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Ocular findings in children with myasthenia

This is a retrospective audit of paediatric myasthenic patients presenting to Great Ormond Street (GOSH) between January 2016 and January 2020. During this period there were 49 children, including 27 with juvenile myasthenia (JMG) and the rest as congenital myasthenia...

Using a tumour registry to investigate optic nerve gliomas

This study is a retrospective comparative analysis. Patients with optic nerve glioma and pilocytic astrocytoma were identified through the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registry covering a 42-year period using standardised codes. The following data was extracted: basic...

Telemedicine for postoperative reviews

This is a detailed study looking at the use of telemedicine in the context of a postoperative review following oculoplastic and orbital surgery. The authors combined a video consultation (telephone if there were technical issues) with a ‘pre-visit tool’ that...

Psychological approach to treatment of accommodative / convergence anomalies

A case series is presented of affected children, young people and young adults with discussion of a psychological approach to aiding their accommodative problems. The psychological approach involved an information sheet provided at the end of assessment which included explanations...

Ophthalmic findings following noticeable external injury following forceps delivery

This study prospectively recruited consecutive women following a forceps vaginal delivery of a single foetus in cephalic position over a two-year period. Individual patient consent was waived by the approving body. The neonates received a paediatrician assessment soon after birth....

Optical coherence tomography angiography usability in measuring iris vasculature in strabismus surgery

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) as a screening tool for anterior segment ischemia (ASI) in strabismus surgery. Optical coherence tomography angiography measurements were taken in 18 subjects. Twelve were...

Atopic dermatitis: Risk of glaucoma progression?

This population-based retrospective cohort study from December 5, 2003 to December 3, 2018 examined 528,469 patients with glaucoma with a diagnosis of atopic dermatitis (AD) based on diagnostic claim codes from the TriNetX Research Network, which contains real-time information on...

ChatGPT response accuracy for amblyopia and childhood myopia questions

With the increasing use of ChatGPT by the public to obtain information, the authors of this study aimed to critically evaluate the scientific quality of the responses to frequently asked questions about amblyopia and childhood myopia. They submitted 27 and...

Function vision outcomes in pseudophakic children

This study evaluated the functional vision of 196 pseudophakic children and their carers treated at a tertiary centre in Southwest Nigeria and identified association factors. Mean age was 9.8 ±3.4 years (range 2–16) with 68.9% male and 31.1% female. Median...

Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in patients with craniofacial abnormalities

This is a retrospective study including 1998 patients over a period of 10 years. Of this number, 41 patients were identified as having a craniofacial abnormality and congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) (23.1 per 10,000 live births). Interestingly the most...

How does teprotumumab impact on ocular misalignment in thyroid eye disease?

A retrospective case review was conducted with the aim of exploring the effect of teprotumumab on objective diplopia. Adults diagnosed with thyroid eye disease, presenting with diplopia and receiving a standard six-month treatment with teprotumumab at a single centre were...