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Use of oral fluorescein angiography in a paediatric population
The authors report a retrospective records review of all patients who received an oral ultrawide fluorescein angiography (FA) over a 42-month period at a single children’s hospital. Data were extracted from the records including indication for FA, adverse events, pauses...
General population perceptions of severity of strabismus vs. angle of deviation and gender
The authors investigate whether the potential bias of gender, type of deviation, or size of deviation affected how strabismus was perceived among a general adult population. Eight photos were generated (head shots) of white people aged 25–30 years – purposive...
Social media use in reporting patient’s surgical experience
This study evaluated the risk of social media platforms (TikTok and Instagram) in understanding patients’ strabismus surgery experience and relative popularity of related posts. Both platforms were searched in 2022 for strabismus terms and posts were graded as positive or...
Portable vision reading device shows promise for low vision after brain injury
The authors report a small sample cohort study evaluating the impact of a portable vision reading device (OrCam Read) on vision-related quality-of-life and independent functional status in patients with low vision due to stroke or brain tumours. Six patients with...
Orbital fat density as a diagnostic tool in pre-septal and orbital cellulitis
This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of orbital fat density in identifying post-septal involvement when initial differential diagnosis between orbital (OC) and periorbital (POC) cellulitis is unclear. This was a retrospective study of 57 patients with clinical diagnosis of...
No risk of dry eye disease in concomitant strabismus cases
This preliminary assessment of the ocular surface of patients with concomitant strabismus before surgery was undertaken to determine if the presence of strabismus increases the risk of dry eye disease. This was a cross-sectional study of 204 patients with concomitant...
Types of nystagmus and associations in a large international database for nystagmus
The authors aimed to characterise a large international cohort of children with nystagmus. Data were taken from a prospective database which was started in 2010. Up to 2020, this contained 1774 patients with nystagmus from 38 US states and 30...
MPH treatment effect in ADHD on choroidal vascular index
In this study the authors aimed to investigate the choroidal vascular index (CVI) in treatment-free children with ADHD, children regularly taking methylphenidate (MPH) and healthy controls. This was a prospective cross-sectional study of 52 patients with newly diagnosed ADHD, 46...
Use of Leflunomide as a treatment for paediatric chronic uveitis
Leflunomide is a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis in adult patients. This study reports five illustrative case reports of children using Leflunomide as an adjunct treatment with anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) agents...
Characteristics of cherry red spot on optical coherence tomography
In this study the authors report optical coherence tomography (OCT) characteristics of cherry red spot from three cases of Tay-Sachs and one case of Niemann Pick diseases to determine associated factors and potential visual implications. This was a retrospective case...
Rate and predisposing factors for post-vitrectomy cataract formation in children
This study was a retrospective analysis of post-vitrectomy cataract formation in the general paediatric population. The authors aimed to determine the number of phakic children needing cataract surgery after vitrectomy surgery and related perioperative factors. The study was a 10-year...
