Kurt Spiteri Cornish

Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.

JOURNAL REVIEWED: Current Eye Research

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Diclofenac versus Bromfenac after cataract surgery

1 April 2019 | | Cataract and Refractive | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, bromfenac, cataract surgery, diclofenac, intraocular inflammation

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used after cataract surgery to reduce inflammation and cystoid macular oedema (CMO). Diclofenac 0.1% is used three to five times daily for 28 days and Bromfenac 0.09% twice daily for 14 days postoperatively. The...

Tear production levels and dry eye disease

1 April 2019 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease | Dry eye disease, Schirmer I test, clinical tests, large population of patients, tear production levels

Dry eye disease (DED) is multifactorial, caused by an alteration in the quality or quantity of tear film’s three layers. Several tests are available for diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine if the Schirmer test (ST) could...

Metamorphopsia in idiopathic epiretinal membranes

1 February 2019 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Amsler grid, ERM, Orientation discrimination, metamorphopsia, retina

The Amsler grid is commonly used for self-monitoring, but is qualitative and has low sensitivity. The M-chart reduces the amount of spatial redundancy (‘filling in’) in the Amsler grid. The Orientation Discrimination (OD) test studied in this paper consists of...