Rare presentation of giant cell arteritis in Chinese subjects
1 September 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, Chinese, central retinal artery occlusion, Giant cell arteritis, ocular ischaemic syndrome, posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
Only a few case reports of biopsy-proven GCA (BpGCA)-associated vision loss in Chinese subjects have been published. This paper presents three elderly Chinese subjects with BpGCA who presented with vision loss. A search of the literature was also conducted to...
Occult central retinal artery occlusion
1 February 2022
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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CRAO, Central retinal artery occlusion, OCT, RAO, optical coherence tomography, retinal artery occlusion, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a sight-threatening condition resulting from occlusion of the central retinal artery and hypoperfusion of the inner retina. Early on, fundal examination may be normal. The authors present a retrospective case series of 11 patients...
What is paracentral acute middle maculopathy?
3 June 2021
| Zhihang Cheng
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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PAMM, Paracentral acute middle maculopathy, Retinal capillary plexus, Retinal ischemic cascade, Retinal vascular occlusion, Retinal vasculature
This is a review article characterising a clinical entity called paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM). The article highlights the fact that retinal capillary plexuses are organised predominantly into three trilaminar capillary layers occupying the area between the nerve fibre layer...
Microtropia as an amblyopia indicator
1 August 2019
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Amblyopia, anisometropia, microtropia, occlusion
This study was undertaken to determine if microtropia with identity (straight eye anisometropia) is a reliable indicator of amblyopia following optical correction. This was a retrospective review of 532 children aged four to five years. After two months of glasses...
Does Ozurdex affect perfusion status in vein occlusion?
1 October 2018
| Eulee Seow
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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intravitreal dexamethasone implant, peripheral nonperfusion, retinal vein occlusion, wide-field fluorescein angiography
Ozurdex (intravitreal dexamethasone implant) has been approved by National Institute of Health & Care Excellence (NICE) for treatment of patients with macular oedema associated with vein occlusion. This study looks at the change in peripheral perfusion status in patients with...
Dynamics of interocular suppression
1 August 2017
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Amblyopia, interocular suppression, occlusion dose monitor (ODM), occlusion treatment, plasticity
The main aim of this study was to determine the development of the depth of interocular suppression in the course of occlusion treatment in amblyopia as well as its correlation with changes in visual acuity. The authors investigated whether presence...
A case series of acute visual loss following excessive alcohol and / or drug use
1 August 2015
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Ophthalmoplegia, retinal artery occlusion, saturday night retinopathy
This study presents three cases of so called Saturday night retinopathy, an acute visual loss following intravenous drug abuse and stupor, leading to continuous pressure on the orbit while asleep. All three cases presented with acute vision loss and had...
Are retinal vein occlusions seasonal? And if so why might that be?
1 June 2015
| Jonathan CP Roos
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Central retinal vein occlusion, Sweden, incidence, seasonality, vitamin D
Some studies have reported a strong seasonal pattern to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) occurrence with a peak in January, but other studies have failed to replicate this finding. The authors sought to determine data for Stockholm’s seasonal variation in...
