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Editorial



PAUL ROSEN FRCS

FROM THE EDITORS:
By PAUL ROSEN FRCS



THIS MONTH’S ISSUE OF EUROTIMES HAS A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE FUTURE OF CATARACT SURGERY.
INCLUDED IN THE ISSUE IS A SPECIAL ROUNDTABLE DEVOTED TO THE TOPIC AND ARTICLES ABOUT NEW SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION IN CATARACT SURGERY AND RESULTS OBTAINED WITH EXPERIMENTAL IOLS AND THOSE RECENTLY INTRODUCED FOR CLINICAL USE.


New system for cleaning capsule during cataract
surgery may reduce incidence of PCO

Fluid injectable lenses show promise in the
restoration of accommodation

Thermoplastic IOL fills capsule and may
accommodate like natural crystalline lens

Early reports on outcomes with three new IOLs

New disposable atomic edge blade ceramic blades
performs similarly to diamond blades

Patients report high levels of satisfaction following
bilateral simultaneous implantation of new
multifocal IOLs

Deco Phaco provides safe and efficient method for
removal of even hardest cataracts

Paediatric cataract patients remain PCO-free
following implantation of bag-in-the-lens IOL

Famous Laplander full of yuletide cheer following
treatment for cataracts

Cataract surgeons should follow their own
inclinations with regard to anaesthesia

 

Ocular Update


Partial thickness keratoplasty preserves quality of
vision

Spanish ophthalmologists fly in to lend a hand in
reducing UK cataract waiting lists

Study shows surprising variations in vertebrate eye
size

Refractive surgery chains slowly catching on in
Europe

Features