FEVR characteristics
The authors report a series of 16 cases of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) in Northern Ireland (NI) to characterise the genetic patterns and identify other common characteristics relevant for current and future practice. This was a retrospective study including 12...
Outcomes of unilateral surgery for bilateral asymmetric DVD
The purpose of this study was to analyse the outcomes and complications observed in a cohort of patients with unilateral superior rectus recession in bilateral asymmetric dissociative vertical deviation (DVD) with strong preferential fixation. This was a retrospective review of...
Natural history of idiopathic intracranial hypertension depending on incidental or symptomatic presentation
3 February 2023
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a large retrospective review cohort of consecutive patients diagnosed or presumed idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) over a three-year period at a single tertiary centre. Patients on medication with a known aetiology for IIH were excluded. The cohort...
Patterns of binocular diplopia in giant cell arteritis (GCA)
3 February 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Diplopia, giant cell arteritis, population-based
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous vasculitis that targets medium and large sized vessels. Binocular diplopia has been reported in a small number of patients with visual manifestations of GCA. It can be caused by ischaemia in any segment...
Could midbrain volume on MRI be used to guide diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy?
3 February 2023
| Lauren R Hepworth
The authors present a cohort study, of patients with a likely diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) using a combination of prospective assessment and retrospective review. The cohort comprised of 14 patients; the data for six patients was obtained through...
Prognosis prediction using clinical findings for fourth nerve palsies
3 February 2023
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective review of a cohort of patients diagnosed with fourth cranial nerve palsy with more than six months follow-up, over a 10-year period at a single centre. Thirty-five patients were included in the study, and spilt...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): what happens to eye movements?
3 February 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Eye movement, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, anti-saccades; biomarker, pursuit, saccades
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder of upper motor neurons of the corticospinal tract and lower motor neurons in brainstem nuclei and the anterior horn of the spinal cord. Limited literature is available on abnormal ocular movements in...
Management of ocular surface disease
This is a retrospective study of patients with ocular surface disease (OSIDs) treated with IKERVIS in a single centre between 2016 to 2019 with at least six months follow-up. Clinical outcome was defined as successful (resolved or stable disease), active...
Teprotumumab for chronic TED
This retrospective case series looks at the use of teprotumumab in nine patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) of clinical activity score ≤one and >nine months duration, in an American cohort. Current European guidelines have suggested the use of teprotumumab...
Does vicryl stand the test of time?
This retrospective study aimed to assess whether the long-term success of ptosis surgery was influenced by use of absorbable or non-absorbable sutures. Four hundred and fifty-five operations in 330 patients met the inclusion criteria. One hundred and sixty-nine operations were...
Customised orbital implants
This is a literature review of the outcomes of orbital fracture repairs using custom-made orbital implants. Customised implants were manufactured in one of three ways, all using a 3D printer; manual moulding of an implant based on a 3D-printed model...
Steroid-eluting Spongostan improves endoscopic DCR success
This is a retrospective analysis of a change in technique for endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (endo-DCR) surgery. The authors compared the outcomes of 55 patients between 2011 and 2013 with 187 from 2013 to 2020 who all underwent endo-DCR. In 2013 the...
