Community Ophthalmology Framework Published
Eye conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma will increase as the population ages. The number of patients receiving treatments for AMD in the Hospital Eye Service is already nearing capacity and those patients with glaucoma require life-long follow up. This means that the current service model is becoming unsustainable. To tackle this
Response to NICE announcing their positive final guidance for EYLEA® for the treatment of visual impairment due to Diabetic Macular Oedema (DMO)
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists welcomes the Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) from NICE recommending EYLEA (aflibercept) as a treatment option for patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular oedema (DMO) and a central retinal thickness of >400 micrometers. We hope that clinical commissioning groups will support the rapid implementation of the guidance so patients
NICE to develop a guideline for the diagnosis and management of cataracts
The Department of Health in England has commissioned the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to develop a guideline for the diagnosis and management of cataracts, with particular focus on the indications for cataract extraction and lens implant errors. Not only will the proposed guideline be of great significance to patients and ophthalmologists in England, but it is likely