Journal Reviews archive for October 2026
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...
Risk of non-infectious uveitis associated with medications for substance use disorders
The authors evaluate the risk of non-infectious uveitis (NIU) in patients prescribed medications for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) of substance use disorders compared to a control group prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Utilising aggregated electronic health record data, this retrospective...
What are the indications and outcomes of optic nerve and optic nerve sheath biopsies?
This retrospective multicentre study reviewed 72 patients who underwent optic nerve or optic nerve sheath biopsy at 3 sites over a 24-year period. The authors aimed to evaluate the indications, diagnostic yield and complications associated with these procedures, which are...
Early biomarker for paraneoplastic retinopathy
This informative case series evaluates 4 eyes of 2 patients presenting with rapidly progressive vision loss secondary to cancer-associated retinopathy. The authors identified a distinct spectral-domain optical coherence tomography structural feature termed the angular sign of Henle fibre layer hyperreflectivity...
Influence of hormone treatment on choroidal development in isolated growth hormone deficiency patients
This study evaluated retinal parameters and choroidal structure in children with isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) to compare them with healthy children and to find out if these parameters are affected by recombinant human growth hormone treatment. This was an...
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...
Predictive value of OCT biomarkers on visual outcome in retinal vein occlusion
This was a retrospective study. The cohort included 163 eyes from patients diagnosed with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) aged 18 years or older. The primary endpoints were the mean change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at baseline to follow-up...
