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Genetics counsellors in inherited retinal disease clinics
This is a questionnaire-based study from the USA of genetics counsellors with a primary role working within ophthalmology services. The purpose was to investigate the roles currently undertaken, to assess workload, and to acquire data on the experience of genetics...
Progression of macular atrophy in Stargardt disease
The authors present a study of a cohort of patients with genetically proven ABCA4 gene mutation related Stargardt disease. They aimed to quantify the effect of lesion location and topography on disease progression using fundus autofluorescence imaging. One hundred and...
Intermittent manual compression for CCF
Carotid cavernous fistulae (CCF) can be classified as high and low-flow or as having direct and indirect communication. Most commonly, management of high-flow CCF is with endovascular embolisation. The authors look at an alternative treatment for CCF in indirect low-flow...
Use of oral fluorescein angiography in a paediatric population
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...
Portable vision reading device shows promise for low vision after brain injury
The authors report a small sample cohort study evaluating the impact of a portable vision reading device (OrCam Read) on vision-related quality-of-life and independent functional status in patients with low vision due to stroke or brain tumours. Six patients with...
Updated staging of LCHADD retinopathy
The authors present their proposal for an updated staging system for Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency retinopathy. This is a rare mitochondrial disease due to deficiency of the long chain fatty acid oxidation pathway. Forty patients who were part of...
Stargardt disease in a Turkish cohort
The authors present a study of 27 Turkish patients who were seen in a single centre over a five-year period. All patients had macular optical coherence tomography (OCT), colour fundus photography and 30-2 Humphery visual fields performed, along with clinical...
PAX6 methylation and myopia
The authors present a case control study of 41 adolescents (age 12–14) with myopia and 39 age- and sex-matched non-myopic controls. The myopic patients were sub-divided into mild, moderate and severe myopia subgroups. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood samples...
Bardet Biedl refractive error
This is a retrospective cross-sectional study of 45 patients with genetically diagnosed Bardet Biedl syndrome. Patients with biallelic defects in any gene known to cause Bardet Biedl syndrome were eligible for inclusion. Patients underwent cycloplegic refraction and keratometry. The mean...
The use of virtual reality in paediatric ophthalmology
The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of virtual reality (VR) in the broader field of paediatric ophthalmology with review of examination, screening, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. This review also explores the potential of eye tracking used...
Female leadership within paediatric ophthalmology in the US
This study explores female leadership within paediatric ophthalmology services in the US and whether the findings reflect the equal gender composition of the paediatric ophthalmology subspeciality workforce. This was a cross-sectional study with data collection from publicly available online sources...
