Journal Reviews
Comparison of central laminar thickness in optic neuropathy and normal eyes
The study compares central laminar thickness (LT) among patients with glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON), patients with non-GON and normal subjects. The non-GON group comprised eyes with demyelinating optic neuropathy (ON), anterior ischaemic ON, compressive ON, Leber hereditary ON and traumatic...
Light reflex in preterm infants
In this study, the pupillary size and light reflex was examined in premature infants using infrared video-pupillography and stimuli of red and blue light. Only eyes of infants without retinopathy of prematurity were included in the study. Pupillary light reflexes...
A case report of papilloedema caused by unilateral jugular vein thrombosis
In rare cases, unilateral jugular vein thrombosis can lead to increased intracranial pressure and papilloedema, resulting in headaches and visual loss. The authors describe the case of a 45-year-old patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx who developed right...
Interesting causes and consequences of orbital inflammations
Three articles discuss various causes and consequences or orbital cellulitis. The first highlights the possibility of orbital cellulitis causing cavernous sinus thrombosis and in the case presented progression to internal carotid artery aneurysm. The authors highlight the importance of considering...
Prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy
This is a masked study of 33 patients who had been taking a prostaglandin analogue in one eye only for at least a year, to look for signs of prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy (PAP). The investigators devised a new grading system to...
Repeated orbital decompression surgery
This is a retrospective review of nine redo orbital decompressions in six patients. All operations were performed for dysthyroid optic neuropathy, both initially and when repeated. The interval between first and redo decompressions varied from one to 15 years and...
Systemic anti-inflammatory versus fluocinolone acetonide intraocular implant
In the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) trial, 255 patients with intermediate uveitis, posterior uveitis or panuveitis were randomised to either fluocinolone acetonide intraocular implant or systemic corticosteroid therapy which was supplemented with immunosuppression if required. Patients were followed up...
25-gauge PPV for retained lens fragments
This was a retrospective study including 40 eyes of 40 patients with mean age of 78 years, 19 females and 21 males, who underwent 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for retained lens fragments with a minimum of six months of...
Axial length in congenital ptosis
The axial length in patients with unilateral congenital ptosis was prospectively examined in this study and lengths compared to fellow eyes. Thirty-seven patients included 24 male and 13 females with mean age of 17.8 ±16.3 years. Right ptosis was present...
Change in infantile exotropia
This study investigated the clinical course of patients with infantile exotropia who initially presented with a small exo deviation of 10-18 prism dioptres. Eighty-six patients were reviewed: 35 with follow-up of >2 years without surgery and 51 with surgery. The...
GA vs. office measures of axial length
Axial lengths were compared in an office setting versus under general anaesthetic (GA) to determine if awake office measures are feasible and whether differences in measures occur in both settings. The study included 33 eyes of 19 children; 84% male,...
Glaucoma management after congenital cataract
The purpose of this study was to retrospectively explore the results of surgical intervention for glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery in Egypt. The study included 41 eyes of 32 children with glaucoma after cataract surgery – 57 procedures; 90% having...
