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Traumatic injuries from foam Nerf bullets
5 June 2023
| Bhagashree Joshi, Marika Troiani, Manoj Kulshrestha
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
Background Three patients are presented in this case report: an adult and two children which were subjected to ocular injuries from Nerf gun bullets. Generally, Nerf guns are considered safer than airsoft guns. While there are many papers on airsoft...
Headache: the clue is in the eyes
1 October 2021
| Parushak Rezai, Aleksandra Pekacka
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
A worrying cause of headache is raised intracranial pressure (ICP). Papilloedema is a vital clue for accurate diagnosis and performing fundoscopy is essential in detecting this sign. The authors review the use of fundoscopy in their own district general hospital....
Understanding spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS): what do we know?
Introduction Formerly known as visual impairment and intracranial pressure syndrome (VIIP), space-related neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) is defined by a collection of ophthalmic and neurological findings in astronauts after long-term spaceflight [1]. Changes in the eyeball, such as hyperopic shift, during...From the seas to OCTs, a journey from working in TV to creating teaching in ophthalmology
1 April 2020
| Paul Dimmock
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EYE - General
To relaunch our Allied Professionals section, Paul Dimmock from Gloucestershire discusses his unique role with the Gloucestershire Retinal Education Group. In Gloucestershire we have a collection of ophthalmic-targeted departments led by Professor Peter Scanlon, Clinical Director of the NHS Diabetic...
Haag-Streit offers free downloadable breath shield template
31 March 2020
Haag-Streit has offered users a free downloadable breath shield template for its slit lamps.
Charles Bonnet Syndrome emerges from the shadows
10 November 2020
There has been a ground-breaking response to the online Charles Bonnet Syndrome Patient Information event on
16 November.
Belfry to host summer OSA meeting
The Belfry beckons for all OSA members from 10–11 June, as one of the most enjoyable events of the optical calendar.Vision passport to be discussed at OSA June 10 meeting
The Digital Eye Care Alliance (DECA) meeting at the OSA Summer Belfry event on June 10, is opening its doors to non-OSA members who would like to know more about the rapid advances in digital eyecare.A comparison of colour vision tests in the presence of contrast sensitivity loss
1 February 2018
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Contrast sensitivity, Farnsworth D-15, Hardy-Rand-Rittler, Ishihara
This study analyses the effect of contrast sensitivity (CS) loss on colour vision (CV) testing, using a variety of colour vision tests. The authors used a computer model for CS loss to determine its effect on CV testing scores for...
Systematic review on vergence neural pathways
1 December 2016
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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degeneration, divergence, neural pathways, review, vergence, Convergence
A full systematic review of the literature was carried out by the authors, to identify literature available on vergence neural pathways and associated disorders. The review included articles related to vergence neural pathways, along with articles that discussed the anatomy,...
Differential diagnosis in cases of suspected neuroretinitis
1 June 2016
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Cat scratch disease, macular star, neuroretinitis, optic disc oedema, rickettsiosis, systemic hypertension
Neuroretinitis is a form of optic neuropathy typically characterised by acute unilateral visual loss with optic disc oedema and macular exudates arranged in a star figure around the fovea (complete or partial star). The purpose of this study was to...