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Density of cataract and its influence on retinal nerve fibre layer thickness
1 December 2013
| Nana Theodorou
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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cataract, image quality, optical coherence tomography, retinal nerve fibre layer
The aim of this study was to further define and model the influence of cataract on spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) image quality and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness measurements. OCT quality is influenced by opacities in the...
Anatomical variations of the nasolacrimal system
The authors report a retrospective observational case series of 734 dacryocystography images; 689 from adult patients and 45 from paediatric patients. Of these 734 images, 35 (4.8%) were found to have an anatomical variant where the nasolacrimal duct emerged from...
Hyper reflective foci (HRF) on OCT in diabetic retinopathy
1 April 2015
| Saruban Pasu
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This study investigated the presence of hyper reflective foci (HRF) in asymptomatic patients affected by type 1 or type 2 diabetes, separately, without clinically significant diabetic macular oedema and visual impairment. In total 71 eyes with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy were...
Assessment and management of dry eye disease
This paper is an update on the assessment and management of dry eye disease (DED). According to the second International Dry Eye Workshop 2017, “Dry eye is a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface characterised by a loss of homoeostasis...
Sex differences in the relationship between obesity and choroidal nevus in US adults
1 February 2016
| Wai Siene Ng
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); a population-based survey conducted annually in the US by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was used to identify populations at higher risk for choroidal naevus. Over a period of four...
Extraocular muscle OCT
1 April 2017
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The goal was to evaluate the use of the Heidelberg anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) to image extraocular rectus muscle insertions and to expand the use of the AS-OCT to also image vertical rectus muscles. The authors evaluated inter...
Use of oral fluorescein angiography in a paediatric population
1 July 2024
| Lauren R Hepworth
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors report a retrospective records review of all patients who received an oral ultrawide fluorescein angiography (FA) over a 42-month period at a single children’s hospital. Data were extracted from the records including indication for FA, adverse events, pauses...
Haag-Streit UK ‘Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2025’ opens for its seventh year
Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard diagnostic and surgical devices and instruments for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and orthoptists, is pleased to announce the return of the Haag-Streit annual Slit Lamp Imaging Competition. Now in its seventh consecutive...Artificial intelligence in eyecare: how do we ensure new technologies truly benefit our patients?
3 April 2023
| Fiona Buckmaster
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EYE - General
From monitoring patients with heart disease to improving the early diagnosis of cancer, artificial intelligence (AI) using deep learning techniques is already employed in many different healthcare specialties [1]. In the eyecare field, AI technologies have been used to analyse...
The IAPB searches for its 2021 Eye Health Heroes
21 August 2021
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness has launched its annual development programme to celebrate and nurture young and upcoming talent in the eye health sector.
