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Observership in Dar es Salaam
4 December 2023
| Shafak Toufeeq, Nigel Griffith
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Ophthalmology
In this report, both authors present their personal experiences of an observership at the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) Hospital, a large regional teaching hospital located in Dar es Salaam, with a particular focus on resource management, attitudes...
Making sense of the orthoptic assessment
Following the Specialty Trainee article on this topic in the February/March 2020 issue, Joe Smith provides a more detailed breakdown of the orthoptic report. Orthoptists investigate, diagnose and manage a wide variety of patients with varying problems. In this article,...Understanding and confronting bacterial endophthalmitis
2 December 2019
| Abdus Samad Ansari
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Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Abdus Samad Ansari highlights the importance of early recognition of this condition using an unusual presentation. Endophthalmitis is a medical emergency with devastating consequences. Despite adequate treatment, severe cases frequently result in permanent blindness. Endophthalmitis involves inflammation of both the...
A case report of papilloedema caused by unilateral jugular vein thrombosis
1 February 2016
| Claire Howard
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Headache, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, jugular vein thrombosis, papilloedema
In rare cases, unilateral jugular vein thrombosis can lead to increased intracranial pressure and papilloedema, resulting in headaches and visual loss. The authors describe the case of a 45-year-old patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx who developed right...
Caring for adults with an ocular tumour
1 December 2015
| Bertil E Damato
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Detection If you screen for an intraocular tumour, dilate the pupil. If the patient is driving, use phenylephrine only. If the patient declines, document this in the casenotes. Don’t forget to look for sentinel vessels, which would indicate a ciliary...
NHS England launches tech trials to boost health and care connectivity
22 August 2023
NHS organisations are being invited to take part in wireless trials to explore how cutting-edge technologies can help improve patient care.
AOP welcomes report calling for redirection of future funding from secondary to primary and community services
The King’s Fund says a shift in focus away from hospital care in England’s ‘failing health and care system’ is essential.Predicting outcomes in repair of canalicular lacerations
1 August 2017
| Jaya Myneni
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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20G silicone rod, Mini-Monoka, annular stent, canalicular laceration
This is a retrospective study looking at results of primary canalicular repairs in a tertiary eye centre. Thirty-nine patients were included in the study. The cause of injury was blunt trauma in 51.2%, road traffic accident (RTA) in 30.7%, animal...
White dot syndromes
1 September 2015
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
It is fair to say that trainees and consultants who are not medical retina specialists are a bit scared of the so called retinal ‘white dot syndromes’. It is easy to understand why this is the case, as almost every...
OCTA in geographic atrophy
4 August 2021
| Sofia Rokerya
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Age-related macular degeneration, Angiography, Choriocapillaris, Choroid, Optical coherence tomography
In this article the authors aim to give an overview of the current literature concerning the application of OCT-A in geographic atrophy (GA). GA is a disease characterised by loss of outer retinal layers including photoreceptors, degeneration of the retinal...
Ocular characteristics in Marfan syndrome
1 February 2014
| Nana Theodorou
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Cataract and Refractive
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Marfan syndrome, aphakia, axial length, cataract, ectopia lentis, flattened cornea, myopia, pseudophakia, retinal detachment
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a genetic disorder with clinical manifestations associated with cardiovascular, ocular and skeletal organ systems. Typical signs are descending aortic root aneurysms, ectopia lentis, tall stature and scoliosis. This observational study looked at the ocular characteristics, visual...
Myasthenia Gravis Masquerading as a Third Cranial Nerve Palsy
1 February 2014
| Maria Loredana Popescu, Annabel Doyle
A 65-year-old man presented with a week’s history of binocular diplopia (in all directions of gaze) and a right partial ptosis. He was systemically well. His past medical history was unremarkable except for vitiligo. At presentation acuity was 6/6 bilaterally....