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Long-term results of cross-linking treatment for keratoconus
The authors report on the long-term outcomes in a prospective case series of patients with keratoconus undergoing corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) treatment. Thirty-two patients (40 eyes; mean age 22.5+/-5.5 years) with Grade I, II and III progressive keratoconus were recruited...
Use of telemedicine within adult strabismus management
The aim of this survey was to assess the practice preferences in the management of adult strabismus among the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) committee members. A 27-question multiple-choice questionnaire was sent to 19 ophthalmologists on AAPOS...
Hybrid free vision screening for at-risk, low-income families
Give Kids Sight Day (GKSD) is an outreach programme at Wills Eye Hospital to provide free vision screening, ophthalmic examinations and glasses. It started in 2009 and has seen >11,000 children. Its primary aim is to reach high-risk families including...
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...
Comparison of structural and functional features in primary angle closure and open-angle glaucoma
In this large cross-sectional study, differences in structural and functional damage were assessed among patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) with optical coherence tomography and reliable visual field testing. Two-hundred and eighty-three patients with...
Contrast sensitivity in myopic eyes
A classification system has been proposed for myopic maculopathy: grade 0 (no myopic retinal lesions), grade 1 (tessellated fundus), grade 2 (diffuse chorioretinal atrophy (CRA)), grade 3 (patchy CRA), and grade 4 (macular atrophy). Tessellated fundus is defined as the...
Providing well-developed education materials can improve follow-up attendance for retinopathy of prematurity screening
he authors present a repeated measures study with parents of children at risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Inclusion criteria for the study was parents with children born at <32 weeks or with a birth weight under 1.5kg. Participants...BSRS (British Society of Refractive Surgery) 30th Anniversary Annual Scientific Congress 2023
by Hasan Naveed, YO Representative on BSRS Council. The summer weekend of 8-9 July 2023 saw the British Society for Refractive Surgery (BSRS) host national and international experts and colleagues passionate about all elements of refractive surgery. The sessions, delivered...
