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Morning glory syndrome associated with PHPV
This is a retrospective review of the medical records of 85 eyes / 74 patients diagnosed as morning glory syndrome (MGS) in the clinic between November 2009 and November 2012. Twenty two eyes of 19 patients diagnosed as having MGS...Risk of intraocular haemorrhage with new oral anticoagulants
1 December 2017
| Sofia Rokerya
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The authors conducted a study to assess the risk of intraocular haemorrhage with warfarin dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban. All reported cases of intraocular haemorrhage (vitreous, choroidal, or retinal) with warfarin and new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) (including dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban) from the...
Ocular bubbly: a vitreoretinal update on the art of gases
5 April 2022
| Adonis El Salloukh, Alexander Chiu, Sidath Wijetilleka
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Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The authors remind us of the revolutionary impact gases have had on retinal surgery. In 1938, Rosengren attempted to improve his retina repair surgical outcomes [1]. He discovered that suturing the retina or pressing externally on the sclera were not...
IOP measures after intraocular chemotherapy
1 April 2018
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This study aimed to describe the relationship between intravitreal chemotherapy and IOP in children with retinoblastoma and identify risk factors for pronounced elevations. This was a retrospective study of ten cases (ten eyes) with 17 encounters overall. Mean age was...
SLT short-term results
1 June 2014
| Lorraine North
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Glaucoma
The aim of the study was to evaluate the risk of adverse effects and short-term results after 360 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in glaucoma patients. The authors enrolled 64 eyes of 64 patients all who had poorly controlled primary...
Pars plana vitrectomy for vitreomacular traction syndrome
1 December 2013
| Nikolaos D Georgakarakos
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This paper presents a meta-analysis and systematic review of the safety and efficacy of vitrectomy for vitreomacular traction (VMT), based on 21 eligible articles from 460 identified. A strength of this study is that it provided pooled analysis across a...
The results of the last survey Oct 2019
Another fascinating response which once more highlights the massive variation in practice. I completely acknowledge that ophthalmology is an art as well as a science and therefore there will be variances in practice and there will not be one ‘right’...Insights in resistant diabetic macular oedema
5 August 2022
| Sofia Rokerya
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This article gives a bird’s eye review of the different modalities for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema (DME). The debut of anti-VEGFs has brought a paradigm shift in DME management. This treatment has now become a major breakthrough in...
Good News from Switzerland: A History of Retinal Reattachment Surgery
1 December 2014
| Robert Harvey
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
In one concise volume the reader learns of the recent rapid evolution in vitreoretinal (VR) surgery. The pioneering innovators were often remarkable personalities and this book helps to bring them to life. Prior to 1929 victims of retinal detachment were...
Quiz Dec/Jan 2020
2 December 2019
History A 69-year-old female patient was referred to the uveitis clinic from her local district general hospital with a left posterior uveitis which had been unresponsive to high dose steroids. She had no other previous ophthalmic history nor significant systems...