This issue of <i>ACTA</i>, printed and electronic

The cover photograph shows specular microscopy images of the cornea. Varying degrees of guttata are shown in the article by Zoega et al. from Iceland, Sweden and Japan in this issue. The first review paper in this issue is on lacrimal gland tumours. Von Holstein et al. in Denmark, UK, Israel and France discuss clinical presentation, histology and treatment of epithelial tumours of the lacrimal gland. The second review paper of this issue is by Markowitz et al. in Canada, and finds prism glasses to be helpful to rehabilitate visual function in patients with maculopathy. Zoega et al. from Iceland, Sweden and Japan found corneal guttata to progress with age and to be more common in women than men. Haug et al. in Norway and Spain describe a two step process for storing donor corneas and find storage time extended. Koranyi et al. in Sweden recommend the ‘cut and paste’ surgical approach to pterygia and find the method to be easy to learn. Wang et al. in Taiwan found conjunctival haemorrhages to be a modest risk factor for stroke. Østern et al. in Oslo found that pseudoexfoliation does not increase risk for posterior capsular opacification following cataract surgery. Meyer et al. in Germany and Sweden discovered that bilateral inflammation is associated with cataractogenic ultraviolet light exposure in rats. Lundberg and Behndig in Sweden found intracameral mydriatics to be safe and effective in cataract surgery. Venkatakrishnan et al. in India and Singapore found that sedation reduces patients′ sensation of the microscope light and visual images during cataract surgery. Muqit et al. in UK and USA recommend laser treatment of nonperfused retinal areas guided by wide field fluorescein angiography in proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Reinis et al. in Sweden describe the genetics and clinical profile in progressive cone-rod dystrophy. Parodi et al. in Italy found intravitreal bevacizumab and ranibizumab to be equally effective in improving visual acuity in retinal angiomatous proliferation. Mayer et al. in Germany recommend intravitreal plasminogen activator and gas bubble in addition to anti VEGF drugs to treat submacular hemorrhages. Abi-Ayad et al. in France used 25 gauge vitrectomy to biopsy uveal melanomas. Feltgen et al. in Germany and UK found that many retinal breaks and cryotherapy is associated with reduced anatomical success in retinal detachment surgery, either by vitrectomy or scleral buckle. They compare to two surgical approaches. De Moraes et al. in USA and Brasil found that glaucoma subtype is not an independent risk factor for progressive deterioration of visual fields. The following articles are published electronically in this issue and are available on http://www.actaophthalmologica.com as are all articles published in Acta. Abu El-Asrar et al. in Saudi Arabia and Belgium found thrombospondin, an endogenous and anti-angiogenic pro-fibrotic protein, in epiretinal membranes from patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Bezatis et al. in Germany found that intravitreal dexamethasone implants improve visual acuity and reduce macular oedema in branch and central retinal vein occlusion. Krebs et al. in Vienna combined photodynamic therapy (PDT) with intravitreal ranibizumab for exudative AMD. While PDT reduced number of ranibizumab injections, it was associated with worse visual outcome. Mendrinos et al. in Switzerland found retinal vasoconstriction following intravitreal ranibizumab injections. Soumplis et al. in London describe phenotype and genetics of a late onset retinal degeneration. Kanamori et al. in Japan compared three different OCT devices in how they measure parapapillary nerve fiber layer. They are similar in how they correlate with visual field sensitivity. Tahiri et al. in Paris found intraocular pressure decrease following non-macular vitreoretinal surgery with 23 gauge vitrector. Klettner et al. in Germany associate toll-like receptor 3 with retinal pigment epithelial cell death in atrophic AMD. Maca et al. in Austria found reduce quality of life scores in some adolescents with uveitis. Liskova et al. in the Check Republic and UK describe phenotype and genetics of optic atrophy with widespread neurological disease Tano et al. in Japan found 4.4% prevalence of pterygia in northern Japan. Tanito and Ohira in Japan describe retinal thinning after stroke. Merkoudis and Granstam in Sweden successfully treated postoperative macular oedema with intravitreal dexamethasone implant. Joshi et al. in UK treated central retinal vein occlusion with intravitreal dexamethasone implant and all 5 patients developed neovascular glaucoma. Sun et al. in China describe cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients in China. Joe et al. in Korea suggest that inner retinal thickness determines visual function in patients with epiretinal membranes. Brynskov et al. in Copenhagen recommend intravitreal ranibizumab for diabetic macular oedema. Méndez et al. in Spain and Norway find lid specula not helpful for intravitreal injections. Asena et al. in Turkey recommend topical bevacizumab for corneal neovascularisation. Christakopoulos et al. in Denmark describe subretinal lamellar bodies in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Martin and Mullaney in Ireland performed successful cataract surgery in a patient with a deep brain stimulator. Gzybowski in Poland adds to the story about the eye surgeon responsible for Johann Sebastian Bach′s death. I hope that you enjoy this issue of Acta and wish you all a warm spring and happy summer.

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