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Bilateral eye pain after contact lens wear: an inadvertent case of chemical eye injury

1 December 2022 | Derek K-H Ho, Vinod Kumar | Ophthalmology

Introduction There are around 4.1 million contact lens wearers in the UK [1]. While the vast majority of them do not experience any complications, over the past years there have been cases of acanthamoeba keratitis and multiple retained contact lenses...

Trans-sinus endoscopic removal of retrobulbar air gun pellet within the orbital apex

2 August 2022 | Muzammil A Nahaboo Solim, Mike McKenna, Gar-Yun Wong, Sreekumari Pushpoth, David EJ Whitehead | Ophthalmology, Orbit

Injuries to the eye have been widely reported in medical literature due to a variety of mechanisms causing significant morbidity and occasional unexpected mortality for the patient [1]. It is often wrongly assumed that air gun pellets lack this potential....

Oculogyric crisis with B12 deficiency

1 June 2022 | Jack Henderson, Colm McCarthy | Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Imaging

An oculogyric crisis (OGC) is a dystonic movement disorder of the eyes which can last from seconds to hours. Although there is no published diagnostic criteria for OGC, typically the onset is acute, and it is characterised by conjugate upward...

Ophthalmology in ancient india, Sushruta’s time and the modern era

1 August 2015 | Dhiren Bujarborua | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

While reading an article related to the history of Indian ophthalmology, I came across this description of a surgical procedure: “The doctor warmed the patient’s eye with the breath of his mouth. He rubbed the closed eye of the patient...

The paediatric cataract: an overview of the diagnosis and management

5 August 2020 | Samuel Augustus Fernando Aryee, Rhys Jonathon Dumont Jones | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive

In this second article (see first article here), Samuel Aryee and Rhys Dumont Jones review the challenges involved in managing this condition. Examination and diagnosis Cataracts in children can appear in a variety of forms, each presenting in a different...

Newer generation IOL platforms designed for high-quality visual performance after cataract surgery

1 April 2019 | Rod McNeil | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive

Expanding intraocular lens (IOL) capabilities provide broadening options, ranging from next-generation monofocal IOLs for basic cataract surgery, to specialised premium IOLs for lens-based presbyopia correction and astigmatism correction at the time of cataract surgery. Rod McNeil considers several newer alternative...

Intraocular lens technology to deliver enhanced optical performance after cataract refractive surgery

1 February 2017 | Rod McNeil | Cataract and Refractive

Modern cataract surgery aims to provide patients with the best possible visual outcome with the least dependence on spectacles and minimal or no complications and to treat both cataract and refractive errors with a single procedure. Phacoemulsification is the standard...

An update on inherited retinal disorders (part 2): Approaches to therapy for IRDs

1 December 2016 | Stacey Strong, Michel Michaelides (Prof) | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

Part 1 of this topic can be found here There are currently no proven cures for inherited retinal disease (IRD). However, multiple avenues of research are being investigated to better understand disease mechanisms and trial potential therapies that may slow...

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