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Hering’s response in ptosis surgery
his is a prospective study of the Hering’s response in patients undergoing Muller’s muscle-conjunctival resection (MMCR) ptosis surgery, with a particular reference to the accuracy of preoperative phenylephrine testing. Patients with unilateral ptosis were assessed clinically preoperatively, in the immediate...
Dichoptic vs occlusion therapy outcomes for anisometropic amblyopia
The authors evaluated a binocular Tetris game for Android phones and compared its effectiveness, compliance and adverse events with part-time patching in children with anisometropic amblyopia. This was a prospective randomised study. Group 1 played the game for two hours...
Investigation into the anatomical differences of eyelashes between Caucasian and Indian specimens
This study investigated the anatomy of human eyelashes through analysis of root depth, angle, and spatial relationship. Four eyelids from Caucasian donors were obtained from fresh donors and four eyelids from Indian donors were obtained from eye bank calls. The...
Impact of WASH factors on trachoma prevalence
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness globally. Following a national population-based trachoma survey in Malawi, one round of azithromycin mass drug elimination (MDA) was carried out successfully – that is, the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation, follicular (TF) in...
Randomised controlled trial of CAM training vs occlusion for amblyopia therapy
The main aim of this study was to compare the effect of Cambridge vision stimulator (CAM) therapy with passive occlusion in the management of unilateral amblyopia. This was an randomised control trial (RCT) with two groups; group 1 with CAM...
Improvement of visual acuity with dichoptic training for amblyopia
This study evaluated the effectiveness of dichoptic amblyopia treatment using the Bynocs AmblyGo programme in reversing various types of amblyopia in a retrospective cohort. At recruitment, all patients had demonstration of the treatment. Patients continued treatment at home via internet-connected...
