Oxymetazoline hydrochloride for improved symmetry in Graves’ disease
1 September 2025
| Hetvi Bhatt
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Oxymetazoline hydrochloride 0.1% ophthalmic solution has Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use in involution ptosis. It is an alpha 1 agonist and partial alpha 2 agonist that stimulates Muller’s muscle to lift the lid. The authors of this...
Combined home and office-based treatment for accommodative insufficiency
1 September 2025
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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EYE - Paediatrics
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Bernell EYEPORT II vision training system on accommodation in cases of accommodative insufficiency (AI). This was a prospective randomised study comparing the intervention of the EYEPORT II vision...
Single vs combined y-split surgery for Duane’s type III
1 September 2025
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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EYE - Paediatrics
The authors present the results of two surgical approaches to treat exotropia Duane’s retraction syndrome (DRS) with significant overshoot and retraction. This study compared single Y-split recession of the lateral rectus muscle vs combined Y-split lateral rectus recession plus medial...
Clinician predictions and the perspectives of parents prior to strabismus surgery compared
1 September 2025
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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EYE - Strabismus
The aim of this study was to assess the perspectives and concerns of parents in relation to exotropia surgery in comparison to how clinicians predicted parents would respond. Parents of children with intermittent exotropia who underwent surgery over a nine-month...
Characteristics of central serous chorioretinopathy by age
1 September 2025
| Ian Reekie
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The authors present a cohort study of 326 patients with simple central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) according to the classification system laid down by Chhablani, et al. in 2020. Genotyping for two variants of the CFH gene rs800292 and rs1329428 was...
FSAK versus toric IOL implantation for correcting astigmatism in cataract patients
4 August 2025
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Cataract
Nine studies of 590 patients were retrieved from the Ovid-Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane register of controlled trials and Scopus which compared femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomy (FSAK) and toric IOL for astigmatism correction in cataract patients. The trial sequential analysis was used...
Transcriptomic and regulatory gene associations in open angle glaucoma
4 August 2025
| Ian Reekie
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EYE - Glaucoma
The authors report a study utilising a publicly available whole exome sequencing dataset of 28 patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and seven healthy control patients, and a transcriptomic dataset from the trabecular meshwork of four POAG patients and...
Multiple sclerosis and the ocular manifestations
4 August 2025
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
This population study retrospectively identified patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) over a 14-year period. The aim of the study was to report the frequency and severity of ocular conditions associated with MS. Cases were identified from the Rochester Epidemiology Project....
Improvement of visual acuity with dichoptic training for amblyopia
4 August 2025
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
This study evaluated the effectiveness of dichoptic amblyopia treatment using the Bynocs AmblyGo programme in reversing various types of amblyopia in a retrospective cohort. At recruitment, all patients had demonstration of the treatment. Patients continued treatment at home via internet-connected...
Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in trisomy 21 vs non-trisomy 21 patients
4 August 2025
| Hetvi Bhatt
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EYE - Orbit
This is a retrospective case review study looking at patients who underwent intervention for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) between January 2017 and January 2018. The authors state that patients were excluded if there was less than 60 months of...
What factors influence attendance at retinopathy of prematurity screening follow-up?
4 August 2025
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Paediatrics
The authors present a retrospective medical notes review of babies attending outpatient appointments for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) examination, over a 12-month period. The aim of the study was to assess compliance with these appointments at a single centre. Data...
The use of virtual reality in paediatric ophthalmology
4 August 2025
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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EYE - Paediatrics
The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of virtual reality (VR) in the broader field of paediatric ophthalmology with review of examination, screening, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. This review also explores the potential of eye tracking used...
