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Acute dellen formation post trauma

1 January 2016 | Lucia Derriman, Andrew Pearson | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

Corneal dellen are saucer-like thinnings, usually of the peripheral cornea [1]. Dellen formation is thought to be related to localised tear film instability [2], specifically the absence of the mucin component of the tear film. Without the mucin layer, dry...

Systemic sarcoidosis presenting with acute myopia and angle closure

1 June 2016 | Naser Ali, Sher Aslam | Cornea / External Eye Disease, Cataract and Refractive, Glaucoma, Genetics, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology

Case report A 40-year-old Asian man presented to the Emergency Department with a one day history of sudden onset visual disturbance in his right eye. He complained of image distortion and noted that objects now appeared smaller. He also described...

Chronic dacryocystitis?

1 February 2018 | Michael E Grinton, Kristhnamoorthy Narayanan | Ophthalmology

Lacrimal drainage system tumours are rare and lymphomas account for less than 10% of these tumours [1]. Most patients presenting with lymphoma infiltration of the lacrimal drainage system have a history of previously diagnosed lymphoma elsewhere. We report a case...

A step-by-step approach to the diagnosis and management of Sands of Sahara Syndrome

1 October 2018 | Hani Hasan, Guy Smith | Cornea / External Eye Disease, Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive

Sands of Sahara syndrome (diffuse lamellar keratitis) is a rare postoperative complication of Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Its estimated prevalence is reported to be 2-4% among LASIK cases [1], despite that, it is more likely to be encountered by...

Glucose-sensing contact lenses replace the finger prick test!

1 August 2018 | Cataract and Refractive, Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are scientific reality and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Glucose-sensing contact lenses replace the finger prick test! The concept of contact lenses was first illustrated by...

Can OCT predict Alzheimer’s disease?

5 February 2020 | Simerdip Kaur | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Imaging

Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Can OCT predict Alzheimer’s disease? In 1986 Hinton et al. demonstrated evidence of optic nerve degeneration...

“I can’t see nothing out of that eye, you ....!”

1 February 2015 | Jan Huelle | Emergency Ophthalmology, Imaging, Ophthalmology, Orbit

This is exactly the call you don’t want to receive at 11 at night. The A&E colleague phoned to inform me about a young man who was kicked several times in the face and could not see out of one...

A closed angle seldom comes alone

1 June 2017 | Lei-Ai Lim | Glaucoma

Case report An 89-year-old lady with dementia was referred to me out of hours by her GP with a few days history of an angry looking left eye for suspected elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). I discovered that this lady first...

Ophthalmology assessment using Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

1 December 2020 | Rasan Burhan | Optometry, Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES

Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical list of attributes and skills that facilitates teachers to effectively teach, whilst concurrently enabling learners to effectively learn. It was first developed in 1956 by Benjamin Bloom, an educational psychologist along with a team of...

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