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Troubleshooting in LASIK
1 April 2017
| Bruce Allan
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Cataract and Refractive
Contemporary laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is safe and effective. It remains the dominant intervention in routine refractive surgery for a good reason: predictable results, rapid visual recovery, and relatively simple strategies for revision treatment. Over 95% of patients are...
Toxoplasmosis and the associated retinochoroiditis: important facts and when to treat
1 April 2017
| Annie SeeWah Tung
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Annie SeeWah Tung provides an overview of toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis, including guidance on which cases should be treated and the treatment options. Toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis is an infectious condition that is characterised by retinochoroidal lesions commonly in the posterior pole and is...
Understanding vasoproliferative retinal tumours
Syed Irtiza Ali Shah explores this rare and unusual condition through a fascinating case presentation. Vasoproliferative tumours of the retina (VPTR) are a vascular mass with an associated exudative retinopathy alongside the presence of minimally dilated feeder vessels. This is...Thyroid eye disease
Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an autoimmune condition with a spectrum of signs and symptoms, usually associated with Graves’ hyperthyroidism. The diagnosis is based on history and physical examination but there are further investigations that can aid diagnosis if unclear....Aqueous misdirection: a case series of unexpected surgical complications
3 June 2024
| Annes Ahmeidat, Caroline Cobb
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Glaucoma
Aqueous misdirection (AM), also known as malignant glaucoma, is a form of secondary glaucoma that typically presents with shallowing of the anterior chamber (AC), raised intraocular pressure (IOP), and reduced visual acuity (VA) in the presence of patent peripheral iridotomies...
The invisible touch: a VISION 2020 LINK with Indonesia
1 February 2014
| John Ellis, Habibah Muhiddin, Marcia Zondervan
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AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Indonesia’s population, the world’s fourth largest, is spread across 6,000 inhabited islands. Whilst some areas (e.g. Kalimantan, Papua) are relatively sparsely populated, Java is the world’s most densely populated island, with twice the population of the UK in half the...
Advances in the understanding, diagnostic and treatment of keratoconus
1 December 2022
| Aina Pons, Johann Panthakey, Tariq Ayoub
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Ophthalmology
*Joint first authors Keratoconus is a bilateral and asymmetric eye condition in which the cornea’s structure is affected and thinned, causing a cone-shaped bulge to develop. This results in progressive loss of vision and impairs the ability of the eye...
The past and the future for paediatric ophthalmology
1 June 2018
| Jane Ashworth, Chris Lloyd (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The past 25 years have seen remarkable advances in clinical eye care for children in the UK. This has led to both improved outcomes and better patient and family experiences. There have been substantial changes to patient pathways, major advances...
Therapy for limbal stem cell deficiency: cell fate after limbal stem cell transplants
1 October 2014
| Aws Al-Hity, Sanjay Mantry, Ken Lai, K Ramaesh
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
“The beauty of scientific research lies in that the search for answers often yields yet more questions.” A large body of evidence points to the corneoscleral limbal location as the repository of putative epithelial stem cells [1]. Thoft proposed the...
Sensitive cilia – eyelashes in health and disease
5 October 2020
| Jonathan CP Roos, Rachna Murthy
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Ophthalmology, Optometry, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Orbit, Oculoplastics
In health our eyelashes protect the eyes, but in disease they can disfigure, impair quality of life and threaten vision. In this review the authors discuss aspects of lashes that are relevant to all professionals working near the eyes and...
Insights on medical AI for ophthalmology: an update on current perspectives
3 June 2024
| Rod McNeil
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Ophthalmology
Artificial intelligence (AI) has immense promise for revolutionising medical practice. Generative AI is a form of AI in which algorithms are trained on datasets that can be used to generate new content, such as text, images or video based on...