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Journal Reviews archive for 2021

Ophthalmic Research journal cover image

A robotic armrest for ophthalmic surgery

7 April 2021 | Ed Rule | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General

Robot-assisted ophthalmic surgery has been the focus of intense interest in recent years. In this study, the authors tested the potential utility of a robotic armrest in ophthalmic surgery. The iArmS device consists of a forearm rest attached to a...

Acta Ophthalmologica journal cover image

Light tolerance in infectious keratitis

7 April 2021 | Kareem Waleed Alsaffarini | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General

The authors presented the findings of a study that aimed to identify the maximum irradiance (power received by a surface per unit area) that can be tolerated by photophobic patients with infectious keratitis (IK). They recruited 30 patients (14 women...

Acta Ophthalmologica journal cover image

Uveitis‐Glaucoma‐Hyphaemia syndrome retrospective case-control study

7 April 2021 | Kareem Waleed Alsaffarini | EYE - Glaucoma | Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphaema syndrome, iris transillumination defects, malpositioned intraocular lens

The authors present the findings of a case-control study aiming to assess uveitis‐glaucoma‐hyphaemia (UGH) syndrome, focusing on the resolution, glaucoma development and risk factors. The authors compared three groups each containing 71 patients. Each group contained patients with UGH syndrome,...

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology journal cover image

Diagnostic accuracy of enhanced depth imaging OCT in children

7 April 2021 | Lauren R Hepworth | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology

The authors present the findings of a retrospective cross-sectional case series. Cases were identified using a treatment register having been evaluated in a set one-year period. Two ophthalmologists acted as masked image examiners for enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography...

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology journal cover image

Validity of coding in neuro-ophthalmology within large administrative datasets

7 April 2021 | Lauren R Hepworth | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology

A systematic review of validation studies of the International Classification of Disease (ICD) coding system, ICD-9 and ICD-10 is presented by the authors. Three searches were conducted based on three concepts, firstly health administration claims and ICD codes, secondly diagnostic...

The effect of caffeine on pupil size and accommodation

7 April 2021 | Kurt Spiteri Cornish | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Caffeine, accommodation, pupil diameter, visual function

Twenty-two young and healthy participants were recruited in this study. The authors showed that pupil size increased as a result of caffeine consumption. A more stable (lower variability of accommodation) accommodative response (AR) was induced by caffeine intake, whereas the...

Long-term follow-up of OPGs in neurofibromatosis type 1

7 April 2021 | Tasmin Berman | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology

This retrospective observational case series reports outcomes of children followed-up for at least 10 years with optic pathway glioma (OPGs) related to neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) between January 1985 and July 2007. They observed 45 children for a mean of...

Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy post cataract surgery

7 April 2021 | Tasmin Berman | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology

This retrospective population-based cohort study assessed whether there was an increased incidence of anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION) post cataract surgery compared to patients that had not had cataract surgery. They reviewed the notes of all patients diagnosed with AION...

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology journal cover image

Switchover study from Botox to Xeomin for facial dystonia

7 April 2021 | Ivan Yip | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | facial dystonia, incobotulinumtoxinA, onabotulinumtoxinA

This study carried out in the UK compared the clinical effectiveness and efficiency of switching patients from Botox® injections to Xeomin®. This was carried out in 20 essential blepharospasm, 12 hemifacial spasm and six aberrant facial nerve regeneration patients. Patients...

Case Reports in Ophthalmology journal cover image

Unique case of steroid-induced intraocular pressure spike causing NAION

7 April 2021 | Annes Ahmeidat | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Herpes zoster, Intraocular pressure, Ischemic optic neuropathy, NAION

The literature describes previous cases of nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) following rapid rises in intraocular pressure (IOP) leading to reduced optic nerve head perfusion and disruption. This is commonly following ophthalmic procedures, acute glaucoma or steroid eye drops....

Neuro-Ophthalmology journal cover image

Effects of idiopathic intracranial hypertension on the optic nerves

7 April 2021 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Optic nerve, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, papilloedema

The authors review the latest evidence regarding how the optic nerves are affected by idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), possible pathophysiology and methods of assessment. IIH is described as a clinical syndrome of raised intracranial pressure of unknown aetiology. A systematic...

Neuro-Ophthalmology journal cover image

Relationship between intraocular pressure and optic nerve damage in optic nerve drusen

7 April 2021 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Optic nerve head drusen, intraocular pressure, retinal nerve fibre layer, visual field

The authors present a retrospective study exploring the relationship between intraocular pressure (IOP) and optic nerve damage in patients with optic nerve drusen. The aim was to evaluate if patients with normal ocular pressure at the time of optic nerve...

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