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“My cataracts have been dissolved by eye drops!”
1 April 2018
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Cataract and Refractive
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are scientific reality and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: “My cataracts have been dissolved by eye drops!” I’m sure some of us have had patients enquire...
Make eye drops a part of your Ramadan routine
Glaucoma UK, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), and the British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) are encouraging Muslims with glaucoma to continue using their medication as prescribed during the holy month to prevent irreversible sight loss.The Anatomy of Eye Drops for Effective Dry Eye Management - Avizor
1 June 2020
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ROPScore for detection of any and severe ROP
1 December 2021
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
ROPScore is a free tool consisting of a logistic regression equation to calculate the risk per child and calculated one time per infant at six weeks of life. It helps to predict severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This study aimed...
Information booklet for eye drop use
On the basis that children may be more at ease and experience less discomfort and anxiety if provided with some control and choices, the authors developed an eye drop booklet in collaboration with children. This study describes the amount of...Eye drop reminder apps
1 April 2016
| David Haider
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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
There are quite a few apps in both the iPhone and Android app stores designed to help patients remember to take their eye drops. The goal here was to select an app suitable to recommend to patients. Ophthalmic specific apps...
Eye drop prescription and usage in glaucoma patients
1 April 2015
| Lorraine North
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Glaucoma
The authors describe a study using a questionnaire to determine how patients use their glaucoma medications to investigate the association between patterns of eye drop prescriptions and medication use. They enrolled 67 Japanese patients who had been prescribed topical anti-glaucoma...
#KnowYourDrops: breaking down barriers to poor compliance
1 June 2017
| Sarah Thomas, Fiona Chiu
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Glaucoma
Award-winning* #KnowYourDrops eye drop compliance campaign helps patients for World Glaucoma Week to achieve medicines optimisation in ophthalmology. The #KnowYourDrops campaign is fast becoming an internationally recognised model to help support healthcare professionals, with the provision of better tailored ophthalmic...
Topical insulin for neurotrophic ulcers
1 February 2018
| Magdalena Popiela
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
This retrospective case series described the use of topical insulin drops as an aid in treatment of refractory neurotrophic corneal ulceration in six patients. Insulin drops were prepared under sterile conditions from standard insulin preparations mixed with artificial tears containing...
Choice of cycloplegia regime
6 June 2020
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Cycloplegics, dark iris, hypermetropia, refractive outcome, retinoscopy, skin-pigmentation
The purpose of this randomised control trial (RCT) was primarily to compare the refractive outcome of atropine 0.5% (A) instilled twice daily at home 2.5 days before measurement versus two drops of 1% cyclopentolate (CC) in one eye versus one...
Effects of topical anaesthetic on intraocular pressure
1 August 2014
| Nana Theodorou
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Glaucoma
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Goldmann applanation tonometry, applanation resonance tonometry, aqueous humor, intraocular pressure, repeated tonometry
This prospective interventional study assessed the effects of repeated intraocular pressure (IOP) using Goldmann applanation tonometry and applanation resonance tonometry in six volunteers. Previous literature supports IOP reduction using repeated applanation tonometry. Repeated IOP measures were taken alternately on 12...