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Characteristics of central serous chorioretinopathy by age
The authors present a cohort study of 326 patients with simple central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) according to the classification system laid down by Chhablani, et al. in 2020. Genotyping for two variants of the CFH gene rs800292 and rs1329428 was...
Glaucoma diagnosis after paediatric cataract surgery
The authors undertook a retrospective review of patients with glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery and report clinical presentation, treatment and long-term outcomes at a tertiary referral centre. The study included 58 eyes of 42 patients of which 59% were male....Retinoblastoma management update (part 1): clinical features, diagnosis and genetics
The first of a two part series, this article will discuss the clinical features, diagnosis and genetic aspects of retinoblastoma. Manoj Parulekar is based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, one of the two designated national retinoblastoma and paediatric ocular oncology treatment...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 patient report of pseudoxanthoma elasticum, angioid streaks and choroidal neovascularisation
Angioid streaks (AS) on their own do not cause many problems, with the majority of patients remaining asymptomatic [1]. However, once choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) occurs, the visual prognosis of the patient rapidly declines [2]. Treatment is imperative to try and...Retinoblastoma management update (part 2): treatment, screening and surveillance, long-term follow-up and new developments
Retinoblastoma treatment requires significant multidisciplinary input, but early detection through raising awareness remains key to improving outcomes. In the second article of a two-part series, Manoj Parulekar discusses retinoblastoma management, screening and research. This article has been published in two...
Effects of orbital decompression
This is a retrospective review of 319 orbital decompression operations in 169 patients (73% female) with thyroid eye disease. Three wall decompressions were performed in 92 eyes, 2-wall in 206 (medial and floor), and a single wall (medial) in 18,...
Twenty-four hour IOP patterns in patients with thyroid eye disease (OO/GL)
Elevated IOP in patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) can be caused by restriction and compression of the globe by enlarged extraocular muscles, elevated episcleral venous pressure and increased mucopolysaccharide deposition in the trabecular meshwork. Although previous studies have investigated...
Quality of life after oculoplastic surgery
This is a literature review of published quality of life surveys in patients who have undergone a variety of oculoplastic procedures. The authors emphasise the importance of patient reported outcomes, noting that clinician and patient perceptions may differ, and that...
Incomplete teprotumumab treatment for thyroid eye disease
This is a multi-centre retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes in patients who were on teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease but had the usual regime of eight infusions, three weeks apart, interrupted due to COVID-19. Manufacturing was suspended between Dec 2020...
Acromegaly associated with enlargement of extraocular recti muscles
This retrospective case review aimed to evaluate the frequency and extent of extraocular muscle enlargement in cases of acromegaly at presentation. All new presentations of acromegaly diagnosis at a single tertiary centre over a five-year period were screened for inclusion....
