Air tamponade in pars plana vitrectomy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair
1 June 2022
| Sofia Rokerya
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Air tamponade, Multiple retinal tears, Pars plana vitrectomy, Retinal detachment surgery
The authors report a study aimed to establish the use of air as a tamponade agent for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) treatment, regardless of the position or the number of retinal breaks. Two hundred and thirty-six eyes of 230...
Evaluation of Optive® in ocular discomfort after anti-VEGF intravitreal injection
1 October 2021
| Sofia Rokerya
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Artificial tear, Intravitreal injection therapy, Ocular discomfort, Ocular surface
In this study the authors prospectively evaluated the efficacy of Optive® eye drops after in full, then abbreviation - intravitreal injection (IVT). Patients naïve to IVT were included in the study. No artificial tear treatment was prescribed after the first...
Tear production levels and dry eye disease
1 April 2019
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
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Dry eye disease, Schirmer I test, clinical tests, large population of patients, tear production levels
Dry eye disease (DED) is multifactorial, caused by an alteration in the quality or quantity of tear film’s three layers. Several tests are available for diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine if the Schirmer test (ST) could...
Localising the cause of bloody tears
1 April 2016
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Bloody, haemolacria, idiopathic, localization, plugs, punctal, tear
The authors present two cases of ‘idiopathic’ bloody tearing. The paper presents the potential causes of bloody tearing, highlighting the difficulty that can be encountered in diagnosing and managing these patients. The authors use punctal plugs in these cases which...
Precision and accuracy of TearLab osmometer
1 February 2015
| Khadijah Basheer
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
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Dry-eye disease, in situ osmometer, tear osmolarity
Measuring tear osmolarity has been identified as a potential method for objectively diagnosing dry eye. TearLab osmolarity system is an in situ osmometer which may be a promising candidate for clinical use as it is portable and only requires a...
