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We are all Hadiza
1 February 2018
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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Cornea / External Eye Disease, Cataract and Refractive, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology
When I worked as a registrar at Newport many years ago I remember a no-nonsense corneal consultant railing about the way the tragic case of Lucie Linforth was being reported in the media. Lucie was a toddler taken into a...
The expanding spectrum of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
2 February 2024
| Ivan Yip
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
This is a review article from a tertiary centre in Atlanta, US. With rising obesity rates and increasing access for MRI scans there has been a large increase in patients requiring an urgent papilloedema check with incidental findings on MRI...
Duane’s retraction syndrome (DRS)
5 August 2020
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors aimed to review all cases of DRS presenting to a tertiary paediatric eye clinic in South Africa during a 20-year period. This was a retrospective study in Cape Town involving 120 patents (80 mixed race, 24 black and...
Forward looking practices to plan for 5 years at 100% Optical
26 January 2024
The OSA is urging practices to adopt a forward-thinking approach and to make investment decisions for a five-year business plan, as the industry and profession meet at 100% Optical 24-26 February.
New Flying Eye Hospital takes to the skies for its first programme
1 December 2016
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Genetics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
In June of this year, international eye care charity Orbis launched their new Flying Eye Hospital, a powerful tool helping the medical community combat preventable blindness through sustainable methods. On board an MD-10 aircraft, a fully accredited ophthalmic facility can...
Test combination which could detect prodromal Alzheimer disease
2 August 2022
| Lauren R Hepworth
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
The authors prospectively recruited a convenience sample of individuals aged over 65 and either with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer disease or normal cognition. Other types of dementia and severe neurological conditions were excluded. All...
Intravenous ketorolac during DCR
4 October 2023
| Hetvi Bhatt
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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Dacryocystorhinostomy, ketorolac, opioid, pain
This study compares pain scores postoperatively between patients that received intravenous ketorolac (IVK) pre, intra or immediately postoperatively and a control group that did not receive it. The authors state that the patients were randomised, however it is not described...
Microvascular disease in Alport syndrome
2 December 2019
| Patty Mopamboli Mboli
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Alport syndrome, Hypertension, microvascular disease
The authors present the findings of a retrospective case-control observational study on increased microvascular disease in individuals with Alport syndrome recruited over a 21-year period. They recruited 28 males and 28 females with X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) and eight men...
Scheimpflug imaging in paediatric glaucoma
5 April 2022
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors undertook this study to report the corneal tomographic characteristics of eyes that had surgery for controlled primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) compared to a control group. The study included 44 eyes of 27 children (18 males) having surgery for...
Choroid changes in amblyopic, fellow and control eyes
31 October 2023
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
In this study the authors aimed to evaluate choroidal changes in the hyperopic anisometropic eyes of children by comparing amblyopic and fellow eyes, and control eyes, using a binarization method – analysis of enhanced depth imaging with OCT (EDI-OCT) using...
Natalie Kempson joins Lenstec as UK Refractive IOL Specialist
1 June 2023
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Recruitment & Personnel
Lenstec welcomes the new appointment of Natalie Kempson as UK Refractive IOL Specialist to the Lenstec UK team.
Stephen Connell joins Birmingham Optical Ophthalmology division as Clinical Sales Specialist
27 June 2023
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Research & Development
Stephen began his career in Ophthalmology in 2006 as an Ophthalmic Science Practitioner joining the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.