TOP 10 EUROTIMES STORIES OF 2019

  Thanks to all of the ophthalmologists who contributed to these great stories in ESCRS EuroTimes and to the EuroTimes editors, designers, writers and web managers who put so much work into our website, magazine and social media. We’re really looking forward to 2020 when we look forward once again to offering our readers a unique outlook on the world of ophthalmology. NEW INTRAOCULAR LENSES In today’s increasingly demanding world, the perfect cataract surgery needs to be complemented by a suitable IOL. https://www.eurotimes.org/new-intraocular-lenses/ EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEW TREATMENTS FOR KERATOCONUS As opposed to standard Dresden protocol, accelerated CXL delivers a higher irradiance for a shorter period, keeping total energy constant. https://www.eurotimes.org/everything-you-need-to-know-about-new-treatments-for-keratoconus/ EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT EDOF IOLS EDOF IOLs have become a popular choice because of better intermediate vision with less light scatter than monofocals, smaller haloes and glare than multifocals while working unlike accommodative IOLs. https://www.eurotimes.org/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-extended-depth-of-focus-iols/ ERRANT RHEXIS A continuous, perfectly circular, sized and centred rhexis is the all-desirable step in phacoemulsification https://www.eurotimes.org/errant-rhexis/ J&J VISION ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF TECNIS SYNERGY IOL TECNIS Synergy™ IOL creates a new standard in presbyopia-correcting IOL technology, allowing patients to experience continuous high-contrast vision from far through near, even in low-light conditions,” https://www.eurotimes.org/jj-vision-announces-availability-of-tecnis-synergy-iol/ SMILE COMPLICATIONS SMILE has a rate of complications similar to that of LASIK, and when complications occur they are generally resolved with a good visual outcome for the patient. https://www.eurotimes.org/smile-complications/   COMPLICATIONS OF CATARACT SURGERY There are ways of avoiding corneal wound burn and 
corneal incisional contracture. https://www.eurotimes.org/eye-wound-burn-complications-jacob/ OPTIC NERVE REGENERATION Improved prospects for vision-restoring optic nerve regeneration in eyes with glaucoma https://www.eurotimes.org/optic-nerve-regeneration/ SMILE V FEMTO-LASIK New, less invasive technology faces off against proven results, greater versatility https://www.eurotimes.org/smile-v-femto-lasik/ EDOF AND TRIFOCAL LENSES Multifocal IOLs offer greater choice for patients https://www.eurotimes.org/edof-and-trifocal-lenses/

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