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ESCRS EUROTIMES
NOVEMBER EDITION 2005


CLIVE PECKAR, FRCS, FRCOphth

FROM THE EDITORS:
Clive Peckar, FRCS, FRCOphth

This month’s issue of EuroTimes has a special focus on the treatment of macular diseases and includes articles and features covering the latest research into the diagnosis and treatment of the various retinal pathologies. The issue also includes a report on the legal ramifications of the recently published ESCRS guidelines on the prevention and management of Endophthalmitis and a symposium report from the ESCRS Congress in Lisbon..

Two-year results of VISION trial suggest AMD patients continue to benefit from ongoing treatment with pegaptanib
Combined Verteporfin PDT and intravitreal triamcinolone regimen may reduce need for retreatments
Encouraging results with triamcinolone and PDT in subfoveal CNV secondary to AMD
VIM pilot trial results favour verteporfin PDT for small, minimally classic neovascular AMD
Squalamine lactate as PDT adjunct may afford functional and anatomic benefits
compared with PDT alone
Statin’s effect on AMD progression the focus of large Australian trial
New agent shows promise in treatment of diabetic macular oedema
Innovative research brings retinal stem cell transplantation closer to reality
Study shows low rate of CNV recurrence after macular translocation surgery at two year’s follow-up
New implant delivers encapsulated growth factorproducing cells shows
potential in treatment of retinitis pigmentosa
Selective retinal therapy stabilises vision in patients with focal diabetic maculopathy with less collateral damage than argon laser in multicentre European study
New EDTRS severity scale facilitates planning and analysis of treatment trials for
diabetic macular oedema
Adaptive optics bring retinal pathologies into sharp focus
Research linking erythropoietin with proliferative diabetic retinopathy suggests new treatment target
Gene identified for key enzyme in the visual cycle
Kreissig Award recipient delivers keynote lecture on the prevention of PVR and its recurrence