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Special Report: Balancing intervention on glaucoma
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (1836+ words) Ending the burden of eye drops for life is one reason by patients and practitioners consider interventional glaucoma. Image: Koldo_Studio/stock.adobe.com. Three-quarters of US glaucoma surgeons support interventional glaucoma. Numbers in the UK are similar. But what about the…...
Dry Eye Society to host members-only CPD evening in February
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (370+ words) The event will bring together practitioners for an interactive program focused on immunology, IPL and clinical case discussions. Image: Juta/Shutterstock.com. The Dry Eye Society will host an exclusive members-only professional education event, Immunology, IPL and Insane Grand Rounds,…...
Glaucoma prevalence in UK far higher than estimated, new analysis shows
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (420+ words) The most recent UK census data were used to obtain population counts stratified by age, sex and ethnicity. Image: Jennifer/stock.adobe.com More than one million people in the UK are currently living with glaucoma, almost 50% higher than previous…...
Study supports rethink of IOP threshold in glaucoma treatment
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (421+ words) The study concluded that clinicians should be aware of how cognitive limitations can lead to a reliance on "decisional shortcuts" that might bias decision-making. Image: rh2010/stock.adobe.com New research has revealed that despite an evolving clinical understanding of glaucoma,…...
Melbourne to host Art of Ocular Imaging conference
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (287+ words) The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital will host the AOI conference. Image: Eye and Ear. Melbourne is set to host the Art of Ocular Imaging Conference (AOI) for the first time. The event, to be held at the Royal…...
Calls grow for universal pre-school vision screening
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (475+ words) South Australia is out of step with other parts of the country around vision testing of young children. Image: New Africa/stock.adobe.com. Optometry Australia (OA) says momentum is building for the introduction of universal pre-school vision screening in…...