ESCRS EUROTIMES
JUNE EDITION 2006

This month’s issue of EuroTimes has a special focus on diagnostic imaging and provides an update on the new and emerging technologies for the visualisation and measurement of the internal structures of the eye. The issue also includes reports from around the world on the latest research in ophthalmology.

From the Editors Ioannis Pallikaris MD, PhD
	It is obvious to every medical practitioner that medical imaging is one of the most important tools for research and clinical application. Particularly in ophthalmology it is difficult to acclaim its importance without trivial statements...
Diagnostic imaging
	A new computer analysis system may automate screening for retinal diseases
	High-speed angiography enables high-contrast and highdefinition visualisation of circulation in the retinal and choroidal blood vessels
	Detailed images of the choroid and deeper tissues provided by new ultrasound imaging devices are useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetic retinopathy and AMD
	Ultrahigh-resolution OCT may help in the diagnosis and management of retinal disease
	A new imaging system combines the surface detail of the scanning laser ophthalmoscope and the internal detail of OCT
	Validation of potential new clinical endpoints revealed by new diagnostic imaging technologies is a rigorous process
	Scheimpflug camera provides accurate measurements of internal and external ocular dimensions
Cataract and refractive
	A symposium at the ESCRS Refractive Meeting in Monte Carlo examined a range of approaches to achieving emmetropia after corneal surgery
	Research is revealing new risk factors for post-LASIK ectasia
	A delay between flap creation and laser ablation improves outcome of LASIK following penetrating keratoplasty
	Wavefront-guided ablation with iris registration provides superior correction of astigmatism
	Preliminary results with lightadjustable intraocular lenses
	Conductive keratoplasty combined with intracorneal ring segments may be a useful strategy in the treatment of keratoconus
	Artificial anterior chamber facilitates DLEK procedures
	Phaco chop technique extends advantages of bimanual microincision phaco to all eyes
Retinal review
	PDT provides good short-term results in treatment of rubeosis iridis but retreatments are probably necessary
	Pharmacologic vitreolysis opens door to non-surgical treatment of vitreoretinal diseases
	Early results of clinical trials are helping to define the role of combination therapies in the treatment of AMD
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