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Non-infectious Uveitis: Well Known, Weird and Wonderful meets You, Me and the Balloons
3 August 2023
| Nima John Ghadiri
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition Yayoi Kusama: You, Me and the Balloons at Aviva Studios. Images © David Levene. On an uncharacteristically salubrious 5 July 2023, the date of the 75th Anniversary of the UK’s NHS, a...
A comparative treatment study of VCZ and liposomal AmpB in an Aspergillus fumigatus endophthalmitis model
1 February 2016
| Wai Siene Ng
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This study aims to compare the effects of voriconazole (VCZ) and liposomal amphotericin B (AmpB) in an experimental model of exogenous Aspergillus fumigatus endophthalmitis in a guinea pig animal model. Endophthalmitis was induced by intravitreal injection of a strain of...
Triamcinolone (TA) deposits following subcutaneous injection to treat chalazion
2 August 2022
| Muhammad Adil Seelarbokus, Edward Foo, Jennifer HY Tan
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Ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic
Chalazia are chronic lipogranulomatous inflammations of the eyelid secondary to a blocked meibomian gland. Whilst most resolve spontaneously, certain chalazia warrant treatment. Options include incision and curettage (I&C), lesion excision, intralesional steroid injections, and botox injections [1]. I&C is usually...
Biopsy of nasolacrimal duct using sheath guided dacryoendoscopy
1 August 2019
| Rina Bhatt
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Dacryoendoscopy, biopsy, immunohistochemistry, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, sheath-guided endoscopic probing (SEP)
In this study the author’s biopsied six eyes of five individuals with recurrent nasolacrimal duct obstruction following a prior dacryoendoscopic probing. All procedures were performed under local anaesthetic, the obstruction or lesion was directly visualised with dacryoendoscope and biopsy was...
Insects, swelling and sight loss: a case of orbital inflammatory syndrome
1 June 2022
| Parushak Rezai, Susan Sarangapani
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Ophthalmology
Despite being the most common cause of painful orbital mass in adults and the third most common orbital disease, orbital inflammatory syndrome still proves to be a difficult ocular condition to diagnose, treat, and manage. A 41-year-old lady presented to...
Enzymatic clearance of anterior chamber infiltrate in uveitis
1 February 2014
| Graham Wallace
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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aqueous humor, endotoxin-induced uveitis, lipid metabolism, phospholipase A2, uveitis
Aqueous humour (AH) which fills the anterior chamber (AC) of the eye provides nutrients to the cornea and the lens. Clearance of cellular and particular matter from AH is necessary for good visual acuity. In part this is achieved by...
Distribution, progression, and outcomes of inflammatory chorioretinal lesions
1 December 2022
| Kelvin Cheng
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Autofluorescence, inflammatory lesions, multifocal choroiditis, multimodal imaging, optical coherence tomography, punctate inner choroidopathy, uveitis
This study investigated the distribution and progression of multifocal choroiditis (MFC) inflammatory lesions in 25 eyes of 20 patients and their correlations with clinical outcomes at 24 months. The distribution of choroiditis inflammatory lesions were evaluated semi-automatically using a dedicated...
Anterior segment OCT imaging in cases of episcleritis and scleritis
1 June 2016
| Saruban Pasu
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Anterior segment OCT, episcleritis, scleritis
The purpose of this study was to determine whether it is feasible to obtain good-quality images with anterior segment OCT (AS-OCT) in patients with episcleral or scleral inflammation located anterior to the equator, and whether this technique is able to...
Biodegradable plates in lateral orbitotomy surgery
This is a description of a new method for fixating the bone flap during a lateral orbitotomy. The technique involves the use of an absorbable lactide plate. This is warmed in a water bath to allow trimming and moulding to...Cutting-edge practice in glaucoma care: what, how and why?
1 April 2016
| Nick Strouthidis, Winifred Nolan, Keith Barton
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EYE - Glaucoma
More effective treatments and drug delivery modalities, implantable minimally invasive glaucoma surgical (MIGS) devices, as well as accelerating clinical research programmes, will transform the surgical and clinical management of glaucoma in the near future. There is also an ever-greater emphasis...
Glaucoma UK and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists announce the 2024 research award winners
1 October 2024
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research, awards, glaucoma, RCOphth, competitions, opportunities, Lisa Hill, Victoria McGilligan
Glaucoma UK and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Glaucoma UK/RCOphth Research Award. As a result of the high quality of applications received, the judging panel have awarded two projects, worth nearly...
IVTA use in Behçet’s disease
1 April 2014
| Saruban Pasu
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Ocular Pathology and Oncology
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) injection (4mg/0.1ml) in controlling posterior segment inflammation in patients with Behçet’s disease. Medical records of consecutive patients diagnosed with Behçet’s who underwent IVTA between July 2005...