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Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis treatment consensus
1 April 2018
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This study reports the results of a Delphi consensus method to develop a pragmatic approach to BKC treatment in children. A major limitation to the study was the involvement of only four clinicians. Four rounds in total were completed to...
Fungi in chronic anterior blepharitis
In this prospective, non-randomised cross-sectional study the authors demonstrate the presence of fungi in patients with chronic anterior blepharitis of at least two years duration. Eyelash samples were obtained by epilation with sterile forceps and evaluated with PAS staining, fungal...Extraocular muscle disinsertion outcomes for large angle strabismus
2 February 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors present a case series of patients who underwent surgical extraocular muscle (EOM) disinsertion for severe cranial nerve palsy or thyroid eye disease including 12 patients (13 eyes: 10 male, three female). There was one bilateral case – bilateral...
Climatic droplet keratopathy
1 December 2015
| Bheemanagouda Patil
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
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UV-B, ascorbate, environment, human, keratopathy
Climatic droplet keratopathy (CDK) is an acquired and potentially handicapping corneal degenerative disease that is highly prevalent in certain rural communities around the world. It predominantly affects males in their 40’s and is known by many other names such as...
Meibomian gland alteration in patients with primary chronic dacryocystitis: An in vivo confocal microscopy study
1 October 2015
| Jonathan CP Roos
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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Confocal microscopy, meibomian gland, primary chronic dacryocystitis
Chronic dacryocystitis affects tear film functionality and can predispose to ocular surface disease, however the specific effect of chronic dacryocystitis on meibomian gland function has not been studied. This group therefore performed in vivo confocal microscopy in 28 patients’ eyes...
Long-term outcomes for hereditary retinoblastoma
1 December 2014
| Nana Theodorou
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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chemotherapy, failure rate, focal therapy, hereditary retinoblastoma, visual acuity
Earlier diagnosis and more rigorous treatment regimens have contributed to better outcomes for patients with retinoblastoma. This study looked at 24 patients with hereditary bilateral retinoblastoma treated with systemic chemotherapy during a ten year period (2001-2011). The medical notes were...
In conversation with Pearse Keane (2018)
1 March 2019
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Ophthalmology, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
AI was a hot topic at the 18th Congress of the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA), following the publication of important findings in relation to using this technology in diagnosing retinal disease. We were delighted to catch Pearse Keane,...
In conversation with Vasuki Sivagnanavel at 100% Optical
11 March 2024
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100%, conference, events, meetings, ahp, allied health professions, optometry, ophthalmology
At 100% Optical at the end of February, we were lucky enough to run into Vasuki Sivagnanavel, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at The Royal Eye Unit, Kingston Hospital, shortly after her presentation: 'Diagnostic insights with retinal ultra-widefield multimodal imaging - perspectives from an optometrist and ophthalmologist'.
TED vertical strabismus surgery
1 August 2019
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This study reports the surgical experience with superior or inferior rectus resection to correct vertical strabismus associated with thyroid eye disease (TED). The study included eight female euthyroid patients (nine muscles) with mean age at surgery of 65±8.9 years and...
Twenty-five years in retina
In the next of our articles celebrating 25 years of Eye News, the authors look at how the retina specialty has changed over this time and ask what the future might hold. Retinal disease management has benefited from great advances...The ocular manifestations of COVID-19: an overview of current literature
6 April 2021
| Amal Minocha
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Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Neuro-Ophthalmology, COVID-19
Although respiratory symptoms are the most frequent manifestation of COVID-19, multi-organ involvement has been demonstrated, including ocular manifestations. The author investigates how the eye can be affected. The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a significant public...
Adaptive optics imaging: resolving single cells in the living eye
1 June 2014
| Michel Michaelides (Prof), Adam Dubis
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
The human retina is unique in the central nervous system (CNS) in that it can be directly visualised non-invasively. Technological advances of several imaging modalities, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), multichannel scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) and fundus photography, have afforded...