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The Ophthalmic Imaging Association holds successful first virtual conference
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many of the things we enjoy were postponed or cancelled, including the 2020 Ophthalmic Imaging Association (OIA) conference. The Ophthalmic Imaging Association committee began focusing on 2021 but it soon became apparent a face-to-face conference...Eye care practitioners urged to sign up for Love Your Lenses Week
14 February 2023
Registration is now open for Love Your Lenses Week 2023, with this year’s campaign promising to ‘put contact lenses firmly in the public eye’.
Long-term results of cross-linking treatment for keratoconus
1 December 2013
| Brian Ang
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
The authors report on the long-term outcomes in a prospective case series of patients with keratoconus undergoing corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) treatment. Thirty-two patients (40 eyes; mean age 22.5+/-5.5 years) with Grade I, II and III progressive keratoconus were recruited...
Stimulus type vs. convergence measures
1 October 2016
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Binocular vision, stereoscopic vision, 3-dimensional drive, 2-dimensional object, vergence control
The aim of this study was to investigate if near point of convergence (NPC) would improve when a fixation target with centrally placed 3-D features (to increase binocular disparity stimulus) was used in comparison to a target using only centrally...
Ophthalmic Nursing: Developing the future
6 October 2020
The primary annual national event for nurses and allied professionals working in Ophthalmology The 9th annual national Ophthalmic Nursing conference explores service improvement, recruitment and retention, combined service approach along with safety and quality issues. These are complemented by a...
RNIB welcomes new magnifier coming to a Google Pixel smartphone
RNIB welcomes new magnifier in-your-pocket-feature coming to a Google Pixel smartphone near you.Video Atlas of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1 February 2017
| Raman Malhotra
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Oculoplastics
The second edition Video Atlas of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery by Korn and Kikkawa provides an overview of traditional and contemporary reconstructive and cosmetic eyelid, lacrimal and orbital surgical procedures. The book includes of 1600 intraoperative illustrations, in addition...
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...
Glaucoma medications and ocular surface disease
3 August 2023
| Su Young
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Glaucoma
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Drug allergy, OSD, drug toxicity, drug-induced cicatricial keratitis, dry eye, glaucoma medications, ocular surface disease
This literature review examined ocular surface disease (OSD) associated with glaucoma medication. The authors examined the prevalence of features and management guidelines glaucoma medication associated OSD. Fifty-eight articles published within the past five years are included in this review and...
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome and prevalence of intraoperative complications
1 October 2014
| Efrosini Papagiannuli
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Cataract and Refractive
Alpha-blockers (particularly of the selective type) are known to be associated with intraoperative floppy iris (IFIS) and poor dilation, which can present in various severities during cataract surgery and need to be recognised in order to avoid intraoperative complications. Methods...
Independent Opticians Win SightCare Excellence Awards at the 2022 SightCare Business & Networking Conference
14 February 2023
Six deserving independent optical practices were named as winners in the 2022 SightCare Awards celebrating the independent spirit.
End stage glaucoma management
1 August 2014
| Yajati K Ghosh
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Glaucoma
A 48-year-old female has had multiple drug treatment for glaucoma and is still losing field of vision. How do you manage this over time? This patient is at high-risk for going blind and should be managed aggressively to protect remaining...