Press Releases
Berlin, June 2010 – New therapy approaches for patients suffering from swelling of the central retina (macular edema) associated with diabetic retinopathy and vein occlusion are available. Ophthalmologists inject an antibody or a small cortisone implant into the patients’ eyeballs. This brings about a notable improvement in their visual performance. The German Society of Ophthalmology (DOG) calls attention to this in the run-up to the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC® 2010). The world’s largest congress on the topic of ophthalmology takes place in Berlin at the beginning of June.
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Early detection of visual defects in children
Call for mass screening up to the age of three
Berlin, May 2010 – Between five and ten per cent of all children suffer from a visual deficit. In most cases it is amblyopia, also known as lazy eye. One or rarely both eyes and particularly the visual centers of the brain have not learned to see clearly in the early years of childhood. In some children, this visual defect is only detected once they have started school. Then, however, it is often too late for an effective treatment. Experts will discuss how ophthalmologic mass screening can improve early detection at the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC® 2010) in Berlin in June.
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Dangerous Visual Field Loss
Glaucoma increases risk of falls and accidents
Berlin, May 2010 – Glaucoma causes vision loss, which severely reduces peripheral vision. This often leads to falls and accidents: the risk of falling in glaucoma patients is four times higher than in those who have healthy vision. They are also at risk when driving without being aware of it themselves. The German Society of Ophthalmology (DOG) draws attention to these risks in the run-up to the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC® 2010). The world’s largest ophthalmologic congress starts at the beginning of June in Berlin.
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One US Dollar can save eyesight
Initiative VISION 2020 fights avoidable blindness
Berlin, May 2010 – Worldwide there are over 30 million blind people; around one million of them are children. 80% of all causes of blindness are avoidable, often without great financial outlay. Under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO), Initiative VISION 2020 has been working for the past ten
years to overcome avoidable blindness by the year 2020. Ophthalmologists will review the first interim results at the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC® 2010) taking place in Berlin in June.
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New method in corneal transplant surgery:
faster healing, fewer complications
Berlin, May 2010 – Diseases of the cornea are one of the most common causes of blindness. If the cornea has become cloudy, very often only an operation can help. A new surgery procedure now enables doctors to graft only an extremely thin layer instead of the entire thickness of the cornea. The eye recovers from this procedure considerably faster than from the conventional method. Moreover, astigmatism and other complications are much rarer. Progress made in the field of corneal transplant surgery is a key topic at the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC® 2010), which takes place in Berlin in June.
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Gene Therapy for Blindness:
First Successes in Hereditary Retinal Diseases
Berlin, April 2010 – Patients with rare hereditary eye diseases, such as Leber congenital amaurosis, suffer from severe visual impairment from birth. Indeed, they often go completely blind before reaching adulthood. Gene therapy can help to improve visual performance and prevent blindness. Ophthalmologists from 120 countries will be discussing the first study findings at the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC® 2010), which takes place in Berlin in June.
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Can new artificial intraocular lenses replace reading glasses?
Berlin, March 2010 – More and more frequently patients can dispense with glasses after cataract surgery. This is made possible by modern lens implants, which enable both near and distant vision. In the meantime, this type of lens can replace glasses in cases of classic presbyopia. Progress in lens technology is one of the topics at the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC® 2010). The world’s largest ophthalmologic congress takes place in June in Berlin.
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EuroTimes is the official media partner for WOC® 2010
Berlin, July 2009 - EuroTimes, the magazine of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, has been designated the official media partner for WOC® 2010.
EuroTimes will carry regular updates on the Congress in the run up to the meeting which takes place from June 5 -9, 2010 in Berlin, Germany and will have the exclusive licence to print an ET Today bulletin giving breaking news from the sessions during the Congress.
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