ASCRS 2008 featured new developments in LASIK flap creation and corneal biomechanics, topographic analysis and optical device analyzers, and current and future uses of IOLs. Medscape Ophthalmology
The AAO 2007 featured updates on microbial keratitis as well as advances in medical and surgical approaches to cornea and external disease. Medscape Ophthalmology
Does the presence of uveitis has an impact on the risk of complications from intravitreal steroid therapy in patients with macular edema? Medscape Ophthalmology
High dietary intakes of omega-3 fatty acids and fish appear to lower the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a meta-analysis of observational studies. Reuters Health Information
The risk of impairment of the vision in both eyes is nearly doubled in patients with amblyopia compared with individuals without it, according to data from the Rotterdam Study. Reuters Health Information