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Outcomes from evisceration with primary implant in 1800 patients
3 April 2023
| Hetvi Bhatt
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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ig data, electronic medical records, epidemiology, evisceration, exposure, extrusion, implant, migration, orbit, prosthesis, ptosis, risk factors, socket
This is a retrospective analysis of 1800 patients who had evisceration with orbital implant between 2013-2019. As the largest published series on this topic, the authors are able to give relatable real-world data on complications following surgery. They use a...
Fixed or variable Muller’s muscle resection
This is a retrospective analysis of 60 patients who underwent posterior approach ptosis surgery utilising a Muller’s muscle resection. The study compares those who underwent a fixed resection length of 7mm of Muller’s muscle with those having a variable resection...Ocular findings in children with myasthenia
4 October 2023
| Ivan Yip
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This is a retrospective audit of paediatric myasthenic patients presenting to Great Ormond Street (GOSH) between January 2016 and January 2020. During this period there were 49 children, including 27 with juvenile myasthenia (JMG) and the rest as congenital myasthenia...
An unusual case of partial oculomotor nerve palsy
1 August 2016
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Midbrain infarction, oculomotor nerve palsy, ptosis, upgaze palsy
The authors present an unusual case of intra-axial oculomotor nerve involvement due to midbrain infarction. The 65-year-old male patient presented with unilateral complete blepharoptosis and slight limitation of upgaze. Neurological examination revealed a complete ptosis of the left eyelid, slight...
Thalamic infarcts and the associated neuro-ophthalmic sequelae
3 June 2021
| Lauren R Hepworth
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective review of clinical and imaging data from a stroke database over a 10-year period. Of those identified as having a thalamic infarction (n=342), 40 were found to have neuro-ophthalmic sequelae (11.7%). The neuro-ophthalmic sequelae reported...
A practical guide to anisocoria
Anisocoria means the presence of difference in the size of the right and left pupils. It is a sign of an abnormality in the efferent pathway. The first question facing the ophthalmologist is to ascertain if anisocoria is present or...Silicone oil migration presenting as an eyelid cyst
5 August 2020
| Annes Ahmeidat
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The author presents a single case report of a rare complication of silicone oil tamponade, silicone oil migration, after pars plana vitrectomy. A seven-year-old female, with a history of vitrectomy one year prior for penetrating eye trauma, presented with a...
Problems in Periorbital Surgery: A Repair Manual
This is a multi-author textbook directed at oculoplastic and plastic surgeons carrying out and managing aesthetic eyelid surgery. The authors are well-known and commonly cite their mentor, Clinton (“Sonny”) McCord as the main inspiration behind the textbook. Each section contains...Efficacy of browpexy with blepharoplasty
1 October 2017
| Jaya Myneni
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Ocular Pathology and Oncology
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Blepharoplasty, brow lift, brow ptosis, browpexy
This is a retrospective case series evaluating the efficacy of and comparing the surgical results between internal (IB) and external browpexy (EB) surgery in lifting central and lateral brow. Patients who underwent blepharoplasty without brow lift were used as a...
Prostaglandin associated periorbitopathy
1 August 2014
| Anjali Gupta
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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frequency, glaucoma, periorbitopathy, prostaglandin
Prostaglandins are known to cause periorbital adverse effects. The aim of this retrospective case series was to compare the frequency of prostaglandin associated periorbitopathy (PAP) between bimatoprost, latanoprost and travoprost users. Five PAP findings were evaluated: upper lid ptosis, deepening...
Does vicryl stand the test of time?
3 February 2023
| Hetvi Bhatt
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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Aponeurosis, Vicryl, ethibond, ptosis, suture
This retrospective study aimed to assess whether the long-term success of ptosis surgery was influenced by use of absorbable or non-absorbable sutures. Four hundred and fifty-five operations in 330 patients met the inclusion criteria. One hundred and sixty-nine operations were...
Third nerve palsy
1 August 2017
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Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Case scenarios A 71-year-old female presented to a nearby eye emergency unit with two days history of partial ptosis in her left eye with diplopia. She saw her GP earlier that day and he asked her to go to the...