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Fingolimod: ocular adverse effects
1 October 2017
| Sofia Rokerya
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
In this article the authors review the ocular side-effects of Fingolimod which is an oral immunomodulating drug used in the management of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Fingolimod-associated macular oedema (FAME) is the most common ocular side-effect linked to this drug....
Uveitis ocular toxoplasmosis
1 October 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This is a retrospective study of 106 patients between March 2011 and June 2018, of 37 IgM +group and 69 IgM - group of patients. The clinical features, demographics of patients with ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) were studied according to the...
Ocular complications in retinal vasculitis
1 February 2018
| Efrosini Papagiannuli
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
In this retrospective study the authors aimed to characterise the incidence rates of visual loss and ocular complications associated with retinal vasculitis (RV – annual incidence of 1-2/ 100000/ per annum). A secondary objective was to compare the visual outcomes...
Ocular manifestation of Marfan Syndrome
1 August 2019
| Ivan Yip
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Cataract and Refractive
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Marfan syndrome, axial length, corneal curvature, ectopia lentis, visual acuity
This repeated cross-sectional study collected data in 2003-2004 and 2014-2015 to investigate changes in ocular features in Marfan syndrome (MFS) fulfilling the Ghent-2 criteria. Ghent-2 is a set of criteria by which MFS are identified and includes aortic root aneurysm...
Management of ocular surface disease
3 February 2023
| Jonathan Chan
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
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conjunctiva, cornea, drugs, inflammation
This is a retrospective study of patients with ocular surface disease (OSIDs) treated with IKERVIS in a single centre between 2016 to 2019 with at least six months follow-up. Clinical outcome was defined as successful (resolved or stable disease), active...
Supranuclear ocular motility disorders
Figure 1: Bilateral INO Introduction Complex ocular motility disorders are a diagnostic challenge. These patients come with very complex ocular motility presentations and require a careful and detailed assessment in order to find the correct diagnosis and arrange appropriate investigations....Essentials of OCT in Ocular Disease
Sir Isaac Newton was the first to establish the technique of low coherence white light interferometry. Following on from this, the principle of laser interferometry as an imaging modality for retina was applied by David Huang and his associates in...Ocular neuromyotonia features
1 August 2019
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Carbamazepine, hypovitaminosis, ocular neuromyotonia, peripheral neuromyotonia
The authors present eight cases of ocular neuromyotonia (ONM) with an overview of the pathophysiology, aetiology, clinical presentations and possible treatments. Diagnosis was made only after thorough and repeated orthoptic examinations and review of medication history. An overview of the...
Proning and ocular injury
4 August 2021
| Tasmin Berman
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
This systemic review and meta-analysis investigated the incidence and type of ocular injuries reported in adult critical care from both prone and supine patients between January 1990 and July 2020. They reviewed 11 randomised controlled trials. In three trials, 28...
Ocular Dirofilariasis: a diagnosis on the rise?
1 February 2015
| Minak Bahalla, George Henin, Vinod Gangwani
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Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease
Dirofilaria repens is one of 40 species of Dirofilaria. It is a zoonotic filarial nematode that commonly impacts dogs, however, human infection can occur through affected organs like skin, lung and eyes [1]. Although, there have been case reports of...
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...