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Strabismus and ocular motility, demystified
I am a former orthoptist, now trained in medicine and working as a foundation doctor. In my previous work, I was frequently approached by ophthalmology trainees eager for guidance with strabismus and ocular motility. Drawing on my clinical experience, I...Results after 1.4mm biaxial cataract surgery and implantation of a new aspheric intraocular lens
1 April 2015
| Bheemanagouda Patil
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Cataract and Refractive
The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical outcome and higher-order aberrations (HOAs) after 1.4mm biaxial micro incision cataract surgery (B-MICS) and implantation of a new aspheric intraocular lens (IOL). A total of 157 eyes of 106 patients...
What's trending Aug/Sept 2019
1 August 2019
| Edward Pritchard
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Ophthalmology, Optometry, Emergency Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease
#puppydogeyes Who can resist a pair of puppy dog eyes? It may be that no human can! A team of researchers discovered that dogs acquired a new forehead muscle, which is scanty or absent in wolves. This muscle is the...
Acanthamoeba ability to adhere to different contact lenses
1 June 2016
| Magdalena Popiela
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
This study tested ability of Acanthamoeba lugdunensis trophozoites to adhere to silicon hydrogel contact lenses (SHCL) and how this is influenced by different multipurpose contact lens solutions (MPS). Three generations of SHCL were tested: first generation – Air Optix, second...
OAEE UPDATE - Urgent Call for Surgical Supplies in Ukraine
24 March 2022
UK professionals have called for aid in sending surgical equipment to Ukraine during Russian invasion.
Evisceration in India: demographic and clinical trends from a large multicentre cohort study
4 October 2023
| Su Young
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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Clinical settings, Electronic medical records, evisceration, Prosthesis, Implant
In this multicentre cohort study, the authors investigated a total of 2071 patients who underwent evisceration with primary implant placement over a six-year period at four tertiary eyecare centres in India. Out of 1,345,480 new ophthalmic presentations during the study...
RCT of IOL type
1 February 2016
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The optical performance of pseudophakic eyes were compared after implantation of spherical and aspheric IOLs in paediatric patients after cataract surgery. This randomised controlled trial included 40 eyes of 23 patients: 20 eyes in each group. Follow-up was over three...
Surgical strategies to manage incomitant strabismus in adults
Incomitant vertical and / or horizontal strabismus is a challenging presentation. Patients are usually symptomatic as the onset is either sudden so they haven’t developed any coping mechanisms or very complex so that any coping mechanisms will not cover all...The management of chronic uveitis
1 October 2015
| Erika Marie Damato, Deva Situnayake
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A 40-year-old company executive is referred from another unit with recurrent anterior and posterior uveitis for 12 months and the inflammatory markers are raised. Review of systems This is a case of chronic uveitis which needs a thorough workup and...
Is patient masking leading to an increase in post-op infection after eyelid surgery?
21 October 2020
| Marion Sikuade, Jennifer HY Tan, Zanna Currie
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COVID-19, Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, EYE - Oculoplastic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of facemasks or face coverings in the clinical setting has become necessary. It is important to recognise that facemasks can be a source of infection after eye surgery and consider ways to minimise...
IO belly transposition surgery
1 February 2019
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors evaluated inferior oblique (IO) muscle belly transposition to correct mild to moderate IO overaction with small primary position hypertropia. They reviewed 10 patients aged 6-35 years (mean 18.6 years). Aetiologies were mild unilateral superior oblique (SO) palsy for...
Keratoconus cone variants
1 December 2017
| Magdalena Popiela
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
This retrospective study examined correlation between three keratoconic parameters to further understand anatomy of keratoconic cones. Kmax and pachymetry of the thinnest point were obtained from the Pentacam scans. Decentration was calculated as distance from the corneal vertex to the...