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Prognosticating ocular adnexal lymphoma
1 April 2014
| Konal Saha
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Orbit
The authors retrospectively analyse 160 patients with primary ocular adnexal lymphoma to determine the accuracy of prognosis based on the Ann Arbor classification and how this compares to the accuracy of prognosis based on retrospectively applying the newer Tumor, Node,...
Diagnosis and management of solitary fibrous tumour
This is a retrospective review of 21 patients diagnosed with solitary fibrous tumour of the orbit between 1996 and 2018 at a single centre. The authors reviewed the clinical presentation, management and course of the disease and reanalysed the histopathology...Retinoblastoma in older children
7 April 2021
| Annes Ahmeidat
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Misdiagnosis, Older age, Retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma is the most common ophthalmic malignancy in childhood and over 90% are diagnosed before the age of five years. It is not often suspected in older children given its rarity and unusual clinical findings which complicates the diagnosis. The...
Diplopia after orbital decompression
This is a review of patients undergoing a balanced two-wall and fat orbital decompression to identify risk factors for new onset diplopia. Standard decompression techniques were used, but as the surgery was conducted by ENT surgeons, the medial walls were...On the wrong track
1 June 2015
| Jan Huelle
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Cataract and Refractive, Imaging, Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
A 65-year-old very high myope lady presented with sudden blurred vision down to count fingers to her right eye after a short and sharp pain. She also described seeing a black swirly line and as all these symptoms were exactly...
AlloDerm for correction of lower lid retraction
1 August 2017
| James Hsuan
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Ocular Pathology and Oncology
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Graves’ orbitopathy, orbital decompression, acellular human dermis, Oculoplastics, orbit
This is a retrospective review of 95 eyes of 54 patients undergoing orbital decompression for Graves’ orbitopathy. All patients had a swinging eyelid approach across the whole of the lower lid. Thirty-six eyes also had insertion of a 0.3mm thick...
Retinoblastoma chemotherapeutic drugs and their toxic effects on RPE cells
1 October 2016
| Bheemanagouda Patil
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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chemotherapy, intra-ocular tumour, retinal pigment epithelium, retinoblastoma, toxicity
There is reported clinical evidence of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) alterations after intra-arterial (IAC) and intravitreal chemotherapy (IViC) of retinoblastoma. The purpose of this study was to investigate the cellular toxic effects of melphalan, topotecan and carboplatin on the RPE...
Upper eyelid ulceration as a presenting sign of frontal sinus mucocele
3 October 2022
| Mustafa Al-Hashimi, Ranad Maswadi, Bijan Beigi
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Ophthalmology
Introduction A sinus mucocele is an epithelium-lined sac filled with mucus and desquamated epithelium. It forms secondary to inflammatory processes that occur in a sinus with an obstructed ostium. Predisposing conditions include previous trauma, surgery, tumours, anatomical abnormalities, and chronic...
Predicting causes and prognosis in cases of optic disc swelling
1 December 2017
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Bilateral, cause, optic disc swelling, unilateral
The authors reviewed 93 consecutive cases with optic disc swelling (ODS) with the purpose of comparing the clinical manifestations and prognosis between cases. The aim was to understand the differences in frequency and clinical features of ODS, relating these to...
Somatostatin protects retinal pericytes
1 April 2018
| Graham Wallace
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Apoptosis, Diabetic retinopathy, Inflammation, Microglia, Pericyte, Somatostatin
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a complication of diabetes, caused by high blood sugar levels damaging the retinal microvasculature. Mechanisms, such as oxidative stress and deposition of advanced glycation end products, leads to glial cell activation and neuronal apoptosis. Pericytes, contractile...