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CMV assessment

1 April 2019 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | AIDS-related opportunistic infections, CMV retinitis, cytomegalovirus, diagnosis CMV retinitis, eye examination in AIDS, treatment CMV retinitis
This is a retrospective, cross-sectional review of medical records from a consecutive series of patients with AIDS-related cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis who were examined at five HIV disease clinics in Yangon, Myanmar, in November 2006. All patients with CD4+ T lymphocytes...

An atypical presentation of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease

1 August 2018 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Indocyanine green angiography, neuroretinitis, optical coherence tomography, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
The authors present a single case of atypical presentation of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. A 42-year-old female presented with unilateral visual loss associated with systemic symptoms of fever and headache. Initial ophthalmic examination revealed a unilateral neuroretinitis, however, investigations for infectious and...

Screening to detect high hyperopia

1 April 2018 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the plus lens test versus the Spot vision screener. This was a prospective study and 109 children aged two to 12 years (62% female) underwent both assessments followed by...

Comparison of visual fields between migraine and tension type headaches

1 August 2017 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Migraine, retina, aesthetic surgery, visual field
The aim of the study was to compare the clinical features and visual fields of patients with migraine without aura and tension type headache. Visual fields were assessed whilst the patients were having an attack of pain and tested using...

Association between neuro-ophthalmology signs and chronic ataxia in children

1 October 2015 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Chronic ataxia, neuro-ophthalmology, paediatrics
Neuro-ophthalmological signs (N-OS) occur commonly in children with chronic ataxia. This study describes the N-OS and their frequencies, in general and by specific disease aetiology in paediatric patients with chronic ataxia. In total, 184 patients under the age of 17...

Conversion to strabismus and amblyopia

1 October 2014 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This study was undertaken to evaluate the incidence of true manifest strabismus, the visual acuity at school screening and whether risk of failing screening is different in those discharged at first visit or followed up. The author reviewed 248 children...

Chrome extensions

1 June 2019 |
Chrome is the most popular internet browser, with 44% of the market share (April ‘19). The other browsers of relevance are: Safari (31%) and Firefox (14%). Both Chrome and Firefox can be used on PC and Mac. Safari is only...

Zeiss Forum

1 December 2016 | | Imaging
The tech column this issue reports on the features and experience of using the Zeiss Forum software. I have overseen the installation, troubleshooting, training and use of the software over the last two years. As both a consultant specialising in...

Useful, interesting, or maybe both

3 April 2024 | | Ophthalmology
This column is often, but not always, about ophthalmic tech. This is one of those ‘not always’ editions. Time to share some interesting or useful things from the internet which can help in a number of ways, from preparing presentations...

Fusarium keratitis in a patient with alcohol dependence

1 April 2014 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Imaging, Ophthalmology
Treatment of fungal keratitis secondary to the Fusarium species remains a challenge. Although relatively more common in warmer climates, this corneal infection is rare in the UK. Most cases have been reported in farmers and are often preceded by trauma....

CALL TO ACTION: Help the Ridley Eye Foundation ‘reach more of the unreachable’ in the Himalayas

4 October 2023 |
On the 29 November 1949, Harold Ridley carried out the first implant of an intraocular lens (IoL). This was the first major breakthrough in the cure of cataract blindness since Jacques Daviel conducted the first extra-capsular extraction 198 years earlier....

DMEK vs. UT-DSAEK: has the debate been finally concluded?

1 October 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease
In recent years the surgical treatment of corneal endothelial dystrophy has progressed tremendously. Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is the newest iteration in the line of rapid surgical advances that has taken place. However, the previously accepted gold standard prior...