Journal Reviews
Lateral rectus superior plication surgery as an option for adult onset esotropia
This study presents results of bilateral superior plication of the lateral rectus for treatment of adult onset esotropia, as a less invasive surgical option. This was a retrospective study of 15 patients with mean age of 51.5 ±12.6 years; 67%...
Choice and definitions of surgical outcomes for intermittent exotropia
This review was conducted to address a number of questions: (1) define successful surgical outcome; (2) criteria for successful alignment, (3) consideration of aetiology when deciding surgery, and (4) are visual acuity, fusion and stereoacuity routinely investigated as surgical outcomes?...
Using ‘piggyback prisms’ to measure large angle strabismus – don’t simply add them together
An experimental study was conducted with the aim of developing a method to measure strabismus angles larger than 50 prism dioptres (PD) using ‘piggyback prisms’ – stacking Fresnel and block prisms. The stacked prisms were placed 2cm from the light...
Comparison of in-person and telephone appointments for week 1 postoperative follow-up
This study evaluated engagement with a postoperative week-1 follow-up phone call, assessing safety, cost and travel savings. Electronic medical records of children (<18 years) having undergone strabismus surgery with a single surgeon during a 4-year period, were reviewed. Patients were...
Use of reduced volume BT as a treatment option for acute onset comitant esotropia
In this study, the effectiveness and safety of botulinum toxin (BT) for patients with acute acquired comitant esotropia (AACE) and deviation ≤25PD was investigated with comparison of results to conservative prism therapy. Botulinum toxin was undertaken without electromyographic guidance and...
RCT to detect palpebral fissure changes after horizontal strabismus surgery
The aim of this prospective randomised controlled trial was to compare changes of vertical palpebral fissure h8 after bilateral lateral rectus (BLR) recession vs unilateral lateral rectus recession/medial rectus muscle scleral plication (RRP) for treatment of intermittent exotropia (IXT). Forty...
Orthokeratology lens treatment for exophoria of convergence insufficiency type
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of orthokeratology (OK) lenses with an increased comparison factor (ICF) of 1.75D in the treatment convergence insufficiency (CI) exophoria (EP). This was a prospective, self-controlled study of 60 eyes (30...
BT as an effective alternative treatment for small angle consecutive exotropia
In this study, the authors evaluate the efficacy of botulinum toxin A (BTA) as a treatment option for consecutive exotropia. This was a retrospective review of 34 patients; 23 female and 11 male. Age at BTA was a mean of...
Fenofibrate and diabetic retinopathy
Fenofibrate is an agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPARα) which is used as a lipid-lowering agent. By reducing blood lipid levels, it can decrease retinal hard exudates which is beneficial in diabetic retinopathy (DR). FIELD and ACCORD studies show that...
IVT Aflibercept 2mg in nAMD: XTEND at 3 years
This study investigated the long-term, effectiveness and safety of IVT-AFL 2mg for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). XTEND was a multicentre, observational, prospective study, which was conducted across 127 centres across 17 countries with a follow-up period of 36 months....
ILM peeling in proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a meta-analysis
This meta-analysis highlights the efficacy of internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling on treating posterior segment complications other than macular oedema in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) treated with vitrectomy. PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library were searched for databases. Eleven...
Conservative vs surgical management outcomes for congenital fibrovascular pupillary membrane for young vs older children
The authors present the clinical characteristics and outcomes of different treatment methods for congenital fibrovascular pupillary membrane (CFPM). This was a retrospective case series from a single centre including 12 patients (13 eyes; 4 males, 8 females) over a 7-year...
