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Effectiveness and Safety of Dexamethasone implants for post surgical macular oedema including Irvine-gass syndrome
1 April 2018
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This is a retrospective, multicentre, uncontrolled, consecutive case series from Lyon, France between April 20111 to June 2014, with minimum of one year follow-up. The clinical features including the best corrected acuity (BCVA), central subfield macular thickness (CSMT) and intraocular...
Two-year interim safety results of the 0.2ug/day FAC intravitreal implant for the treatment of DMO
1 December 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This is a 24-month interim prospective observational study of 95 previously steroid challenged patients (115 eyes) receiving intravitreal 0.2ug/day fluocinolone acetaid (FAC) implant for diabetic macular oedema (DMO) treatment. The mean IOP for pre- and post- FAC implants were stable,...
Safety and efficacy of a nurse-led intravitreal injection service using an Precivia® injection assist device
1 December 2021
| Ibrar Ahmed, Panayiotis Maghsoudlou, Hani Hasan, Allaaeldin Abumattar, Nimish Shah
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Nurse-led intravitreal injections have become of great importance for busy eye units. In this article, the authors present safety data from five years of a nurse-led service with the use of the Precivia® intravitreal injection assist device. Intravitreal injections of...
Ten-year experience with intracameral chemotherapy for aqueous seeding in retinoblastoma: long-term efficacy, safety and toxicity
This is a retrospective review of all consecutive patients with primary (n=4) or secondary non-iatrogenic (n=16) aqueous seeding (AS) treated by intracameral chemotherapy (ICC) in Lausanne between 2011 and 2020 with a minimum follow-up of one year. Aqueous seeding control...Glaucoma UK’s Road Safety Week campaign encourages people to keep their vision road-ready
Road Safety Week will run from 19-25 November 2023 and Glaucoma UK, a registered charity that provides support for everyone living with glaucoma is encouraging people to keep their vision road-ready.AOP urges drivers to see an optometrist about vision concerns
26 May 2020
The Association of Optometrists has reminded motorists to contact their optometrist if they have concerns about their vision.
Moorfields Education: Lacrimal assessment for nursing & allied professionals study day
27 September 2024
Aimed at practitioners who wish to safely examine the eyelids, ocular surface and lacrimal system. This practical course will ensure delegates are able to demonstrate safe and effective lacrimal technique, whilst the patient's perspective as a service user remains the main focus.
Brolucizumab in age-related macular degeneration, HAWK Study
3 October 2023
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Neovascular age-related macular degeneration, aflibercept, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy, brolucizumab, commercial formulation
The aim of the study was to collect additional data on efficacy and safety of brolucizumab 6mg intended for commercialization in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (with an increase in pH and decrease in polysorbate concentration). The HAWK Study was a...
Are social media promoting ocular protection in the community?
During the Covid-19 pandemic, many countries worldwide introduced lockdown measures to control infection, causing people to spend more time at home. This resulted in reports of increasing incidences of do-it-yourself (DIY)-related trauma. When the Covid-19 pandemic started in December 2019,...Thinking outside the box – adapting to the COVID-19 lockdown
How can we avoid further delays to follow-up in glaucoma patients? The author asks if there is a socially distanced way to check IOPs in those at high risk of losing vision. Glaucoma is an asymptomatic condition. Loss of the...Skills training and setting up of nurse practitioners led intravitreal treatment (IVT) workshop at the RCOphth Congress
17 April 2023
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The Medical Retina team at Great Western NHS Hospital, Swindon will be running a first of its kind skills training workshop at RCOphth Annual Congress, Birmingham on 24 May ’23.