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The ocular manifestations of COVID-19: an overview of current literature
6 April 2021
| Amal Minocha
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Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Neuro-Ophthalmology, COVID-19
Although respiratory symptoms are the most frequent manifestation of COVID-19, multi-organ involvement has been demonstrated, including ocular manifestations. The author investigates how the eye can be affected. The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a significant public...
COVID-19 and the eye: a review of ocular involvement and protective strategies
A lot of attention has been placed on the use of face coverings to limit COVID-19 transmission, but there has been less focus on ocular involvement and ocular protection strategies. The author reviews the literature and discusses possible solutions. The...What's trending Apr/May 2022
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending over the last few weeks. #ArgusI #ArgusII #bioniceye #retinitispigmentosa #SecondSight Remember Argus I & Argus II? Its star burned bright, touted as the future of treatment for retinitis pigmentosa....Effect of alcohol dependency on visual function
1 June 2022
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Abstinent, Alcoholism, Orthoptic Examination, Psychological Variables, Visual Attention
The purpose of this study was to evaluate visual function, attention and psychological profiles in consumer and abstainer alcohol dependency syndrome (ADS) patients in a Portuguese population. The study was a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study over a one-year...
Age versus heterophoria and fusional vergence measures
3 June 2021
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This study aimed to establish the relationship between age, horizontal heterophoria, horizontal vergences, positive / negative fusional vergence and vergence facilities. The study recruited 112 subjects aged 39.8 ±14.97 years (range 18-65) of which 54.5% were female. There were 49...
Vertical disparity effects on horizontal fusion
1 December 2018
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Binocular vision, convergence, divergence, fusional reserves, horizontal, vertical disparity
This study was designed to investigate the effect of induced vertical disparity by prisms on horizontal fusional reserves at near distance. One hundred and seventy students were recruited and vertical disparity was induced by small vertical prisms of 0.5 and...
Ocular motility parameters in phakic and pseudophakic older people
4 October 2023
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Cataract surgery, convergence amplitude, elderly, near point of convergence, phoria, tropia
The aim of this study was to compare the extent of phoria, strabismus and convergence of pseudophakic vs phakic people in an elderly population. The study was part of the Tehran Geriatric Eye Study (TGES). Of 3791 invitees, 3310 participated...
Iranian prevalence of convergence / accommodative disorders
1 June 2016
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Accommodation, binocular vision, convergence, facility, symptoms
The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of accommodative and convergence disorders in an optometric clinical population and ascertain tests with the highest sensitivity and specificity in detecting these anomalies. The authors gathered information on symptoms, near...
Effective contrast ratio as a measure of binocular visual perception
2 February 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors used a binocular phase combination paradigm to quantitatively evaluate and compare the binocular visual perception of normal individuals and patients with different types of strabismus to understand the binocular visual perception of patients with strabismus and evaluate whether...
MR- vs. LR+ for divergence insufficiency
1 December 2015
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
A retrospective study was conducted to compare the efficacy of medial rectus recession and lateral rectus resection as surgical interventions for divergence insufficiency in 18 patients. These were cases of non-neurological cause. Two patients in each group required postoperative adjustment....
AC/A correlates
1 August 2014
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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AC/A, CA/C, Exodeviation
Three groups of subjects were included in this study. Group 1 had typically developing children from five to nine years with heterophoria less than 6PD. Group 2 had 19 children aged five to nine years with intermittent distance exotropia. Group...
Strabismus detection by Plusoptix S08
1 August 2014
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
In this study the authors evaluate the accuracy and sensitivity of the Plusoptix S08 photoscreener in detecting strabismus problems in 83 patients aged from six months to 40 years (mean 105 months). A pass was achieved for 25 patients and...