Survey of parental experience of contact lens support
1 June 2022
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Extended role, aphakia, contact lenses, teaching parents
In this study, the service under evaluation is for paediatric aphakia patients. Soft contact lenses (CLs) are inserted at the time of surgery and remain in-situ for the immediate postoperative period. The aim is for families to undertake daily CLs...
Contact lenses for adults with infantile nystagmus
1 April 2019
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Congenital nystagmus, contact lenses, infantile nystagmus, nystagmus, refractive correction
A pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) was conducted to determine recruitment rates, acceptability of and adherence to treatment and adverse events along with change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and nystagmus parameters from baseline to two weeks follow-up. The...
GP contact lenses in nystagmus
1 April 2018
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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contact lens, hyperopia, nystagmus, rigid gas permeable, strabismus
The purpose of this study was to quantify and evaluate the effect of rigid gas permeable contact lenses (CLs) on visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and motor parameters of involuntary eye movements in hyperopic patients with infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS). This...
Reducing myopia progression
1 April 2018
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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atropine, bifocal spectacles, myopia, orthokeratology, progression, progressive additional lens spectacles, soft bifocal contact lenses
This paper reports a literature review to discuss the environmental considerations and treatment options that can prevent the progression of myopia, including time spent outdoors, reduction of near vision activities, spectacle types, contact lens type and pharmacological treatment. The review...
Bandage contact lens cultures after corneal collagen cross-linking
1 August 2016
| Saruban Pasu
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
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Bacterial contamination, contact lens, corneal collagen cross-linking, keratoconus, photorefractive keratotomy
Corneal collagen cross-linking (CCL) is a treatment modality that has been shown to stop the progression of keratoconus. There have also been reports that CCL acts as an antimicrobiologic agent in treating resistant microbial keratitis. This study aimed to investigate...
Twenty-four hour IOP patterns in patients with thyroid eye disease (OO/GL)
1 August 2015
| Anjali Gupta
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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contact lens sensor, glaucoma, intraocular pressure, thyroid eye disease
Elevated IOP in patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) can be caused by restriction and compression of the globe by enlarged extraocular muscles, elevated episcleral venous pressure and increased mucopolysaccharide deposition in the trabecular meshwork. Although previous studies have investigated...
