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FOUNDATIONS OF INTRAOCULAR MICROSURGERY – Principles for Elite Performance Volume 1: Systemic Challenges
Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed intraocular surgery performed in the UK. It takes years of meticulous practice and experience to master the surgery and become a safe and slick surgeon. As the saying goes, “forewarned is forearmed.” Anticipating...
Does cornea cross-linkage reduce the rate of corneal transplants in keratoconus?
Cornea cross-linking (CXL) is a relatively new treatment in the management of keratoconus, which may help prevent the need for corneal transplant. This paper investigates if the introduction of corneal cross-linkage has reduced the number of corneal transplants performed annually...
Resolution of mid-peripheral schisis in x-linked retinoschisis with the use of dorzolamide
X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) is an early onset hereditary retinal dystrophy. It is caused by mutations of the RS1 gene. Common manifestations of XLRS are schitic lesions at the macula, as well as infero-temporal schisis. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors have previously been...
Reduction of severe visual loss and complications following IAC for RB
This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with retinoblastoma (RB) who required intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) between 2013 and 2015, who had relapsed following systemic chemotherapy. A total of nine patients were included in the study and their ocular complications...
OCT-A imaging in Grave’s orbitopathy and orbital decompression
In this case series of 12 patients and 24 orbits, the authors describe the changes in the optic nerve and peripapillary blood vessel density in patients with moderate to severe Grave’s Orbitopathy (GO) undergoing orbital decompression. The patients undergoing orbital...
Microbiology, risk factors and outcomes of microbial keratitis in Sydney, Australia
The authors present a retrospective case series including all patients with microbial keratitis and ocular surface diseases (OSD), including dry eye, blepharitis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and / or ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, over a five-year period between 2012 and 2016. A total...
VA and stereo changes with increasing Bangerter filters
This study investigated the effect of monocular blur induced by Bangerter filters (BF) on both monocular and binocular visual acuity (VA) and stereoacuity in normal visual systems. Subjects included 24 healthy student volunteers aged 20.33 ±1.79 years; 22 female. One...
Surgically induced astigmatism after cataract surgery
In this study, the authors analysed a dataset of 122 eyes of 122 patients with pre- and postoperative measurements of corneal astigmatism with IOL Master 700. A standardised 2.5mm superior corneal incision was utilised. The corneal power vector component in...Lifelong braille user pays tribute to “excellent” writing system
Sight loss charity RNIB Scotland is celebrating 200 years of braille, the revolutionary writing system for blind and partially sighted people. Developed by Louis Braille in 1824, it uses raised dots to represent letters, numbers, punctuation, and abbreviations. Braille has...ABDO gains GOC approval to begin delivering new diploma in contact lens practice syllabus
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has received approval from the General Optical Council (GOC) to begin delivering the Diploma in Contact Lens Practice syllabus from September 2024. As the awarding organisation, ABDO will be working in partnership with two education centres, ABDO College and Bradford College.
DMEK versus DSAEK
This systematic review and meta-analysis reviewed published evidence comparing two endothelial corneal transplants techniques; Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSEAK). DMEK involves transplanting Descemet membrane with endothelial cells without any overlying stroma. In DSAEK...
