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Associated ocular and systemic disease in congenital cataract

The authors examined the impact of accompanying systemic diseases on surgical planning and the postoperative period in patients undergoing congenital cataract surgery. This was a retrospective study over 2010–2024 of 142 patients (239 eyes): 75 females and 67 males. 45...

Tocilizumab effectiveness in paediatric non-infectious uveitis: data from the International AIDA Network Registries on ocular inflammatory disorders

Medical records of 15 paediatric patients (onset before age of 16) affected by refractory non-infectious uveitis (NIU) and treated by tocilizumab (TCZ) were reviewed. Data were extracted from the international AIDA Network for uveitis registry and Behcet’s disease registries. They...

Clinical characteristics and visual outcome of patients with macular pseudohole

This is a retrospective study of consecutive patients with macular pseudohole (MPH) who had vitrectomy and were followed for at least 6 months postoperatively. MPH was diagnosed based on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings. 76 eyes of 75 patients...

Using AI to generate and revise patient educational materials for retinopathy of prematurity

In this study, the authors compared the performance of three popular large learning models (LLMs) – ChatGPT3.5, ChatGPT4 and Gemini – in rewriting existent patient education materials on retinopathy of prematurity (RoP) to be more readable and accessible to patients,...

Dose modelling for surgery of AACE vs esotropia

The aim of this study was to provide surgeons with a reference for surgical planning by analysing surgical quantification formulas through multiple regression analysis. The study included 269 patients; 170 with type II acute acquired concomitant esotropia (AACE) and 99...

Evaluation of superior rectus recession with Y-splitting for treatment of DVD

This prospective study evaluated superior rectus recession with Y-splitting for treatment of dissociated vertical deviation (DVD) looking at aspects of efficacy and complications. The study included 12 patients; 9 males and 3 females with mean age of 14.5 ±13.31 years...

Trial of low-concentration bimatoprost and timolol eye gel versus higher concentrations

This is an international, multicentre, randomised, parallel group, investigator-masked study of 554 patients, having insufficient control of intraocular pressure (IOP) with a first-line monotherapy and requiring dual therapy. Two hundred and eighty patients were randomised to receive low concentration (BTFCEG...

Difference in anterior ciliary vessels across horizontal and vertical rectus muscles

In order to obtain more information about anterior ciliary vessels (ACVs), the authors compared bilateral ACVs of the lateral and medial recti muscles and intraoperative observations of the difference of AVC preservation between the lateral rectus and other rectus muscles....

Prevalence of strabismus, nystagmus and risk factors in children and adolescents born preterm with and without retinopathy of prematurity

This is a retrospective study of 949 children (11.21 +/-3.92 years, 495 females). They were divided into 6 groups based on gestational age (GA) with/without retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and with/without treatment of ROP, alongside full-term babies as a control...

Lessons from an unusual case of syphilis

The rise of syphilis transmission rates over the past two decades has been one of public health’s great puzzles. In the UK, the situation has reached epidemic levels, with a 126% increase between 2013 and 2018 [1]. We present a...

Simulated ocular surgery – strabismus surgery

See also Simulated ocular surgery and Simulated ocular surgery: pars plane vitrectomy and scleral buckling surgery Strabismus surgery requires a range of skills, distinct to those required for intraocular surgery. Even if a trainee does not plan to become a...

Management of squint with near-distance angle disparity

These are a group of strabismus disorders where the angle of misalignment is different between near and distance. The focus of this article will be on the patients where the angle for near exceeds the distance angle by more than...