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The fragile p-value

5 October 2020 | | Ophthalmology
Abdus Samad Ansari explores the limitation of the p-value and the application of the fragility index in clinical trials. Clinical trials and tribulations? The restoration of vision or more purely the gift of sight is an aspect of care that...

Saccadic eye movements in young-onset Parkinson’s disease

5 August 2020 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | BOLD, Saccadic eye movements, fMRI, young onset Parkinson’s disease
The objective of this study was to understand control of saccadic eye movements in patients with young onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD) where onset of disease symptoms appears early in life (<40 years of age). Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was...

Intravitreal aflibercept for retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP)

2 December 2019 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
In this prospective study the authors present the visual and anatomical outcome of patients with RAP lesions who were treated with intravitreal aflibercept. The study cohort of 46 patients reached study completion at week 96. They were all Caucasians, with...

Mono vs. multi-therapy in IOP control

1 December 2018 | | Glaucoma | baseline pressure, intraocular pressure, multi-therapy, open-angle glaucoma, target pressure, therapy
This randomised control trial studied newly diagnosed glaucoma patients given mono‐ or multi‐therapy regarding differences in initial intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction, target IOP levels reached and influence of untreated baseline IOP on IOP reduction. Patients newly diagnosed with manifest primary...
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A case of ipsilateral fourth nerve paresis and Horner’s syndrome

1 April 2020 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
The author presents a single case report of an exceptional association between fourth nerve palsy and ipsilateral Horner’s Syndrome. The case is presented alongside magnetic resonance images (MRI) which reveal a mass in the right cavernous sinus. The 54-year-old woman...

The medical student syndrome

1 April 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, Emergency Ophthalmology, AMD
It is often said that “a little learning is a dangerous thing,” but being super savvy can’t put us at the brink of harm, can it? Each year as thousands of students commence their medical degrees, they begin a journey...

Ocular bubbly: a vitreoretinal update on the art of gases

5 April 2022 | | 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...

Myopia-related strabismus – heavy eye syndrome

3 January 2023 | | Ophthalmology
Introduction Myopia can be associated with any type of strabismus, but high myopia has increased frequency of esotropia and vertical heterotropia. The incidence and severity of the strabismus increases with the degree of myopia and age of the patient. Classification...

Patient care a family affair at Newcastle-Under-Lyme eye hospital

14 March 2022
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, mother and daughter Lisa Moors and Hannah Young won’t have to wait until next Sunday to spend time together - the pair work side-by-side, caring for hundreds of cataract surgery patients each week...

Artists Unite to showcase experiences of sight loss in new collection

1 June 2022 |
The exhibition will open on 10 June as part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe in London.

Implications of missed foreign bodies under the upper eyelid

9 August 2023 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Emergency Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Children aren’t the best historians. As a result, clinicians sometimes rely on the accounts of parents regarding problems. Missed foreign bodies due to poor histories or incomplete examinations may result in irreversible loss of vision. This case report shines light...

COVID-19 and Charles Bonnet Syndrome

14 April 2020 | | COVID-19, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
As COVID-19 rips through the country, it is – of course – imperative that we stay at home to try and prevent the virus spreading through the whole community. We are all aware of the need to take special care...