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Therapeutic options for advanced cutaneous basal (BCC) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC)
This article discusses the use of topical and systemic therapy in the management of advanced periocular tumours. It focuses on those that have gained United States Food and Drug Administration approval; namely imiquimod, vismodegib, sonidegib, pembrolizumab and cemiplimab. Imiquimod is...
Multidrug-resistant keratitis: challenging yet manageable
This is a retrospective review of all patients’ records from a tertiary referral centre in India from January 2018 to December 2019, who had corneal scrapings for direct smear and culture sensitivity. Those cases where the organisms were diagnosed to...
Should we be looking for anemia in the presence of papilloedema?
The authors present a retrospective case notes review of patients diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) presenting to a tertiary neuro-ophthalmology clinic over a 32-month period. The IIH group were age and sex matched with other patients attending the clinic...
Aquaporin-4 antibody testing in isolate optic neuritis
The authors present a retrospective case review of first presentation isolated cases of optic neuritis tested for aquaporin-4 antibody across two centres over a nine-year period. Exclusion criteria included known diagnosis or other manifestations of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Two...
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...
New management algorithm for acute post cataract endophthalmitis
In this study, the authors aimed to establish an objective algorithm for recommending urgent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) to help improve visual outcomes in the current era of clear corneal-incision phacoemulsification and small gauge PPV. This study examined 150 cases...
Extraocular muscle disinsertion outcomes for large angle strabismus
The authors present a case series of patients who underwent surgical extraocular muscle (EOM) disinsertion for severe cranial nerve palsy or thyroid eye disease including 12 patients (13 eyes: 10 male, three female). There was one bilateral case – bilateral...
Features of branchio-oculo-facial syndrome
Branchio-oculo-facial (BOF) syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited syndrome that typically presents with branchial cleft sinus defects, ocular anomalies and dysmorphic facial appearance. The authors present a new case alongside the results of a literature review describing the common genetic...
BTA injection to treat convergence insufficiency
The outcomes of patients with convergence insufficiency (CI) treatment with botulinum toxin A (BTA) in one or both lateral rectus muscles are reported. This was a retrospective study of 23 patients; eight males, 15 female, mean age 59 years (range...
Outcomes of suture-less vs. sutured wound closure for paediatric cataract surgery
In this study the authors aimed to compare the incidence of postoperative complications between cases of suture-less and sutured wound closure in paediatric cataract surgery. This was a retrospective study of children aged <18 years and included 116 eyes of...
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...
