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Preoperative povidone iodine: weighing the risks
Following on from our recent online survey, the authors examine the potential risks and benefits of diluting the concentration preoperative povidone iodine. Povidone iodine (PI) is an iodophore that has an established use as a broad-spectrum antiseptic, mainly for the...Timing of vitrectomy for retained lens fragments
1 February 2015
| Saruban Pasu
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The purpose of this study was to compare the results of same setting vitrectomy with delayed vitrectomy for retained lens fragments following cataract surgery. Same setting vitrectomy was defined as the patient not leaving the operating table following cataract surgery....
The results of the last survey Oct22
3 October 2022
| Amar Alwitry
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Ophthalmology
I thank everyone for their time in responding to this edition’s survey questions. The first question relates to an issue I have previously discussed around consent for second eye cataract surgery. I touch on this point again for two reasons....
Air or SF6 in DMEK
1 April 2018
| Magdalena Popiela
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
This retrospective study compared descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) outcomes in 136 consecutive eyes of 68 patients. All patients underwent DMEK for Fuch’s endothelial dystrophy, where consecutive eyes received 100% air bubble during first eye surgery and 20% sulphur hexafluoride...
The results of the last survey Apr24
3 April 2024
| Amar Alwitry
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Ophthalmology
It has been a few years now since we started these surveys and I continue to be amazed by the variance in our practice. As a patient, I think I would expect there to be more consistency and evidence-based practice....
Complications of limbal stay sutures
3 October 2022
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Stay sutures, complications, strabismus surgery
There is limited literature describing complications at the limbal suture site. The authors describe two cases with postoperative complications due to use of intraoperative limbal stay sutures. Each case had strabismus surgery at other centres but with presentation to the...
Ointment related granulomas post-blepharoplasty
This is a retrospective review of eight patients who developed granulomatous masses after lower lid blepharoplasty. All patients had sutureless bilateral trans-conjunctival surgery, and lubricating ointment was instilled into the inferior fornix postoperatively for two days. Painless lower lid masses...Parent-reported outcomes after cerebral hemispherectomy
4 August 2021
| Lauren R Hepworth
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
The authors present the findings of a survey circulated by the Childhood Epilepsy Surgery Foundation to its members. Parents of children who had undergone a cerebral hemispherectomy were invited to participate. A total of 48 responses from 248 who were...
Intracameral mydriasis with Mydrane
1 December 2018
| Jonathan Chan
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Cataract and Refractive
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Lens And Zonules, Pharmacology, Pupil, Treatment Surgery
The aim of this study is to evaluate the ‘real world’ experience in a UK setting for intracameral Mydrane mydriasis in routine cataract surgery. A prospective consecutive series of 60 patients (group 2) had intraoperative, intracameral Mydrane (tropicamide 0.02%, phenylephrine...
Bleb-related infection after mitomycin C trabeculectomy
1 October 2014
| Brian Ang
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Glaucoma
The authors report on the results of the Collaborative Bleb-related Incidence and Treatment Study (CBIITS), which was a five year multi-centre prospective study designed to investigate the incidence of bleb-related infection following filtering surgery with mitomycin C. In this study,...
Symfony and vivity: comparing two EDOF IOLs
5 June 2023
| Mahmoud Ahmed
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Cataract and Refractive
This prospective, randomised, double-masked, single-surgeon study compared the visual outcome between two commonly used extended depth of focus (EDOF) lenses, the Tecnis Symfony IOL (Johnson & Johnson Vision) and the Acrysof IQ Vivity IOL (Alcon Laboratories, Inc.). Sixty-nine patients underwent...
Training in Ophthalmology: The Essential Curriculum (second edition)
1 June 2018
| Zaria Ali
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Ophthalmology, Emergency Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This textbook was first introduced in 2009, aimed at junior trainees and tailored to fit with the new ophthalmic specialist training (OST) curriculum. The second edition updates the clinical information to reflect changing practice and introduces two new chapters: refractive...