Debating the Future of Glaucoma Surgery

Challenges and opportunities await cataract surgeons interested in integrating early glaucoma treatment as part of comprehensive care.

As cataract surgeons increasingly take on glaucoma procedures, the divide between the two fields is blurring...

Author: Sean Henahan

New ESCRS President Focuses on a Global Perspective

ESCRS President Burkhard Dick discusses new partnerships and new ideas for the ESCRS.

EuroTimes Editor-in-Chief Sean Henahan caught up with ESCRS President Burkhard Dick at the ESCRS 2026 Winter Meeting in Helsinki. Professor Dick shared his vision and goals for the ESCRS in the next two years...

Author: Sean Henahan

First the Patient, Then the IOL

Matching patients’ expectations with their needs is crucial for a good surgical outcome.

For simultaneous vision lens implantation, the best outcome for patients can only be reached by prioritising their needs...

Author: Laura Gaspari

DMEK Outcomes Using Tissue from Donors with Diabetes

Results represent good news for expanding the donor pool.

Results from the Diabetes Endothelial Keratoplasty Study (DEKS) show that Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in eyes with uncomplicated corneal endothelial dysfunction has a very high success rate at one year, irrespective of donor diabetes status...

Author: Cheryl Guttman Krader

ESCRS Launching Business Accelerator Programme

Vision to Venture will expand ESCRS’s educational offerings beyond clinical training.

Business processes and practices increasingly are being integrated into healthcare to heighten cost efficiency, improve patient outcomes, and ensure regulatory compliance. Knowledge of business processes and practices, unfortunately, is generally lacking among healthcare practitioners, and ophthalmologists are no exception...

Frontline Ophthalmology Needs a New Strategy

Extreme difficulty in extracting wounded soldiers from the front lines forces ophthalmologists to rethink their treatment procedures.

Many EuroTimes readers will know the experience of working in an emergency room, having to triage patients based on traumatic injuries. It’s a chaotic, stressful environment for doctor and patient alike. Now imagine doing it on a battlefield as artillery rains down, all while tiny drones zip overhead looking for targets, their high-pitched whine somehow more terrifying than the booming shells.

Author: Andrew Sweeney

AI-Guided Robotics Elevate Cataract Surgery

Femtosecond lasers bring automation to cataract surgery.

Robotic cataract surgery is no longer just a dream. With today’s femtosecond laser assistance systems, robotics are already in use in operating theatres...

Author: Howard Larkin

AI-Based Strategies for Predicting Glaucoma Progression

Risk factor identification aims to guide timely surgical intervention.

Big data and artificial intelligence (AI) hold strong potential for improving glaucoma patient management by enabling individualised assessment and prediction of disease progression. However, validating these AI-based prognostic approaches will be essential before they are ready for clinical implementation...

Author: Cheryl Guttman Krader