This month’s issue of EuroTimes includes a special focus on Refractive Lens
Exchange. Also in the issue are a round-up of reports on recent research in
cataract and refractive surgery and a preview of the upcoming XXIII
Congress of the ESCRS in Lisbon

FROM THE EDITORS:
Clive Peckar, FRCS, FRCOphth

EuroTimes Interview :
EuroTimes Interview with Ioannis Pallikaris MD PhD

New multifocal and accommodative IOLs may improve prospects of
presbyopes seeking refractive surgery

New features on phaco system enhance RLE safety

Howard Fine MD talks with EuroTimes about the current state-of-the-art in refractive
lens exchange

High myopes may be suitable candidates for refractive lens exchange

Bifocal diffractive IOLs may provide better pseudoaccommodation than
refractive multifocals

Older presbyopes retain ciliary muscle activity

Participants at ESCRS symposium discuss “the Future of the Flap” in corneal
refractive procedures

Reduced optical quality accompanies reduced rejection risk of lamellar
keratoplasty procedures

Vernal conjunctivitis increases risk of complications after penetrating keratoplasty

Disposable IOL inserter provides improved ease-ofuse

Perforated corneas require individualised treatment

Low contrast visual acuity testing sensitive in detecting subtle changes in visual
quality

Results with intracorneal ring segments for keratoconus better in less advanced
keratoconus

Femtosecond laser shows promise in lamellar keratoplasty procedures

Second donors in repeat amniotic membrane grafts reduce postoperative
inflammatory reactions

New re-imbursement policy in Germany may be driving
patients away

Intravitreal triamcinolone can improve visual acuity in a variety of retinal disorders

Topical anaesthetics can increase absorption of glaucoma eyedrops

WHO’s Vision 2020 programme looks to Eastern Europe

Space simulation lab provides insight into the visual experience of
weightlessness

Paediatric ophthalmology centre provides comprehensive eye
care

Changing a child's view of the world