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Sub-clinical detection methods in multiple sclerosis
3 April 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Subclinical multiple sclerosis, axonal degeneration, frequency-doubling perimetry, optic neuritis, optical coherence tomography, standard automated perimetry
Visually symptomatic multiple sclerosis (MS) provides only part of the required information to assist in understanding the disease. Recently, researchers have concentrated their efforts on diagnosing MS cases in the subclinical period. The aim of this paper was to assess...
Relationship between diabetic retinopathy and cerebrovascular reactivity changes
1 March 2024
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Cerebral vasomotor reactivity, breath-holding index, diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, transcranial Doppler ultrasound
Cerebral micro-angiopathy caused by diabetes can manifest itself as an impairment in cerebrovascular reactivity. Transcranial doppler ultrasound (TCD) is a cost-effective and non-invasive way to measure the cerebrovascular reactivity. This study aimed to assess the relationship between the grade of...
What are the characteristics of patients reporting diplopia in giant cell arteritis?
4 December 2024
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective study of individuals diagnosed with giant cell arteritis (GCA) consecutively over a six-year period at a single tertiary ophthalmic centre. The characteristics of binocular diplopia prior to GCA diagnosis was collected from medical records and...
WATCH: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission
22 February 2023
This Andean Medical Mission series is called Beyond 2020, and focuses on the many aspects of creating services which will ultimately impact on eliminating avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services.
Music and song inspire Freya to start speaking
30 January 2024
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More Than Meets The Eye, Charity, Sight Scotland, campaign, sight loss, Royal Blind School
Freya Reily, who is six years old from Tranent in East Lothian, is more than meets the eye. Freya, who was born very prematurely and has severe vision impairment, has been inspired by music and song to start speaking, something that her parents did not think was possible just a few short months ago.
The All Eyes Foundation
3 April 2024
| Haidar Al-Hakim
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EYE - General
At its core, All Eyes Foundation (AEF) wishes to help bring vision back to Iraq, and it intends to do this through ophthalmic subspecialty training, mentoring and infrastructure development. Based in Najaf, just over 100 miles south of Baghdad, the...
Management of diabetic macular oedema (DMO)
1 February 2018
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Anti-VEGF therapy, Diabetic macular edema, Steroids
The authors present guidelines on current diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the management of DMO. Fluorescein angiography (FA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are recommended before starting treatment to help diagnose and stage DMO, and can be repeated if there...
Results of fixed aflibercept treatment regime in type 3 neovascularisation
1 April 2020
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
In this prospective study the authors evaluate the effect of intravitreal aflibercept injections in the treatment of naive type 3 neovascularisation using a fixed treatment regime. Fourteen eyes of 14 patients were studied. All patients were treated with intravitreal 2.0...
The world of the unseen
We are witnessing an incredible era of miraculous and marvellous discoveries. The globe has seen breakthroughs in science, medicine, creative arts, technology, digital media, and much more. In warm, sunny April, Emerald Network celebrated its 20th year of Eid events,...Sustainability in eyecare: Climate action in eyecare
4 August 2021
| Mitasha Yu, Imran Khan
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EYE - General
Climate change will cause disruption to critical eyecare services and increases in rates of eye disease around the world. The International Agency for Prevention of Blindness has recommended 10 key areas of action on how the eyecare sector can address...
Ophthalmology in the developing world
1 April 2014
| Caterina Sarah Dal Col
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EYE - General
After the second year of medical school, I spent my summer vacation working as a volunteer for a small Italian non-government organisation (NGO), named HEALTH-AID. As part of my volunteering experience, I joined a team of European doctors, medical students...