Efficacy and safety of novel PF brimonidine / timolol fixed-combination ophthalmic solution for OAG
4 August 2021
| Su Young
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EYE - Glaucoma
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Open-angle glaucoma, brimonidine/timolol fixed combination, intraocular pressure, normal-tension glaucoma, preservative-free
This study is a multicentre, randomised, open-label, parallel-group clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a newly developed preservative-free (PF) brimonidine / timolol fixed-combination (BTFC) ophthalmic solutions as compared with preservative-containing (PC) BTFC ophthalmic solution in adult patients...
Suture-less flanged IOL fixation vs. conventional sutured SF in IOL dislocation
3 June 2021
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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Intraocular lens dislocation, Sutureless flanged fixation, Vitrectomy, Vitreoretinal surgery
The authors report the analysis of a prospective, comparative cohort study on 103 consecutive patients (103 eyes) with intraocular lens (IOL) dislocation who underwent vitrectomy with IOL removal and sutured scleral fixation (SF) (53 eyes) or flanged IOL fixation (50...
Ocular toxoplasmosis
3 June 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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acute chronic infection, ocular toxoplasmosis, serology IgG IgM
This is a retrospective study of 106 patients between March 2011 and June 2018, of 37 IgM + group and 69 IgM - group of patients. The clinical features, demographics of patients with ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) were studied according to...
Visual and refractive outcomes and complications in FLACS versus CPS cataract surgery
7 April 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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clinical trial, intraocular pressure, lens and zonules, vision
This is a randomised, controlled study of 110 paired eyes from 55 patients that were randomised into either femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) or conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery (CPS) groups. Visual, refractive outcomes, intraocular pressure (IOP) and complications were compared...
Uveitis‐Glaucoma‐Hyphaemia syndrome retrospective case-control study
7 April 2021
| Kareem Waleed Alsaffarini
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EYE - Glaucoma
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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,...
Unique case of steroid-induced intraocular pressure spike causing NAION
7 April 2021
| Annes Ahmeidat
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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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....
Relationship between intraocular pressure and optic nerve damage in optic nerve drusen
7 April 2021
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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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...
Long-term outcome of scleral-sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens
7 December 2020
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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aphakia, intraocular lens, scleral-sutured, suture breakage
This is a retrospective review of 392 consecutive cases in 349 patients who had scleral-sutured intraocular lens (IOL) due to aphakia, subluxated or luxated IOL, over a 10-year period in one centre from Barcelona. Preop and postop data were collected...
Accuracy of intraocular lens power calculations in paediatric eyes
5 August 2020
| Ivan Yip
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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formulas, intraocular lens power calculation, paediatric cataract
A study comparing the accuracy of the SRK II, SRK/T, Hoffer Q, Holladay 1, T2 and Super formula in predictive refractive outcomes in children undergoing primary IOL insertion into the capsular bag following cataract surgery. A total of 377 eyes...
Episcleral brachytherapy (EB) for retinoblastoma (RB)
5 June 2020
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Pathology, EYE - Oncology
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episcleral brachytherapy, focal consolidation therapy, ocular survival, recurrence-free survival, retinoblastoma
This retrospective study consisted of 11 eyes treated either with Iodine (I) -125 or Ruthenium (R) -106EB with a mean apical dose of 44Gy. There were five in group B (46%), three in group C (27%) and three in group...
Microbiology, risk factors and outcomes of microbial keratitis in Sydney, Australia
5 February 2020
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
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Microbial keratitis, cornea, dry eye, keratitis, ocular surface disease
The authors present a retrospective case series including all patients with microbial keratitis and ocular surface diseases (OSD), including dry eye, blepharitis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and / or ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, over a five-year period between 2012 and 2016. A total...
Lens surgery in patients with lens subluxation misdiagnosed as primary angle-closure glaucoma
1 August 2019
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Glaucoma
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Angle-closure glaucoma, intraocular pressure control, lens subluxation, lens surgery, misdiagnosis
Lens subluxation can be caused by many conditions including Marfan syndrome and other hereditary conditions, and blunt trauma. Lens displacement can cause pupillary block and angle closure. This is commonly misdiagnosed as primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), which can lead...
