Journal Reviews
BT vs. conservative treatment only for sixth nerve palsies
This German retrospective review evaluation compared rates of improvement and outcome criteria in a large cohort with 2 treatment branches for sixth nerve palsy. Recovery was defined as no diplopia in primary gaze, angle ≤10 prism dioptres and improved abduction...
Usher syndrome patient reported outcomes
The authors present a systematic review of the literature on patient-reported outcomes in Usher syndrome; a leading cause of deaf-blindness. A total of 27 studies were included, and there was a strong bias towards studies from the US and Europe...
Anti-VEGF injections and macular atrophy progression in patients with nAMD in remission
This is a retrospective study of 59 eyes with neovascuar age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) with at least 6-month remission, to determine the effect of continuing anti-VEGF injections on the progression of macular atrophy (MA) during remission of nAMD. Group 1...
Clinical outcomes following intraluminal stent removal from the PAUL glaucoma implant
This single German centre retrospective cohort study included 70 eyes from 68 patients. Qualified and complete success rates (95% CI) were 92.9% and 55.7% after 1 year and 88.6% (81.4–95.7%) and 50% (37.1–62.9%) at the last follow-up time point for...
AI glaucoma screening cost-effective in the Netherlands?
Population-wide screening for glaucoma has traditionally been deemed not cost-effective due to high costs and low disease prevalence. This Dutch study re-evaluates this position by introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to the screening model. The authors developed a health-economic model comparing...
How does presentation, progression and outcome of new onset diplopia vary between older and younger adults?
The authors present a retrospective case review with the aim of comparing the frequency of different causes for new onset binocular diplopia in 2 age groups, above and below 65 years old. Adult patients with new onset diplopia within a...
Lebanese refractive amblyopia risk factors within school systems
This study investigated the frequency and types of refractive amblyogenic risk factors in a community-based cohort of Lebanese children aged 3–6 years with comparison of public and private school students. The study included 990 students (1980 eyes): 278 public and...
Retinal thickness and visual acuity change correlations after amblyopia occlusion therapy
This prospective study aimed to assess change in retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) and macular thickness, and clinical correlations with visual outcomes, after amblyopia treatment in 30 children with moderate to severe amblyopia. Mean age of children was 5.26 ±1.65...
Outcomes of office and home-based training vs part-time occlusion for intermittent exotropia management
This study aimed to compare patch therapy with non-surgical treatment options for intermittent exotropia (IXT) using a synoptophore with/without simultaneous active orthoptic treatment and a maintenance treatment using computer-based gaming software. This 3-group trial recruited 72 patients. Intervention 1 (N=24)...
Prism adaptation responses for variable distance-near deviation in intermittent exotropia
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the prism adaptation test (PAT) on angle and distance-near-deviation (DND) in intermittent exotropia (IXT), and determine the frequency of responders and non-responders to PAT. This was a single-centre study...
Outcome of patients undergoing immediate sequential bilateral vitreoretinal surgery
This was a multicentre retrospective review of a case series from patients undergoing immediate sequential bilateral vitreoretinal surgery (ISBVS). A proforma was circulated to ophthalmic surgeons across the UK for cases of this rarely performed approach to collate indications, operative...
Outline of clinical care for healthy newborns with uncomplicated conjunctivitis in the US
The purpose of this study was to explore the current state of clinical care for healthy newborns with uncomplicated ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) using a large electronic health record dataset. Despite the existence of national guidelines for antepartum screening for N....
