EDITORIAL


Welcome to Paris 2004 - being updated

ESCRS announces online European survey of keratectasia following refractive surgery
being updated

Reflections on Refractive Surgery

ESCRS Paris Congress


Survery suggests convergence of cataract surgery practice style s in Europe and US
- being updated

Two new studies suggest longterm results better for PRK than LASIK
i n treatment of hyperopia

French survey points to decreasing cataract surgery incision
size and increases safety in difficult cases

Microincision cataract surgery increases safety in difficult cases

Improved octcomes achieved with enhanced custom ablation platform

Delegation of of tasks envisaged to reduce burden on French Ophthalmologists

Survey suggests the most IOL explaniations result from preventable mistakers

Survey shows difference between European and US refractive surgery practice styles

Hormone treatment may increase post-LASIK regression

CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE

Wavefront designed aberration neutral lens immune to decentration

Tips for IOL calculation using laser interferometry

Autofractors useful in predicting cataract patients outcome
-being updated

Sonic phaco may be easier on the eyes

LASIK enhancement corrects residual refractive error phakic IOL patients

Toric phakic IOL effictive over long term for myopic astigmatism

European refractive surgery volume expected to remain sluggish

OCT provides insight into capsule behaviour

OCULAR UPDATES

Uveitis incidence grossly underestimated

Glaucoma management entering new evidence based era

Electronic approach makes it easier to keep track of patients- being updated

Caution required with system use of steroids and immunosuppressants

Intravitreal steroid effictive in treatment of macular oedema

Aberrations influnced by neural adaption and pulse rate

Research into AMD pathogenesis suggest new treatment and prevention strategies

Refractive errors and ophthalmic disease and their influence onthe history of Art

Custom ablation puts the focus on quality of vision

Fine tuning the indications for photocoagulation in patients with diabetic macular oedema

Caution urged in steriod treatment for laser retinal injuries

New tamponades necessary for testing macular holes

Microkeratomes useful in anterior lamellar keratoplasty procedures

New customisable prosthetic Iris system

Dacron mesh can prevent rejection of gold eyelid weights

New approach needed to tackle severe ocular inflammation

A new computer-based system provides objective measurement of contrast sensitivity

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