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Lester Jones tubes: Can these be tolerated long-term?
The authors present a retrospective case review study of a cohort of patients with Lester Jones’ tubes first placed between 1969 and 1989, and who were reviewed within the last 15 years. Twenty-nine patients (33 eyes) were included in the...
Review of extraocular muscle biopsies and utility of biopsy in extraocular muscle enlargement
This is a retrospective case series study from Melbourne, Australia, of 93 patients with extraocular muscle (EOM) enlargement who underwent an EOM biopsy between March 1992 and January 2017. Statistical analysis was performed to compare the data between patients with...
Subconjunctival anaesthesia in vitreoretinal surgery
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...
Natural history of idiopathic intracranial hypertension depending on incidental or symptomatic presentation
The authors present a large retrospective review cohort of consecutive patients diagnosed or presumed idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) over a three-year period at a single tertiary centre. Patients on medication with a known aetiology for IIH were excluded. The cohort...
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...
Risk for systemic hypertension in ROP with IVB or laser therapy
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between intravenous bevacizumab (IVB) and hypertension among infants with severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and comparing those treated with IVB to those treated with laser, or infants...
Long-term incidence and survival trends in retinoblastoma in the USA
The authors present a retrospective observational study of 5730 patients diagnosed with retinoblastoma between 1996 and 2018. Data on demographics, age at diagnosis, treatment and survival were extracted from national registries with coverage of 99% of the population of the...
Biomarkers in thyroid eye disease
An ideal biomarker is sensitive, specific, easily assessable and clinically relevant. This study looked at the presence of inflammatory cytokines present in the tear film of healthy controls, thyroid patients without eye disease (non-TED) and those with thyroid eye disease...
