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Advances in cataract surgery
1 April 2018
| Rod McNeil
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Cataract and Refractive
This article covers recent clinical findings in mydriasis and anaesthesia for cataract surgery, shared by Sathish Srinivasan and Keith Davey at a surgical meeting in Manchester. Towards dropless cataract surgery Day case cataract surgery is the standard of care in...
PUK after corneal crosslinking
1 April 2019
| Bushra Thajudeen
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
This retrospective study aimed to report the incidence, characteristics, clinical presentations, risk factors, and the available treatment modalities of sterile peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) post-corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL). In total 771 eyes of 474 patients operated for keratoconus or ectasia...
Happy hour
3 August 2023
| Baljean Dhillon (Prof), David Lockington
Welcome Eye News Aug/Sep 2023, your bi-monthly tonic for a much-needed happy hour. In the current climate of challenge across all fronts, there’s no better time to reach out for the professional equivalent of a cheery cup in the company...
Prostaglandin associated periorbitopathy
1 August 2014
| Anjali Gupta
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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frequency, glaucoma, periorbitopathy, prostaglandin
Prostaglandins are known to cause periorbital adverse effects. The aim of this retrospective case series was to compare the frequency of prostaglandin associated periorbitopathy (PAP) between bimatoprost, latanoprost and travoprost users. Five PAP findings were evaluated: upper lid ptosis, deepening...
Intraocular pressure changes following TOHM washout
1 December 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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Glaucoma
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IOP phasing, prospective clinical trials, uveitic glaucoma
This retrospective study between 2008 and 2019 of 110 eyes with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), 33 eyes with ocular hypertension (OHT) and 43 eyes with uveitic glaucoma (UG) evaluated the changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) following topical ocular hypotensive...
Chronic drop use and trabeculectomy on tear osmolarity
1 February 2014
| John Brookes
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Glaucoma
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human, dry eye, glaucoma, trabeculectomy, tear osmolarity
Ocular surface disease (OSD) is common in patients chronically treated for glaucoma. This may be related to the drug itself but often to the preservatives in the medication. Much work has been done on the most common preservative, benzalkonium chloride...
Nanoparticle administration of latanoprost
1 December 2013
| Graham Wallace
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Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy characterised by increased ocular pressure and loss of retinal ganglion cells. Conventional drug therapy with eye drops to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) has variable bioavailability and can lead to ocular surface disease. In this...
Impact of medical vs. surgical treatment on quality of life in glaucoma patients
1 December 2013
| Lorraine North
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Glaucoma
The author recruited 225 patients across two sites and divided them into three groups. Group 1 medical treatment only, Group 2 surgical treatment only, Group 3 mixed medical and surgical (patients still on drops after surgery). They then used a...
100% Optical and Optrafair organisers join forces
27 July 2020
From now on there will be one major annual exhibition, 100% Optical at London’s ExCeL exhibition centre, which has full industry support from the FMO and other major optical bodies.
Shared vision: Father and son navigate life with glaucoma together
Glaucoma UK is a charity dedicated to supporting people living with glaucoma across the UK. They’re getting ready for Glaucoma Awareness Week, an annual awareness raising campaign, which is running from 24–30 June.Subconjunctival anaesthesia in vitreoretinal surgery
4 August 2021
| Ed Rule
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Peribulbar anesthesia, Retrobulbar anesthesia, Two-step anesthesia, Vitrectomy
The authors present a technique that combines topical and subconjunctival anaesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery. In this ‘two-step’ procedure, three drops of proparacaine were applied to the conjunctival fornix, followed by subconjunctival lidocaine injected in three quadrants. This was compared with...
Does Acanthamoeba need bacteria to cause keratitis?
1 April 2017
| Magdalena Popiela
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
An animal study was carried out on 36 rabbits, whose corneas were inoculated with either Acanthamoeba castellanii alone, Pseudomonas aeruginosa alone or both pathogens together after a period of short (two hours) or long (six hours) co-incubation. The clinical severity...