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Full thickness macular hole after YAG PI
1 April 2015
| Lorraine North
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Glaucoma
The authors report a case of macular hole post YAG peripheral iridotomy (PI) of a patient with pre-existing vitreomacular adhesion. Although a relatively safe procedure, some anterior segment complications are well documented such as corneal endothelium damage, rise in IOP,...
IgG4-related disease or Graves orbitopathy
1 June 2019
| James Hsuan
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Oculoplastics
This is retrospective review of patients who had been diagnosed with both IgG4-related ophthalmic disease (IgG4-ROD) and Graves orbitopathy over a four year period. Eight patients were identified. The diagnosis of IgG4-ROD was based on 10 or more IgG4+ plasma...
Changes in Japanese eyes after laser peripheral iridotomy
1 August 2016
| Anjali Gupta
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Glaucoma
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angle opening distance, anterior chamber depth, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, laser peripheral iridotomy, primary angle closure
The aim of this study was to evaluate laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) induced changes in anterior segment parameters, using the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT). Seventy-two subjects of Japanese ethnicity with primary angle closure suspect (PACS), primary angle closure...
An unusual presentation of dysthyroid orbitopathy
1 April 2016
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Gaze-evoked amaurosis, Optic neuropathy, Thyroid eye disease
The authors present a case of a 50-year-old male smoker who presented with bilateral gaze evoked amaurosis (GEA), i.e. the patient was aware of loss of vision in all gaze positions other than the primary position. The patient was being...
Cataract progression after Nd-YAG laser iridotomy in primary angle-closure suspect eyes
2 February 2024
| Jonathan Chan
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Glaucoma
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Angle, Clinical Trial, Glaucoma, Treatment Lasers, Vision
A total of 889 of eligible bilateral primary angle-closure suspect (PACS) patients were recruited from the Zhongshan Angle Closure Prevention Trial. One randomly selected eye received laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI), while the fellow remained untreated. Cataract was graded by the...
Success rates of primary and revision transcanalicular DCR surgery
Transcanalicular laser DCR is a relatively rare procedure compared to more conventional external or endo-nasal techniques. In this article the authors examine the outcomes of revision surgery following failed transcanalicular diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy (TCDL DCR), comparing a conventional external revision...Long-term outcome of ALPI for plateau iris syndrome
1 April 2018
| Chrysostomos D Dimitriou
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Glaucoma
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of plateau iris syndrome (PIS) patients treated with argon laser peripheral iridoplasty (ALPI) following YAG laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI). Typical ALPI settings were a spot size of 200 to...
An arm and a leg
1 October 2016
| Jan Huelle, Jonathan Park
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Ophthalmology, Emergency Ophthalmology, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
“It cost me an arm and a leg.” – Mr B told me. An arm and a leg to be seen by the famous Russian eye surgeon who said that everybody can be spectacle-free. He took Mr B’s money (roughly...
Long-term effect of YAG LPI on corneal endothelium in PACS
4 August 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
This is a single-centre randomised controlled trial of 875 patients with bilateral primary angle closure suspect (PACS) who received YAG laser iridotomy (LPI) prophylactic treatment in one eye randomly and the fellow eye served as control over 72 months. Central...
Medial rectus recession in Grave’s orbitopathy
1 August 2015
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Adult strabismus, diplopia, operation dosage, orbit, thyriod eye disease
The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyse the surgical effect / success rate of recession of the medial rectus in 90 patients with horizontal diplopia. Mean age was 52.5 ±9.4 years. Of that 24% had unilateral medial rectus...
The results of the last survey Jun 2020
5 June 2020
| Amar Alwitry
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Ophthalmology, Optometry, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Glaucoma
Firstly, my sincere thanks to those of you who responded to last edition’s survey. We had a record response. Laser was never my most exciting clinical treatment, but in this environment how I wish for even that degree of patient...