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Why is there subretinal fluid at the macula?
3 June 2021
| Zhihang Cheng
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), Differential diagnosis, Retinal disease, Serous fluid accumulation, Serous maculopathy
This is a review article looking at the differential diagnosis of subretinal fluid in the macula that could be diagnosed as central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). The authors have categorised them into 12 groups: neovascular diseases, vitelliform lesions, inflammatory diseases, ocular...
What is paracentral acute middle maculopathy?
3 June 2021
| Zhihang Cheng
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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PAMM, Paracentral acute middle maculopathy, Retinal capillary plexus, Retinal ischemic cascade, Retinal vascular occlusion, Retinal vasculature
This is a review article characterising a clinical entity called paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM). The article highlights the fact that retinal capillary plexuses are organised predominantly into three trilaminar capillary layers occupying the area between the nerve fibre layer...
Parent-reported outcomes after cerebral hemispherectomy
4 August 2021
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present the findings of a survey circulated by the Childhood Epilepsy Surgery Foundation to its members. Parents of children who had undergone a cerebral hemispherectomy were invited to participate. A total of 48 responses from 248 who were...
Association of pendular waveform and retinal disorders
4 August 2021
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
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Nystagmus, nystagmus waveform, retina disorders
The authors aimed to evaluate the relationship between retinal disorders and pendular low amplitude high frequency components (PLAHF) waveform by collecting nystagmus eye movement recordings, electroretinography (ERG) and gene tests. Retinal disorders were diagnosed by clinical phenotype and genotype characteristics....
V pattern surgery
Inferior oblique (IO) muscle belly transposition involves fixing the belly of the IO to the sclera at 5mm posterior to the temporal insertion of the inferior rectus (IR). This study reports the clinical outcomes of bilateral surgery to treat V...Subconjunctival anaesthesia in vitreoretinal surgery
4 August 2021
| Ed Rule
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Peribulbar anesthesia, Retrobulbar anesthesia, Two-step anesthesia, Vitrectomy
The authors present a technique that combines topical and subconjunctival anaesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery. In this ‘two-step’ procedure, three drops of proparacaine were applied to the conjunctival fornix, followed by subconjunctival lidocaine injected in three quadrants. This was compared with...
Clinical outcomes of a supplementary sulcus IOL
1 October 2021
| Ed Rule
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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Dysphotopsia, Pigment deposits, Presbyopia correction, Rayner sulcoflex, Supplementary intraocular lens, implantation
In this retrospective study, the authors examined 31 eyes of 20 patients who had received a supplementary trifocal sulcus IOL in addition to a ‘bag-in-the-lens’ IOL. Implantation of a ‘bag-in-the-lens’ IOL requires the creation of anterior and posterior capsulotomies, followed...
Acanthamoeba keratitis
This is a retrospective case series on medical records and corneal photographs of 40 eyes of 35 patients with acanthamoeba keratitis (AK, culture positive or with histopathological diagnosis). The mean age of onset was 30 ±15 years (younger in females)....Age and prevalence of amblyopia in Ghana
The overall aim of this study was to determine the pattern and prevalence of amblyopia and assess the treatment options used in a rural hospital in Ghana. The authors conducted a retrospective study from 2014-2018. Of 12,860 clinical records, 12,602...Uveitis ocular toxoplasmosis
1 October 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This is a retrospective study of 106 patients between March 2011 and June 2018, of 37 IgM +group and 69 IgM - group of patients. The clinical features, demographics of patients with ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) were studied according to the...