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Essentials of OCT in Ocular Disease
Sir Isaac Newton was the first to establish the technique of low coherence white light interferometry. Following on from this, the principle of laser interferometry as an imaging modality for retina was applied by David Huang and his associates in...Andy Biart joins Carleton Optical as Surgical Business Manager, South
Carleton are pleased to welcome Andy Biart to their surgical team.
Mimicked tumour seeding due to asteroid hyalosis
A case report is presented of a patient with treated retinoblastoma (RB) who later developed asteroid hyalosis which mimicked tumour seeding. The case was a 37-year-old male with presenting symptoms of vitreous floaters. A unilateral RB was diagnosed at the...
Inner nuclear layer of the retina showing increase in thickness in diabetic macular oedema
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of blindness in the developed world. With optical coherence tomography (OCT), it has become possible to image the retina in vivo and to measure retinal oedema by measuring retinal thickness (RT) with...Sheraz Daya awarded prestigious IIRSI gold medal for contribution to ophthalmology
Centre for Sight, the UK’s leading and most trusted centre of excellence for advanced eye care, innovation and life-changing results, is proud to announce that its Founder and Medical Director, Sheraz Daya, has been awarded the prestigious IIRSI Gold Medal...
LASIK for myopia progression
The authors hypothesise that corneal reshaping with refractive surgery could have an effect on myopic progression similar to that of orthokeratology because it results in changes to the central cornea and not to the peripheral cornea. This was a retrospective...Neurofibromatosis type 2 – diagnosis, features and MDT approach
NF2 is a genetic condition caused by mutation in a single gene (NF2 gene) on chromosome 22. The NF2 gene provides instructions to produce a protein called merlin, also known as schwannomin. This protein functions as a tumour suppressor, preventing...A step-by-step approach to the diagnosis and management of Sands of Sahara Syndrome
Sands of Sahara syndrome (diffuse lamellar keratitis) is a rare postoperative complication of Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Its estimated prevalence is reported to be 2-4% among LASIK cases [1], despite that, it is more likely to be encountered by...
