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YouTube videos for strabismus information
The aim of this study was to assess the quality, reliability and popularity of YouTube videos addressing strabismus. The authors searched YouTube using keywords of strabismus, squint, eye squint and crossed eye. The top 50 for each search were taken;...
Microsporidia-induced stromal keratitis: a new cause of presumed immune stromal (interstitial) keratitis
This is a non-comparative retrospective observational case series from India from 1 October 2020 to 31 January 2021. The inclusion criteria were: (1) presence of nummular / coin shaped lesions with at least one >2mm in size and / presence...
A scoping review of artificial intelligence tools for diabetic retinopathy in low- and middle-income countries
4 December 2023
| Elliott Taylor
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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developing countries, diabetic retinopathy, information technology, public health
The authors conducted a scoping review to summarise the literature relating to artificial intelligence (AI) tools for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Eighty-one studies were included, following a comprehensive literature search. The majority of studies were...
Morphological and functional outcome after subthreshold laser coagulation with a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser
2 August 2022
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Central serous chorioretinopathy, Retinal imaging, Retinal laser coagulation
Central serous chorioretinopathy; Retinal imaging; Retinal laser coagulation
Development of retinoblastoma services in Zimbabwe
5 June 2020
| Mayuri Makan, M Ashwin Reddy, Zishan Naeem, Richard Bowman, Nick Astbury, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Zimbabwe recognised the need for a paediatric ophthalmology service almost 20 years ago. The economic uncertainty in the country made it difficult to secure financial support, so initial funding came through local donors. Equipment – including vision charts, ophthalmoscopes and...
Happy hour
3 August 2023
| Baljean Dhillon (Prof), David Lockington
Welcome Eye News Aug/Sep 2023, your bi-monthly tonic for a much-needed happy hour. In the current climate of challenge across all fronts, there’s no better time to reach out for the professional equivalent of a cheery cup in the company...
“My cataracts have been dissolved by eye drops!”
1 April 2018
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are scientific reality and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: “My cataracts have been dissolved by eye drops!” I’m sure some of us have had patients enquire...
Bovine pericardium scleral patch graft associated scleritis: Ahmed valve implant for pupillary block glaucoma
Processed bovine pericardium is a lyophilised collagen sheet used as a surgical armamentarium. It renders the material antigenically inert with minimal inflammation [1]. Sclera patch pericardium graft (Tutopatch) is a collagenous membrane derived from solvent preserved, irradiated bovine pericardium [2]...Effect of minor trauma in eyes with previously undiagnosed angioid streaks
1 April 2014
| Balini Balasubramaniam
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Angioid streaks (AS) may be associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), Paget’s disease, haemoglobulinopathies, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or abetalipoproteinaemia. Histopathology showed retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choriocapillaris loss, elastic fibre degeneration, calcium deposition, active choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) and vascular endothelial growth...
Fusarium keratitis in a patient with alcohol dependence
1 April 2014
| Inderpaul S Sian, Jonathan Park, Keith Bates
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
Treatment of fungal keratitis secondary to the Fusarium species remains a challenge. Although relatively more common in warmer climates, this corneal infection is rare in the UK. Most cases have been reported in farmers and are often preceded by trauma....
What to expect when meeting a statistician
1 August 2014
| Gabriela Czanner
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EYE - General
There are a growing number of statisticians working closely with ophthalmologists. They have different training but they are driven by the same goal: to perform high quality evidence based clinical research [1,2]. In a perfect world we would simply conduct...
It’s Friday, I’m In Love: Pete’s Hidden Curriculum Part 3
3 February 2023
| Peter Cackett
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EYE - General
“When you’re in love, it’s the most glorious two-and-a-half days of your life.” - Richard Lewis [1]. The good news is that we are over the hump now and past the most depressing day of the year, which is known...
