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Tacrolimus for endothelial rejection

1 June 2018 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
This double-blinded randomised controlled trial tested the use of adjuvant topical Tacrolimus drops in cases of acute endothelial rejection in penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Patients with typical signs of endothelial rejection were randomised to receive either steroid therapy with topical Tacrolimus...

IAC vs. IVC chemotherapy for RB

1 April 2018 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Child health (paediatrics), Neoplasia, Retina, Treatment Medical
This a single centre retrospective review of consecutive patients between 1997 and 2014, of all sporadic unilateral retinoblastoma (RB) group D cases, treated with combined intravenous chemotherapy (IVC) and focal treatments (1997- 2008), or intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) treatment (2008 to...

Preoperative RPE alterations in macular holes

1 April 2017 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This retrospective interventional case series from Japan assessed whether preoperative alterations of the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) in idiopathic macular holes correlated with postoperative functional and morphological changes in the macula. Fifty-nine eyes had preoperative Spectralis OCT using the ‘detailed’...

Topical cyclosporine A 0.05% for recurrent anterior uveitis

1 August 2016 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Immunology, Inflammation, Treatment Medical
This is a retrospective case-crossover study conducted by reviewing medical charts of patients treated for recurrent anterior uveitis between 2002 and 2011 at the Kellogg Eye Centre by one cornea specialist. The demographics, episodes of anterior uveitis, severity of episodes...

Haag-Streit UK moves to exciting new premises

14 June 2023 | haag-streit
Haag-Streit UK is pleased to announce that they have moved their UK headquarters from Harlow to Bishop’s Stortford (Hertfordshire).

New Boots Opticians store opens in St James Quarter, Edinburgh

16 October 2023 | Boots, Opticians, Edinburgh, Glasses, contact lens
A brand-new Boots Opticians store has now opened in Edinburgh St James Quarter offering a wide range of frames, from designer brands such as Tom Ford, Gucci and Ray-Ban, as well as sustainable ranges and stylish own brand frames.

Birmingham welcomes new ophthalmology hospital

25 January 2024 | CHEC, community services, healthcare, infrastructure, hospital
CHEC’s new Kings Norton site set to reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice.

In conversation with Andy Pyott

4 October 2023 | | Ophthalmology
Discussing a detour into ophthalmology from zoology in 1988, experiences in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Europe and the National Treatment Centre – Highland, Baljean Dhillon interviews his newest guest on the Eye Views podcast, Andy Pyott. Take us back to...

“My cataracts have been dissolved by eye drops!”

1 April 2018 | 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...

South-South collaboration for the treatment of avoidable blindness in Botswana

1 October 2017 | | Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology
This article describes the value of South-South collaboration in the reduction of avoidable blindness. Specifically it describes a South-South collaboration between India and Botswana that evolved out of the VISION 2020 LINK between Cambridge University Hospitals, two institutions in India...

Paediatric ophthalmology training in Malawi through the Vision 2020 LINKS Programme: a decade of partnership

1 December 2016 | | Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology
Blinding eye disease in children can lead to a lifetime of dependence and non-productivity for the person afflicted. Sometimes a relatively simple condition such as a refractive error can lead to irreversible disability that could, if caught in time, have...

Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: Changes in understanding of the disease over the last 25 years and how the UK is helping low-income countries tackle the challenges

1 June 2018 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Ophthalmology
Diabetes – a historical perspective Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease caused by inherited and / or acquired deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas, or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. Such a deficiency results in...