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In this issue
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Coats’ disease
• Novartis and Alcon merger
• Local anaesthesia
• Anterior uveitis
• New Year honour
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JANUARY 6, 2009
Steroid injections may slow proliferative diabetic retinopathy
A recent study, published in the Archives of Ophthalmology found that injections of a corticosteroid, triamcinolone directly into the eye may slow progression of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR). More...
Resolution of macular oedema in Coats' disease with intravitreal bevacizumab
A 13-year-old boy was referred because of visual deterioration in his right eye. The visual acuity was two metres of counting fingers. Indirect ophthalmoscopy and biomicroscopy revealed exudative macular oedema as well as tumour-like telangiectatic vessels and exudation in temporal periphery. More...
Novartis announces option exercise and merger proposal
Novartis is to exercise its option to purchase the remaining shares in Alcon, Inc., owned by Nestle S.A. at a weighted average price of US$180 per share in cash following the agreement between Nestle and Novartis in April 2008. More...
Local anaesthesia for cataract surgery
A comparative evaluation of local anaesthesia for cataract surgery, published in The Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery says that randomized clinical trials are needed to facilitate statistical methods of metaanalysis to establish convincingly the overall benefits and efficacy of the various local anesthesia procedures in cataract surgery. More...
Current approach in diagnosis and management of anterior uveitis
In this article R.V. Agrawal et al., assist ophthalmologists in accurately diagnosing anterior uveitis. More...
Leader of national blind charity honoured
The President of the Macular Disease Society (MDS), Gwyneth Dickinson, has been awarded the MBE in the UK’s New Year’s honours. Mrs Dickinson, a former nurse, is honoured for her voluntary work as a trustee, Chairman and now President of the Society. More...

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