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Specialty-driven EMR for paperless clinical environment – insights for an informed choice
1 August 2016
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - General
Deployment of specialty-driven (or specialty-specific) electronic medical record (EMR) systems across UK ophthalmology units appears to be growing rapidly at the expense of generic, multiuse digital technology packages. Experience further suggests that open source systems can play a significant role...
Brain tumours in adults: the essentials for an ophthalmologist
The author provides a review of the common intracranial tumours in adults (other than pituitaries) which may present to an ophthalmologist. Primary malignant brain tumours comprise 3% of adult cancers but with an ageing population such tumours are becoming more...
Orbital cavernous haemangiomas
This is a review of orbital cavernous haemangiomas (orbital cavernous venous malformations) managed over a 12-year period at a tertiary referral centre. Painless proptosis was the commonest presentation. One hundred and sixty-four patients (96 female and 68 male) underwent surgery...
Carcinoid tumours
This is a retrospective review of 28 patients with carcinoid tumours affecting the orbit. The mean age at presentation of the orbital involvement was 62 years, with a slight female preponderance, and 21% had carcinoid syndrome. Proptosis and diplopia were...
Practice patterns in managing exogenous endophthalmitis
1 December 2022
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Global practice patterns, endophthalmitis, exogenous endophthalmitis, ophthalmology
The authors of this study conducted a global survey of medical institutions regarding management of exogenous endophthalmitis to assess current practice patterns for this sight-threatening emergency. Thirty-six (of 42 institutions) responded and were included in the analysis. Results were as...
Lester Jones tubes: Can these be tolerated long-term?
The authors present a retrospective case review study of a cohort of patients with Lester Jones’ tubes first placed between 1969 and 1989, and who were reviewed within the last 15 years. Twenty-nine patients (33 eyes) were included in the...
Results of STENTube for lacrimal intubation
1 August 2017
| Jaya Myneni
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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Dacryocystorhinostomy, NLD, STENTube, intubation
The STENTube is designed with a varied diameter – a thin central segment with a diameter of 0.86mm and distal tube segments with larger 1.3mm diameter. The thin central segment is exposed at the medial canthus. The distal tubes tamponade...
Intravitreal aflibercept for diabetic macular oedema
1 December 2015
| Brian Ang
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Ophthalmology
The VISTA and VIVID randomised phase 3 trial were designed to compare the efficacy and safety of intravitreal aflibercept injections versus laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular oedema (DMO). A total of 872 patients with centrally involving DMO were recruited, and...
Polymerase chain reaction evaluation of infectious multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis
1 December 2014
| Nikolaos D Georgakarakos
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Chain reaction, infectious, multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis, polymerase, tuberculosis, viral
This paper presents a retrospective review of infectious agents associated with multifocal serpiginous choroiditis (MSC) based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) evaluation and specific antimicrobial therapy. The study included 13 patients with MSC who were evaluated with PCR for the...
Effect of voriconazole of vision of healthy volunteers
1 December 2014
| Bheemanagouda Patil
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Ophthalmology
Voriconazole is a broad spectrum, triazole antifungal agent used for systemic fungal infections. It has a favourable safety profile and is available in both intravenous and oral forms. The commonest adverse drug reactions with voriconazole are changes in visual perception,...
Modern trabeculectomy outcomes
1 February 2014
| Brian Ang
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Glaucoma
This audit was conducted by the Trabeculectomy Outcomes Group Audit Study Group to report on the efficacy and safety of current trabeculectomy surgery in the UK. This is relevant in light of the fact that the trabeculectomy outcomes presented by...
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...
