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Laser photocoagulation vs. intravitreal (IVT) aflibercept for ROP

The efficacy, recurrence rate and requirement for additional treatment were compared between laser photocoagulation and IVT of 1mg/0.025ml aflibercept in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). The study included 27 babies (51 eyes) who completed a follow-up period after...

Treatment efficacy of stage 4 ROP

This study aimed to determine the efficacy of combined vitrectomy and anti-VEGF injection for advanced stage 4 ROP with extensive neovascular proliferation (NF). The study included nine infants; six bilateral and three unilateral. Seven were female and the mean gestational...

ROP screening criteria

This study aimed to describe a process of identifying birth weight and gestational age screening guidelines in Mongolia using telemedicine for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening. This was a single centre prospective study collecting data from December 2016 to January...

Outcomes of combined medial and laser treatment for advanced Coat’s disease

In this study, the anatomical and visual outcomes of paediatric patients with advanced stage 3+ Coat’s disease are reported. Patients were treated with a combination of intravitreal ranibizumab, laser photocoagulation and methyl prednisolone acetate. This was a retrospective review of...

Use of amniotic membrane in second stage Hughes tarsocunjunctival reconstruction

This is a retrospective, non-comparative interventional case series of 30 patients who underwent amniotic membrane transplantation to lower lid margin as part of Hughes lid reconstruction to prevent a hyperaemic, hypertrophic conjunctival margin with excessive discharge. Patients undergoing more than...

Keratoconus cone variants

This retrospective study examined correlation between three keratoconic parameters to further understand anatomy of keratoconic cones. Kmax and pachymetry of the thinnest point were obtained from the Pentacam scans. Decentration was calculated as distance from the corneal vertex to the...

Managing blepharophimosis

The authors present a prospective study of a one-stage technique for managing both telecanthus and ptosis seen in blepharophimosis syndrome. The technique involves carrying out a Y to V medial canthoplasty followed by a frontalis suspension which the authors carry...