JOURNAL REVIEWED: Ophthalmic Genetics - until March 2014 | Acta Ophtalmolgica | Eye

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Early surgery for epiretinal membrane

This was a retrospective case review study in 120 consecutive patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane. The average patient age was 72 years with a mean follow-up of 6.5 months. Inclusion criteria consisted of symptomatic patients with visual acuity of 1.0...


Effects of topical anaesthetic on intraocular pressure

This prospective interventional study assessed the effects of repeated intraocular pressure (IOP) using Goldmann applanation tonometry and applanation resonance tonometry in six volunteers. Previous literature supports IOP reduction using repeated applanation tonometry. Repeated IOP measures were taken alternately on 12...


Visual defects in deaf children and young adults

This literature review article serves as a great update on the current evidence relating to visual defects in the young deaf population. There is a good introduction with background information and demographic data relating to UK hearing impairment. The authors...