Journal Reviews
RCT of simultaneous vs sequential glasses and patching treatment for amblyopia shows difference for stereopsis but not visual acuity outcomes
The purpose of this prospective randomised controlled trial was to compare outcomes of simultaneous (group A) vs sequential (group B) refractive correction and patching in the treatment of amblyopia. The trial included 70 patients aged mean 10.27 ±3.31 years overall...
Outcomes of primary vertical strabismus in Duane retraction syndrome
In this study, the authors report the clinical profile and surgical outcomes in patients with Duane retraction syndrome (DRS) who presented with significant primary position hypertropia. This was a retrospective study of 590 patients with DRS, of which 18 had...
Differential diagnosis of sagging eye syndrome and superior oblique palsy using objective and subjective measurements
The authors compared subjective cyclovertical deviation in different gaze positions and objective ocular torsion between elderly patients with sagging eye syndrome (CSES) and superior oblique palsy (SOP) diagnoses from clinical findings with a view that subjective and objective measures may...
Risk factors identified for patients requiring further strabismus surgery
This study aimed to analyse risk factors for reoperative rate in strabismus surgery. This was a retrospective review of case notes and included patients in 2 groups: (1) 77 patients with second surgery and (2) 75 patients with single surgery...
Reliability and repeatability of Harms tangent screen measurements
This study investigated the intraobserver reliability and repeatability of the Harms tangent screen (HTS) in patients with diplopia due to concomitant, paralytic or restrictive strabismus in a prospective study of 58 patients (46.6% female). Mean age was 54 ±17.12 years,...
Outcomes for unilateral recession with and without prism adaptation test
The aim of this study was to compare the residual deviation after unilateral medial rectus recession for patients who underwent prism adaptation test (PAT) with orthoptic measures and those that did not. This was a retrospective review of 41 patients...
Clinical characteristics, risk factors and treatment outcomes of adult AACE
This study analyses the clinical characteristics, risk factors and treatment outcomes of adult patients diagnosed with acute acquired comitant esotropia (AACE) with small angle deviations. This was a retrospective study of 16 patients (10 males) with mean age of 36.94...
Relationship between stress and binocular vision
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between stress and binocular vision performance. 82 participants were recruited aged 22.38 ±2.91 years with 57.3% male. Normal stress levels were documented in 52.4%, normal anxiety levels in 51.2% and normal depression levels...
Can a monocular occlusion test for assessing divergence excess intermittent exotropia be accurate and quicker?
The authors investigated whether a 15-minute monocular occlusion test is as effective as the traditional 45-minute monocular occlusion test in assessing patients with divergence excess intermittent exotropia. The prospective, randomised observational study included 22 children aged 5–14 years. Children with...
Decisions on correction of low, moderate and high hypermetropic in exotropia
The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the management strategies and outcomes for hypermetropic patients with exotropia, and to determine implications of refractive correction decisions in optimising clinical outcomes. 10 studies met the inclusion criteria from 6 countries...
Literature review of associations for refractive error, and correction, on development of amblyopia and accommodative esotropia
The authors report a literature review to determine the available evidence for the association between hypermetropia, astigmatism, anisometropia and the influence of early glasses and the development of amblyopia or accommodative esotropia. Studies were included where children were first examined...
Use of absorbable vs non-absorbable sutures for inferior rectus recessions in vertical strabismus
This study aimed to examine outcomes of inferior rectus recession in vertical deviations using absorbable (AS) vs non-absorbable sutures (NAS). This was a retrospective study cohort of 32 patients (18 female and 14 males): 26 with AS and 6 with...
