Journal Reviews

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A survey of neuro-ophthalmologists on use of corticosteroids in giant cell arteritis

1 December 2021 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Giant Cell Arteritis, corticosteroid, dosage, vasculitis, vision Loss

While corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment in giant cell arteritis (GCA), the type, dose, route and duration of treatment remains controversial. The authors surveyed 180 neuro-ophthalmologists on their use of this treatment via email in a two-month period. Results...

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Cystoid macular oedema following cataract surgery

1 October 2019 | | Cataract and Refractive | NSAIDs, cataract, cataract surgery, corticosteroids, cystoid macular oedema

This review covers the history, incidence, diagnosis, risk factors, pathophysiology and medical management of postoperative macular oedema (PCMO), with a particular emphasis on key contemporary studies and novel observations. The authors revisit the incidence of well-established risk factors including intraoperative...

VKH outcomes with pulse IV steroids

1 April 2019 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, corticosteroids, cyclosporine, treatment, visual outcome

This is a retrospective review of clinical case notes records of 111 Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) patients between 1999 and 2015 from a single centre in Tokyo, Japan. The mean age at presentation was 41 years and the median follow-up period was...