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ESCRS EUROTIMES
FEBRUARY EDITION 2006


Paul Rosen, FRCS, FRCOphth
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FROM THE EDITORS:
Paul Rosen, FRCS, FRCOphth

This month’s issue of EuroTimes has a special focus on ensuring patient satisfaction after refractive surgery and includes a series of articles and features on this important topic. The issue also includes reports on the latest research into cataract and refractive surgery and the treatment of retinal disease.

MEDICAL EDITORS :

  


A roundtable at the ESCRS Congress in Lisbon examines the factors leading to lawsuits and the best approaches toward damage limitation in unsatisfied
patients
Physicians may be best advised to listen before they leap if they want happy patients
Accurate information prior to refractive surgery instils trust in patients and avoids unrealistic expectations
A good bedside manner can do much to mitigate the trauma of patients who experience loss of vision
A physician’s own health can be an important factor in the incidence of surgical
complications
Adopting ISO standards improves ophthalmic practice through patient feedback
Refractive
   
Results with wavefronted-guided Epi-LASIK compare favourably with those of customised LASIK
Reduced enhancement rate of wavefront-guided LASIK of economic benefit to surgeon and patient alike
Customised LASIK achieves best results in highly aberrated eyes
Wavefront-guided PRK may induce fewer higher order aberrations than wavefront- guided or optimised LASIK
Efficacy similar with wavefront guided LASIK whether flaps created with mechanical microkeratome or femtosecond laser
Refractive lens exchange a bridge between cataract and refractive surgery
   
Little consensus on IOP prophylaxis after cataract surgery
Nursing home residents need help in gaining access to cataract surgery
New Iris hook may facilitate cataract surgery in eyes with small pupils
   
A clinical research symposium at ESCRS Congress highlighted new technologies in diagnostic imaging of the anterior segment
Retinal physiology the ultimate limiting factor of visual acuity
Improvements in surgical technique have made macular translocation a more attractive option for patients with advanced AMD
New surgical and pharmacological approaches to treatment of retinal vein
occlusion under investigation
Immunosuppressant shows efficacy in treatment of ocular inflammation from wide variety of causes
Encouraging results with retinal stem cell transplants in treatment of dry AMD