Histopathology-guided management of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) with corneal stromal or scleral invasion using ruthenium-106 plaque brachytherapy
11 January 2024
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Pathology, EYE - Oncology
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conjunctiva, eye (globe), pathology, salivary gland
This is a retrospective interventional consecutive case series of 42 eyes of 42 patients with OSSN with histopathologically proven corneal stromal and / or scleral invasion following excision biopsy. The mean tumour basal diameter was 9.3mm and thickness of 3.1mm...
How to reconstruct an upper lid defect
1 June 2022
| Hetvi Bhatt
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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Eyelid tumor, surgical techniques, tarsoconjunctival upper eyelid flap, upper eyelid graft, upper eyelid reconstruction
In this 10-year review, the authors look at published techniques for repairing upper lid defects and their respective success. Of the 10 studies included in this paper, they divide the techniques described within to bridging and non-bridging. Bridging techniques tend...
Outcomes of augmented surgery for exotropia
1 October 2021
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Intermittent exotropia, bilateral augmented lateral rectus recession, conjunctival recession, residual exotropia
This was a prospective study to assess patients with basic type intermittent exotropia of 15-45PD in angle and who were operated with augmented bilateral lateral rectus recessions with conjunctival recession, and followed postoperatively for six months. The study included 15...
Ocular adnexal marginal zone b-cell lymphoma
5 August 2020
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Pathology, EYE - Oncology
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conjunctiva, epidemiology, eye lids, neoplasia, orbit
This is a multicentre retrospective study of seven eye centres of 689 patients with ocular adnexal extranodal marginal zone b-cell lymphoma (OA-EMZL). The median follow-up time was 42 months and the median age was 62 years. Fifty-five percent were women;...
Eyelash hair transplantation with strip composite eyebrow graft
5 February 2020
| Rina Bhatt
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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Eyelash transplantation, eyebrow graft, eyelid reconstruction, eyelid tumor, tarsoconjunctival flap
In this article, the authors present results of eyelash transplantation with a strip composite eyebrow graft in 22 patients who underwent eyelid reconstruction with tarsoconjunctival flap procedure. The flap was divided at six weeks. The recipient pocket was created by...
Conj reconstruction with amniotic membrane
1 August 2019
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Amniotic membrane, Graves ophthalmopathy, restricitve conjunctiva, restricitve strabismus, strabismus surgery
This study reports the use of amniotic membrane in patients with restrictive strabismus or conjunctiva problems during or following complex eye muscle surgery. Ambio 5 was used for replacement of conjunctiva in this retrospective study of 32 cases aged one...
Use of amniotic membrane in second stage Hughes tarsocunjunctival reconstruction
1 February 2019
| Rina Bhatt
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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Hughes tarsoconjunctival flap reconstruction, amniotic membrane graft, relative profitability, secondary stage of Hughes reconstruction surgery
This is a retrospective, non-comparative interventional case series of 30 patients who underwent amniotic membrane transplantation to lower lid margin as part of Hughes lid reconstruction to prevent a hyperaemic, hypertrophic conjunctival margin with excessive discharge. Patients undergoing more than...
Outcomes of Hughes flap in lower eyelid reconstruction
1 April 2018
| Jaya Myneni
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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Hughes flap, eyelid, surgery, tarsoconjunctival advancement flap
One hundred and 22 consecutive patients who underwent tarsoconjunctival advancement flap surgery for lower eyelid defects were part of this study. Ninety percent of them had lesion excision using Mohs micrographic surgery. Eighty percent of these were for basal cell...
Conjunctival inflammation in glaucoma patients
1 April 2015
| Khadijah Basheer
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Glaucoma
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Antiglaucoma treatment, benzalkonium chloride, conjunctiva, EMMPRIN, preservatives
Numerous studies have demonstrated that topical medications and preservatives used for the management of glaucoma can induce significant histopathologic and inflammatory changes in the ocular surface. This study describes an increased expression of major histocompatibility complex class II antigen HLA-DR,...
