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An alternative to povidone-iodine for intravitreal injections?
1 February 2017
| Eulee Seow
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
While povidone-iodine (5% aqueous) preparations have historically been considered the most effective antimicrobial prophylaxis for ophthalmic procedures and have been adopted as routine for intravitreal injections, post-procedure pain is a commonly recognized adverse event of IVI and has typically been...
A case report of Horner syndrome with neuromyelitis optica
1 August 2014
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Horner syndrome, neuromyelitis optica, NMO IgG antibody
This case report details a patient diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) with an associated left Horner syndrome. The female patient presented with neck pain and right hemibody decreased pain and temperature sensation. She then went on to develop left ptosis...
An interesting presentation of ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm with acute monocular vision loss
1 April 2014
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
The authors report an interesting case of a 60-year-old man presenting with acute monocular vision loss accompanied by periorbital pain as an unusual presentation of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm. The patient did not present with...
Link between compression of anterior visual pathway structures and visual deficit
1 April 2020
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
The compression of anterior visual pathway (AVP) structures can be observed on neuroimaging. It is not clear whether or not this compression results in damage to these structures. The authors present a single centre retrospective case record review over the...
Use of YouTube videos to show surgical techniques for paediatric cataract surgery
3 April 2023
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This study aimed to assess the quality of the most highly viewed paediatric cataract surgery videos regarding surgeon proficiency and execution of key techniques. A search for congenital cataract surgery and paediatric cataract surgery was made in YouTube. The top...
BT for convergence spasm
1 June 2019
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The aim of this study was to analyse the response of a cohort of patients with convergence spasm to the injection of botulinum toxin (BT) in the medial rectus muscle. This was a retrospective study of six patients with a...
Early postoperative angle for prediction of surgical success for exotropia
3 April 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
In this study, the authors assessed the relationship between the initial postoperative deviation and surgical outcomes in adult exotropia undergoing unilateral lateral rectus recession with medial rectus resection. The study included 93 patients (51 female); 26 with residual exo, 53...
Angle of deviation and psychological impact
1 August 2014
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This questionnaire-based prospective study using the Psychological Impact Questionnaire was designed to investigate whether the size of the angle of deviation, age, sex, presence of diplopia, visual acuity of the worse eye and direction of deviation are related to psychological...
World-class Health Innovation Hub to be built in Govan
21 November 2023
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University of Glasgow, Govan, infrastructure, research, academia, Kadans Science Partner
The University of Glasgow and Kadans Science Partner, supported by Scottish Enterprise, are delighted to announce the construction of a new Health Innovation Hub in Govan, setting the stage for a thriving life sciences cluster in the area.
Lost in translation
1 June 2022
| Peter Cackett, Nathan Ng
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Ophthalmology
The article that follows is a collection of reflections and observations by Peter (British) and Nathan (Singaporean) living and working in each other’s countries. Peter Cackett “Best thing about this place is it’s not still full of pompous ex-colonials who...
Nordic Congress of Ophthalmology (NOK) 2026
14 October 2026
-17 October 2026
Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is our greatest pleasure to welcome you all to Gothenburg on the 14-17th October 2026 for the Nordic Congress of Ophthalmology, NOK. The conference will take place at Svenska Mässan in the central part of...
Coeliac disease and anterior scleritis
1 February 2014
| Saruban Pasu
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors present an interesting case report of recurrent anterior scleritis. Circulating IgA and IgG auto-antibodies directed against tissue transglutaminase, endomisium and gliadin are frequently elevated in patients with coeliac disease. The classic symptoms remain chronic diarrhoea, malabsorption syndromes and...