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We looked at whether virtual reality simulators can improve surgical performance. It is also thought that people who regularly play computer games (PlayStation, Wii, Xbox etc…) often make better surgeons. Would you agree with this?
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MARCH 10, 2010 |
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World Glaucoma Day
“Glaucoma remains the world's leading cause of irreversible blindness, but 50% of people who have this devastating disease don't know it,” said Dr Clive Midgal, president of the European Glaucoma Society. “In the developing world that figure is likely to be nearer to 90%.”More... |
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Research set to change how we think about glaucoma in the future
New research is emerging from the Vanderbilt Eye Institute that indicates the first sign of injury in glaucoma occurs in the brain.
A study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, by David Calkins PhD, director of Research at the Institute and his team reveals that glaucoma is similar to other diseases of the central nervous system.
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Leber's congenital amaurosis sufferers could benefit from gene therapy trial
Last year a human trial involving administering gene therapy to Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) patients produced improvements in 12 children and young adults. The same researchers then conducted an animal study that found that a second injection into the previously untreated eye, was safe and effective with no signs of interference from immune reactions from the earlier injection. More... |
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116th SFO Congress
The Congress of the French Ophthalmology Society, SFO, will take place at the Palais des Congres, 2 place de la Porte Maillot, Paris, France, 8-11 May 2010. More... |
New Treatment Results At Winter ESCRS
LEEDS, England -- Ultralase, the vision correction specialist, presented its first set of results for a new treatment, Ultraelite, at the recent Winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons in Budapest. More... |
New CEO at Carl Zeiss
Dr Ludwin Monz is now the new CEO of Carl Zeiss Meditec, having taken over from Dr. Michael Kaschke. Kaschke has been elected back to the Supervisory Board and was appointed its Chairman in a subsequent Supervisory Board meeting. More... |
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