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A possible biomarker for diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common form of diabetic eye disease, characterised by exudates, microaneurysms and haemorrhage. Early diagnosis is crucial for preventing visual loss. The risk of developing diabetic retinopathy is known to increase with age as well...
Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) enables perfusion monitoring of the anterior segment during strabismus surgery: a study on the horizontal rectus muscles
Forty-four eyes with horizontal strabismus surgery involving medial and / or lateral rectus muscle detachment were recruited. The perfusion in the adjacent paralimbal and iris tissue was monitored with LSCI technique, by using a PeriCam PSI NR System. An infrared...
Adolescent optic disc haemorrhages
The authors conducted this study to describe the clinical characteristics of multi-layered optic disc haemorrhages in adolescents. This was a retrospective review of 16 eyes (11 right and five left) of 16 patients with a mean age of 15 ±2.6...
Ocular ischaemic syndrome in a rat model
Ocular Ischaemic syndrome is a devastating eye disease caused by severe carotid stenosis. This study’s purpose was to develop a reliable rat model for this syndrome by subjecting rats to common carotid artery occlusion and sham surgery. Rats were assigned...Ciliary body granuloma masquerading as a melanoma
Introduction Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous inflammatory condition which predominantly affects the pulmonary system and intrathoracic lymph nodes, followed by ocular involvement [1]. We present an interesting patient who developed acute anterior uveitis and subsequent ciliary body granuloma clinically mimicking...
