Claire Howard

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.

JOURNAL REVIEWED: Neuro-Ophthalmology

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Choroidal and macular thickness in nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy

1 December 2014 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Choroidal thickness, enhanced depth imaging, macular thickness, nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, optical coherence tomography

This study evaluates the choroidal and macular thickness in patients with chronic nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION). Two groups of subjects were compared, group one included 20 eyes with chronic NA-AION and group two, 31 healthy control eyes. The...

Ocular ischaemic syndrome in a rat model

1 December 2014 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Animal model, controllable needle suture method, fluorescein fundus angiography, laser doppler flowmetry, retinal ischaemia

Ocular Ischaemic syndrome is a devastating eye disease caused by severe carotid stenosis. This study’s purpose was to develop a reliable rat model for this syndrome by subjecting rats to common carotid artery occlusion and sham surgery. Rats were assigned...

Reliability of kinetic perimetry in children and young adults

1 December 2014 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Feasibility, normative peripheral vision, repeatability, semi-automated kinetic perimetry, visual development

This study reports on normative visual field area, feasibility and repeatability of testing for a large sample size of healthy children and young adults, using Octopus semi-automated kinetic perimetry. Sample included 221 healthy volunteers aged 5-22 years. The study was...