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December 11, 2013
Refractive surgery: Technique comparison
SMILE causes less inflammation and apoptosis
Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) caused less keratocyte apoptosis, proliferation and inflammation compared with femtosecond laser LASIK, according to data from a recent animal model study. More...
Imaging and diagnosis
Swept-source OCT better for imaging posterior sclera, not lamina cribrosa
Swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) may be superior to enhanced depth imaging (EDI)-OCT in imaging the posterior sclera, but not in imaging the lamina cribrosa, according to a recent study. More...
Chloroquine retinopathy progression
Chloroquine retinopathy may progress long after drug cessation
Despite treatment, chloroquine retinopathy may continue to progress long after drug cessation, according to a study recently published on-line. Further, disease progression may be accompanied by cystoid macular oedema, epiretinal membrane formation and peripheral involvement. More...
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The Safety of anti-VEGF Therapy
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