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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...
Higher risk of poor functional outcome in the presence of visual deficits post-stroke
The authors present a retrospective case review with the aim of reporting the disability outcomes of individuals 90-days post stroke with and without visual deficits. The Houston Methodist Hospital Outcomes-based Prospective Endpoints in Stroke (HOPES) Registry was used as the...Glaucoma UK announces £100,000 Health and Social Care Professionals Award for 2024
Glaucoma UK is pleased to announce that applications for its Health and Social Care Professionals Research Award are now open.Four pillars: Education
This series explores the four pillars of advanced clinical practice and here, Catherine Garrott explores the pillar of education. Advanced clinical practice applies to all allied healthcare professionals (AHP) in ophthalmology, such as nurses, orthoptists and optometrists. As our roles...Optical coherence tomography – reinventing the eye examination
It has been 25 years since Huang et al. presented the first optical coherence tomography (OCT) images in Science [1]. With vast improvements in OCT technology over the years, it is now possible to acquire high-resolution cross-sectional images of the...A paediatric case of central retinal artery occlusion following antibiotics and decompression surgery for orbital cellulitis
Orbital cellulitis is an ophthalmic emergency that warrants urgent management in the hospital setting [1]. This occurs more frequently in the paediatric population where it is often secondary to sinus infections. Delay in treatment could result in severe complications including...Internuclear ophthalmoplegia: a case study
A 44-year-old patient presents with binocular, mostly horizontal diplopia when fixating on moving objects. This has been ongoing for approximately five years. He is known to have multiple sclerosis and had an episode of optic neuritis six years prior in...Dementia and visual impairment: what is the relationship and are we providing the best care?
Carla Maden discusses the implications of living with both dementia and visual impairment, and how general medical junior doctors and ophthalmologists can help to alleviate this burden and improve the quality of life of such patients. Dementia and visual impairment...Evolving towards an interventional glaucoma mindset
Traditionally, a newly diagnosed glaucoma patient would be treated first with medical therapy. As the disease progressed or the initial intervention failed to adequately control intraocular pressure (IOP), clinicians would add more drops, selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), repeated SLT and...Increasing access to eye care through community outreach clinics in Uganda
There has been a VISION 2020 LINK between Mulago Hospital and Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and the Royal Free Hospital, London, since 2010. There have been regular training visits between teams from the eye departments at Mulago and the...Low Vision Questionnaire
Participation in this survey is greatly appreciated and will help eyecare practitioners to provide the support patients with vision loss deserve.
