Bromfenac versus betamethasone in diabetic macular oedema
31 October 2023
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Diabetic macular edema, betamethasone, bromfenac, central subfield thickness, intraocular pressure
This is a randomised, prospective, single-centre trial in patients diagnosed with diabetic macular oedema (DMO) with central subfield thickness (CST) of 250-500µm, who refused anti-VEGF treatment. Nineteen eyes of 19 patients were randomised to bromfenac (BF) or betamethasone (BM) drops,...
Resection versus plication impact on conjunctival-scleral thickness
In this study the authors aimed to compare the conjunctival-scleral thickness as measured with anterior segment (AS) OCT before and after medial rectus muscle resection or plication for exotropia. This was a prospective study of 7 resection cases and nine...
Home testing versus in-person visual acuity test results
This retrospective review compared visual acuity findings by parents / carers during telehealth consultations compared with their subsequent in-person tests. Parents were given an information pack with testing instructions for home tests. The study included 43 patients (86 eyes) with...
Features of idiopathic versus non-idiopathic ocular motor apraxia
The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of ocular motor apraxia (OMA) in a paediatric neuro-ophthalmology clinic over 10 years. This was a retrospective case review and included 37 patients of which 46% were idiopathic...
Presentation features of ocular neuromyotonia in children
The authors report five cases of ocular neuromyotonia (ON) in children following radiation treatment for brain tumours. Children were aged four, nine, twelve, five and nine years. Three had craniopharyngioma, one had fourth ventricle ependymoma and one had posterior fossa...
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy outcomes in an Indian population
A large cohort study in an Indian population is presented, with clinical and genetic profile analysis of patients with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) treated over a five-year period. The study included 157 patients; 143 male, 14 female (10.2:1 ratio)...
Bilateral versus unilateral recession outcomes for intermittent exotropia
The aim of this study was to compare surgical motor and sensory outcomes of unilateral versus bilateral lateral rectus recessions in children with small angle intermittent exotropia. This was a retrospective study of 55 patients; 28 bilateral and 27 unilateral...
Assessing possibility of deferring lumbar puncture in mild idiopathic intracranial hypertension
4 October 2023
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
This was a retrospective review of patients consecutively presenting with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) to a tertiary neuro-ophthalmology clinic without a lumbar puncture (LP) over an eight-year period. Inclusion criteria included true optic disc oedema, retinal nerve layer thickness ≤300µm,...
Higher risk of poor functional outcome in the presence of visual deficits post-stroke
4 October 2023
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective case review with the aim of reporting the disability outcomes of individuals 90-days post stroke with and without visual deficits. The Houston Methodist Hospital Outcomes-based Prospective Endpoints in Stroke (HOPES) Registry was used as the...
Evisceration in India: demographic and clinical trends from a large multicentre cohort study
4 October 2023
| Su Young
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EYE - Orbit
In this multicentre cohort study, the authors investigated a total of 2071 patients who underwent evisceration with primary implant placement over a six-year period at four tertiary eyecare centres in India. Out of 1,345,480 new ophthalmic presentations during the study...
Intravenous ketorolac during DCR
This study compares pain scores postoperatively between patients that received intravenous ketorolac (IVK) pre, intra or immediately postoperatively and a control group that did not receive it. The authors state that the patients were randomised, however it is not described...
Hering’s response in ptosis surgery
his is a prospective study of the Hering’s response in patients undergoing Muller’s muscle-conjunctival resection (MMCR) ptosis surgery, with a particular reference to the accuracy of preoperative phenylephrine testing. Patients with unilateral ptosis were assessed clinically preoperatively, in the immediate...
