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Meibomian gland dropout in patients with dry eyes
1 December 2014
| Khadijah Basheer
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
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Dry eye disease, meibomian gland, non-contact meibography system
In this prospective study 264 patients with symptoms of dry eye were examined with a non-contact meibography system to assess the morphological changes in their meibomian glands. These patients were not previously diagnosed with meibomian gland dysfunction and patients with...
Vital dyes in ophthalmology
1 October 2014
| Khadijah Basheer
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Ocular Pathology and Oncology
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Chromovitrectomy, indocyanine green, staining, trypan blue, vital dye
This comprehensive review gives an excellent summary of the uses and properties of the different dyes available to aid better visualisation and diagnoses in ophthalmology. The authors clearly display the pharmacological properties, molecular details, osmolarity and indications in clinical ophthalmology...
No risk of dry eye disease in concomitant strabismus cases
2 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This preliminary assessment of the ocular surface of patients with concomitant strabismus before surgery was undertaken to determine if the presence of strabismus increases the risk of dry eye disease. This was a cross-sectional study of 204 patients with concomitant...
Intermittent exotropia
1 April 2014
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
Four cases of intermittent exotropia are discussed. Case 1 was a nine-month-old with cycloplegic refraction of +1.0DS and a 30PD intermittent exotropia at near and distance. Discussions considered observation, part-time occlusion, refractive correction and later possibility of surgery. Case 2...
Principles of contact lens fitting in keratoconus
1 December 2015
| Inderpaul S Sian, Nabil Habib (Prof)
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Cataract and Refractive
Keratoconus is an ectatic condition of the cornea characterised by progressive conical distortion with irregular astigmatism, myopia and apical protrusion. Most cases progress slowly resulting in varying degrees of myopic astigmatism. Management of keratoconus includes spectacles, soft contact lenses, a...
Ophthalmology elective: a local experience
24 March 2023
| Rajan Sondh
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Ophthalmology
Dr Rajan Sondh talks about medical electives and how he believes they are an opportunity to explore career interests, giving undergraduates an opportunity to develop skills in areas that they wouldn’t normally encounter on placements. Typically, electives are taken abroad,...
The 2020 Milgram Experiment
Will ophthalmology recover from COVID-19? Learning Curve columnist Gwyn Samuel Williams shares his thoughts on the developing impact of the pandemic “It’s busy today,” the nurse in green chuckles. “There are six patients I think.” Six. This clinic is designed...Fusion vergence measures
1 August 2017
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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esophoria, exophoria, fusion, fusion reserve ratio, vergence
The purpose of this study was to compare fusional vergence measurements between orthophoria, esophoria and exophoria and determine the strength of correlation between fusional vergence and angle of deviation. This was a cross-section study of 530 children aged six to...
B-scan ultrasonography
1 October 2014
| Nana Theodorou
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
B-scan ultrasonography is commonly employed for the diagnosis and follow-up of ocular trauma. This retrospective study looked at the accuracy and predictive ability of B-scan ultrasonography following open globe repair. Of the 965 patients identified with open globe injuries at...
Acanthaemoeba keratitis
1 December 2017
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
In the second of this series I describe a case of Acanthaemoeba keratitis (AK) that was misdiagnosed for a prolonged period which resulted in a devastating outcome. This is one of half a dozen similar medico-legal cases I have dealt...
Stereo distance in XT
1 April 2018
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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far stereoacuity, intermittent exotropia, near stereoacuity, stereoacuity, test distance
The test distance effect on stereoacuity was explored in a population with intermittent exotropia along with use of two types of stereograms with crossed and uncrossed disparity. At near and distance distances, the median for both disparities was 60”; 79%...
Influence of FLEx and SMILE on corneal nerve density and ocular surface
1 August 2015
| Mrinal Rana
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Cataract and Refractive
This was a prospective study designed to compare the influence of femtosecond lenticule extraction (FLEx) and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) on the corneal nerve density and ocular surface for myopic correction. Thirty patients underwent bilateral lenticule extraction. One eye...