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Prevalence of acute anterior uveitis in diabetic patients attending diabetic eye disease clinics
The authors share their investigation at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital into the association between diabetes and AAU. The global prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is rapidly rising from an estimated 9.3% in 2019 to 10.2% by 2030 [1]. The link...
Meta-analysis of HLA B27 associated acute anterior uveitis
1 August 2018
| Mrinal Rana
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A literature-based meta-analysis was carried out to look at the various clinical features associated with HLA- B27 acute anterior uveitis (AAU). After an extensive search of literature for HLA B27 uveitis was conducted, 735 results were obtained. Twenty-nine articles were...
Persistent anterior uveitis after cataract surgery
This retrospective cohort study was completed to help identify potential risk factors for developing persistent anterior uveitis (PAU) following uncomplicated cataract surgery in patients with no prior history of uveitis or autoimmune disease. A total of 3013 eyes (2019 patients)...ARU opens Sensory Sciences Centre in Cambridge
1 February 2024
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university, infrastructure, Anglia Ruskin, clinic, education, trainees, courses, study, optometry, optometrist
New £1.9m investment in equipment, teaching and research space for students.
An unusual presentation of sarcoidosis
1 October 2021
| Yusuf Mushtaq, Asil Ibrahim, Mala Subash
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - General
*Equally contributing co-first authors. Case report A 45-year-old man presented to his local optometrist with a three-week history of severe intermittent left eye pain with associated blurred vision and tenderness around his left temple. Two days prior, he developed weakness...
Long-term retinal changes following unilateral retrobulbar optic neuritis
1 June 2015
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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OCT, optic neuritis, optical coherence tomography, RNFL, steroid
The aim of this study was to assess the longitudinal changes in retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness after a first attack of optic neuritis and to investigate the impact of treatment on RNFL thinning at one year after the...
AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology) 2025
17 October 2025
-20 October 2025
Join the Academy in Orlando for AAO 2025, our 129th annual meeting, Friday Oct. 17 - Monday Oct. 20.
Reducing myopia progression
1 April 2018
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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atropine, bifocal spectacles, myopia, orthokeratology, progression, progressive additional lens spectacles, soft bifocal contact lenses
This paper reports a literature review to discuss the environmental considerations and treatment options that can prevent the progression of myopia, including time spent outdoors, reduction of near vision activities, spectacle types, contact lens type and pharmacological treatment. The review...
Brown’s syndrome surgery
1 October 2014
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
Complications of surgery for Brown syndrome include under correction, extrusion of expanders and training for surgery. The authors introduced a procedure with minimal side-effects, accompanied by the application of the native tendon for superior oblique elongation. This was a prospective...
Surgical correction of lacrimal gland prolapse
This is a systematic review of published literature on the management of lacrimal gland prolapse or ptosis. The authors found 16 publications which contained a description of any surgical correction of a prolapsed lacrimal gland, comprising seven case reports, four...Cataract surgery in uveitis patients
Cataract formation is a common complication of uveitis, causing up to 40% of vision loss in these patients. Cataract results from inflammation +/- corticosteroid therapy and is usually posterior subcapsular, but a small proportion have a rapid increase in nuclear...AAO cancels meeting for first time since 1945
23 July 2020
The AAO has announced that its 2020 meeting will now be virtual only.
