INTERESTING EYE NEWS & CLINICAL PEARLS

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Volume 35, Issue 3 , March 2009, Pages 451-458 According to this study: "Toric IOL implantation achieved a slight enhanced effect over corneal incisions in treating preexisting astigmatism"

Subclinical keratoconus and inflammatory molecules from tears -- Lema et al., 10.1136/bjo.2008.144253 -- British Journal of Ophthalmology : Inflammatory mediators were consistently found in a greater degree in keratoconus patients than in normal eyes. "These results indicate that the pathogenesis of KC may involve chronic inflammatory events."

Arch Ophthalmol -- Abstract: Topical Bevacizumab in the Treatment of Corneal Neovascularization: Results of a Prospective, Open-Label, Noncomparative Study, April 2009, Dastjerdi et al. 127 (4): 381 : "Short-term topical bevacizumab therapy reduces the severity of corneal NV without local or systemic adverse effects."