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What’s next in retinal imaging? Faster, deeper and full-on

1 April 2015 | Rod McNeil | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Imaging

Fast-evolving technological leaps are opening the way toward clinically useful ocular coherence angiography, generating 3-dimensional microvasculature maps without intravenous dye injection, as well as whole-eye imaging, handheld patient-operated optical coherence tomography (OCT) devices and, for challenging vitreoretinal procedures, integrated intraoperative...

Toxic nutritional optic neuropathy (TON)

2 August 2022 | Ali Yagan | Ophthalmology

Toxic optic neuropathy are a group of conditions manifested by reduction of visual functions secondary to damage to the anterior visual pathways from exposure to a toxin. The implicated toxin could be work-based, food or drink related, or iatrogenic medication....

An unusual presentation of sarcoidosis

1 October 2021 | Yusuf Mushtaq, Asil Ibrahim, Mala Subash | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology

*Equally contributing co-first authors. Case report A 45-year-old man presented to his local optometrist with a three-week history of severe intermittent left eye pain with associated blurred vision and tenderness around his left temple. Two days prior, he developed weakness...

The madarosis mystery: unravelling the clues to a host of health issues

4 October 2023 | Kate Reed, Anna Gkountelia | Cornea / External Eye Disease

Eyelash madarosis is a medical condition characterised by the loss of eyelashes caused by the destruction of hair follicles. It can range from a few missing lashes to a complete absence of lashes on the eyelids. This condition can be...

Acute dacryoadenitis secondary to COVID-19

4 October 2023 | Kareem Waleed Alsaffarini, Han Xern Khoo, Colin Vize | Ophthalmology, COVID-19

Acute dacryoadenitis is defined as the rapid onset of discomfort and swelling of the lacrimal gland, classically giving rise to an S-shaped ptosis [1]. Dacryoadenitis is the most common cause of a painful mass in the lacrimal gland in young...

Community Eyecare Services in Northern Ireland: putting the patient at the centre, improving outcomes and maximising system resource

1 August 2017 | Raymond Curran | Optometry

The UK has four healthcare systems; Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each has autonomous legislature that develops health policy, while the UK government directly runs England’s NHS. Like the other nations, Northern Ireland is continually challenged to meet the needs...

Lessons from an unusual case of syphilis

3 August 2023 | Ryian Mohamed, Shaman Dolly, Jonathan Than, Shweta Anand | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

The rise of syphilis transmission rates over the past two decades has been one of public health’s great puzzles. In the UK, the situation has reached epidemic levels, with a 126% increase between 2013 and 2018 [1]. We present a...

Gemini Untwined: treating craniopagus conjoined twins

6 April 2021 | Sohaib Rufai, Sri Gore, Noor ul Owase Jeelani | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Imaging

The authors discuss the successful separation of craniopagus conjoined twins at Great Ormond Street Hospital and the role of the ophthalmologist in such cases. Craniopagus conjoined twins are extraordinarily rare, occurring in only one in 2.5 million births and representing...

Changing the post cataract surgery review pathway – is patient safety compromised?

1 October 2014 | Andrew Walkden, Conrad Schmoll, Mark Wright | Cataract and Refractive

Cataract surgery continues to be the most commonly performed elective surgical procedure in the UK, with an annual rate of approximately 4150/100,000 people over the age of 65 accounting for a significant proportion of the surgical workload of most ophthalmologists...

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