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Bosch-Boonstro-Schaaff optic atrophy syndrome (BBSOAS) NR2F1 mutation
4 December 2023
| Soman Raman, Neda Qurashi, Qasim Mansoor
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
An experienced ophthalmologist can make an anatomical diagnosis of childhood visual impairment based upon the surgical sieve, i.e., congenital and acquired. But an ophthalmologist cannot work in isolation to make an aetiological diagnosis – one would require the help of...
Characteristics of neuro-ophthalmic visual disturbances post-cataract surgery
2 August 2024
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective case review of adult patients seen by neuro-ophthalmology over a nine-year period. The aim of the study was to identify the cause of neuro-ophthalmic referrals within six months of cataract surgery. Individuals already known to...
A novel way to diagnose optic neuropathies using Bruch’s membrane opening
7 December 2020
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Glaucomatous neuropathy, compressive optic neuropathy, minimal rim width, non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, non-glaucomatous neuropathy
Differential diagnosis of optic neuropathies can be challenging but is crucial for the correct management of the underlying disease and prevention of further damage. Bruch’s membrane opening (BMO) was recently discovered as the anatomical border of the optic disc. BMO...
The Arclight: A ‘pocket’ ophthalmoscope to revitalise undergraduate teaching?
Ophthalmoscopy should be a core skill for every doctor and should be firmly embedded in the undergraduate curriculum similar to the unquestioned position of the stethoscope. The simplicity of the Arclight means it is easy to useand, importantly, to learn...
How common is optic disc drusen in young patients with NAION?
4 August 2021
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
A retrospective notes review at two tertiary care centres was completed between 2009 and 2019. The inclusion criteria for the study was a diagnosis of nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in at least one eye, aged between 18 and...
Radiologic characteristics of cavernous venous malformations
This study is a retrospective review of cases with a preoperative radiologic diagnosis of cavernous venous malformations (CVMs) over 30 years. The aim of this study was to define imaging characteristics of CVMs, which will help differentiate these lesions from...
Outcomes following repair of early-onset versus delayed-onset rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RD) after acute posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)
2 August 2024
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This is a retrospective single centre comparative interventional study of 210 patients in total, between 2015 to 2020, presenting with delayed RD (diagnosed >42 days after initial acute PVD presentation) compared with a 2:1 age and gender-matched acute RD cohort...
Medical Medway Fayre 2024
9 July 2024
by Ines Lahlou Chettab, Ophthalmologist (Algeria), MCh Ophthalmology Student, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. Over the past six years, the Institute of Medical Sciences of Canterbury Christ Church University has hosted the Medway Medical Fayre. This event was initiated and...
Myasthenia gravis presenting with isolated ptosis: a poorly studied subgroup
1 February 2015
| B Karri, RT Sebastian, G Kyle, IK Hart
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Investigation into the cause of one isolated symptom or sign can be challenging if that particular sign may be caused by a variety of pathological processes, affecting different tissues, and presenting to different specialties. Unilateral ptosis is a case in...
Ultra-widefield fundus autofluorescence
4 February 2021
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors assessed the ease and utility of ultra-widefield fundus autofluorescence (UWF-FAF) in detecting suspected inherited retinal disease in children who were difficult to examine. They aimed to assess the sensitivity of UWF-FAF and UWF-CF (colour fundus) photography and clinical...
SORD: Student Ophthalmology Review Day 2024
11 December 2024
-12 December 2024
by Asha Vanzara, Y5 Medical Student, University of Cambridge, UK. The Student Ophthalmology Review Day (SORD), now in its fifth year, was hosted at the Royal College of Ophthalmology at their esteemed London location, and two identical sessions were run...
Haag-Streit offers free downloadable breath shield template
31 March 2020
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COVID-19
Haag-Streit has offered users a free downloadable breath shield template for its slit lamps.
