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Visual outcome and surgical results in children with Marfan Syndrome
5 June 2020
| Ivan Yip
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Marfan syndrome, ectopia lentis, lensectomy, visual and surgical result
Eighty-two eyes of 41 patients with a genetically proven diagnosis of Marfan syndrome were retrospectively analysed. Twenty-seven had bilateral subluxation and 14 received lensectomy. Follow-up was three years. Mean visual acuity (VA) was 0.1 ±0.7 logMAR in patients with normal...
Care journeys of patients with central retinal artery occlusion
1 June 2022
| Lauren R Hepworth
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective case note review of all adult patients referred for or diagnosed with central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) to a single tertiary hospital over a 10½ year period. A total of 181 patients were included in...
New prognostic model for multiple sclerosis after optic neuritis presentation
2 August 2022
| Lauren R Hepworth
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
The authors present a post-hoc analysis using the publicly available data set from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial. The Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to assess for associations between clinical and radiological variables and the development of clinical...
Complications with porous orbital implant after enucleation in retinoblastoma patients
1 April 2019
| Rina Bhatt
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Orbit
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Chemotherapy, complications, exposure, porous implant, retinoblastoma
This is a retrospective, case control study aimed to identify risk factors associated with complications in retinoblastoma patients following primary and secondary enucleations with porous implant placements. Patients with retinoblastoma who underwent enucleation with porous orbital implant placement between January...
Narrative review of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in children / adolescents
3 October 2023
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Adolescent, acetazolamide, intracranial pressure, paediatrics, papilloedema, pseudotumour cerebri
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) affects both children and adults. Whilst the majority of IIH is mainly seen amongst adults, it also affects children. There are currently no clinical trials in IIH for those who are adolescents or children. The aims...
Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis treatment consensus
1 April 2018
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This study reports the results of a Delphi consensus method to develop a pragmatic approach to BKC treatment in children. A major limitation to the study was the involvement of only four clinicians. Four rounds in total were completed to...
Trochleitis features
1 April 2018
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Brown syndrome, headache, primary trochlear headache, trochlear inflammation, trochleitis
The authors evaluate the epidemiology, clinical signs, treatment and outcomes of trochleitis in a retrospective review of 59 cases. Estimated prevalence was 12 per 100,000. Eighty-six percent were female and mean age was 43±18 years. All but one case was...
Air toxicity on retinal pigment epithelium
1 August 2015
| Khadijah Basheer
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Air toxicity, internal gas tamponade, pars plana vitrectomy, pneumoretinopexy, retinal pigment epithelium
This study investigated the potential toxic effects of air on primary human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells in vitro. Clinically during pars plana vitrectomy air is used as either a temporary tamponade during air-fluid exchange or mixed with gas to...
Long scleral tunnel technique to prevent tube exposure of Ahmed glaucoma valve
1 April 2015
| Jaya Myneni
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Glaucoma
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Ahmed glaucoma valve, glaucoma drainage device, pericardium patch graft, scleral tunnel, tube exposure
This retrospective study was done to evaluate the efficacy of long scleral tunnel technique and compare it with pericardium patch graft in preventing tube exposure of Ahmed glaucoma valve. Seventy-eight eyes of 73 patients were included. In group 1 patients,...
Association of strabismus with functional impairment in children in the USA
29 March 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
In this study the authors aimed to (1) determine if strabismus is associated with clinically significant functional impairment, (2) identify specific domains of impairment and (3) examine predictors of impairment among children aged 5-17 years. Data were extracted and analysed...
High myopes with POAG and IOP fluctuations
1 April 2014
| Lorraine North
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Glaucoma
The authors describe a prospective study of 80 eyes of Chinese patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) on prostaglandin analogues to investigate if those who also have high myopia exhibit greater short-term intraocular pressure (IOP) fluctuations at resting conditions over...
Large vs. small posterior capsulotomy size and visual angle opacification rates
1 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between posterior capsulotomy size and significant visual angle opacification (VAO) in congenital and developmental cataract. This was a retrospective case control of children aged under seven years of age over...