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LASEK with mitomycin C to correct myopia in thin corneas

1 June 2018 | | Cataract and Refractive
This study evaluated the long-term outcomes of laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) with intraoperative use of mitomycin C (MMC) performed on thin corneas for the correction of myopia. MMC modulates the corneal wound healing response in surface healing, thus reducing the...

OCTA use in CNV associated with CSR

1 June 2018 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The aim of this study was to assess the rate of choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSR) patients with flat irregular pigment epithelial detachments (PEDs) by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Data of all consecutive patients with...

ICG TTT for retinoblastoma

1 August 2016 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
Transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) is a specific form of ocular TT using infrared radiation (diode laser). Indocyanine green (ICG) is also used to achieve the optimal phototherapy effect in eyes with minimal pigment. Twenty-one patients with 42 retinoblastomas in 30 eyes...

Association between serum levels of testosterone and estradiol with meibomian gland assessments in postmenopausal women

1 April 2016 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit
This study aims to reveal any correlation between serum levels of testosterone and estradiol in postmenopausal women with meibomian gland dysfunction. Postmenopausal subjects were defined as amenorrhoea for at least one year with low follide stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol....

Topography based keratoconus progression after corneal collagen cross-linking

1 August 2014 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
Case 1 describes a 35-year-old man with progressive keratoconus (PK). His best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was right 20/80 (-5.25/-7.75 x 85) and left 20/20 (+4.75/-5.00 x 90). His Ks were right 36.32/48.02 D and 41.15/46.41 D. Right central cornea...

Patients blinded by stem cells! How safe are they really?

1 October 2018 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Patients blinded by stem cells! How safe are they really? Ever since the successful results following...

Patient changes eye colour permanently and has brighter and whiter looking eyes

1 December 2017 | Cornea / External Eye Disease, Ophthalmology
In this new series, Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are scientific reality and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Patient changes eye colour permanently and has brighter and whiter looking eyes If...

Human factors in the operating room

3 June 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive
The importance of minimising human error in surgery is well established. This was initially sparked by lessons learned from the aviation industry in the 1970s after several fatal flight accidents [1]. This became a catalyst for a movement on training...

The results of the last survey Oct 2019

2 December 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive
Another fascinating response which once more highlights the massive variation in practice. I completely acknowledge that ophthalmology is an art as well as a science and therefore there will be variances in practice and there will not be one ‘right’...

Portable corneal topography – exploration of a prototype

1 June 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Imaging
Ophthalmic imaging devices, such as corneal topographers, are not widespread in the developing world. A small device that connects to a smartphone might be a solution to improve developing nation access to corneal imaging. I recently had the opportunity to...

Keep calm and cut the carbon – improving sustainability in ophthalmology

7 December 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
As I dump my tenth pair of gloves into a non-recyclable clinical waste bin; dispose of another handful of plastic minims; or print another wad of single-sided discharge paperwork after a cataract surgery, the inconvenient truth of how these seemingly...

Part 2: the Arclight Device: frugal imaging for eyecare

3 June 2024 | | Ophthalmology
In this three-part series (Click here for Part 1) Andrew Blaikie and his team explore the role and application of the Arclight Device in Imaging of the Eye. There are many different types of ophthalmic imaging tools; from simply taking...