Journal Reviews

Review of pathogenesis of Acanthamoeba keratitis

4 February 2021 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease | Acanthamoeba, Contact lens, Cornea, Immunology, Keratitis, Microbiome, Pathology

In this review, the author summarised the current microbiomic and immunological evidence related to the pathogenesis of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). AK has been described for almost 50 years, but the exact biology of the disease remains perplexing. Acanthamoeba spp. are...

Radiation maculopathy

1 December 2018 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Inflammation, Macula, Pathology, Retina, Treatment Medical

This is a retrospective non-randomised study of 13 consecutive eyes of 13 patients affected by radiation maculopathy secondary to eye irradiation for primary uveal melanoma (Iodine-125 brachytherapy). All patients were treated with a single intravitreal 0.7mg dexamethasone implant and full...

Orbital cellulitis in Scotland: current incidents, aetiology, management and outcomes

1 February 2015 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit | Epidemiology, Eye Lids, Infection, Orbit, Pathology

This is a one year prospective study using the Scottish ophthalmic surveillance unit reporting system amongst Scottish ophthalmologists. Only patients residing within Scotland with a new diagnosis of orbital cellulitis between November 2011 and October 2012 were including in this...