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Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody positive optic neuritis: a retrospective medical records review

Optic neuritis causes acute loss of visual function and can result in devastating visual dysfunction. Recently, measurements of anti-aquaporin 4 (AQP4) and anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies have become available, making it possible to evaluate the disease pathogenesis. This paper...

Optoversity 2024 happens on Sunday 7 April online

Students and companies have just a few days left to sign up for the annual Optoversity Challenge optometry competition and charity fundraiser for Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP), run by student training provider Out of the Box Optics.

Typical and atypical optic neuritis – diagnosis and initial management

Optic neuritis is a relatively common presentation to ophthalmologists in the acute setting. The vast majority are cases of ‘typical’ optic neuritis (ON) but a smaller group of conditions, so-called, ‘atypical’ optic neuritides require a different work-up and management strategy....

Progressive myelination of the retinal nerve fibre layer: Acquired or incidental?

*Co-first authors.Myelinated retinal nerve fibres are retinal nerve fibres encased by a myelin sheath, located anterior to the lamina cribrosa [1]. First described by Virchow in 1856, a myelinated retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) appears as a whitish, feathery patch...

Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection

Paediatric optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging of the eye remains an evolving technology to date. This handbook delves into this challenging area successfully and gives a comprehensive and detailed input into paediatric OCT pertaining to the retina and the optic...

Fiona Anderson, dispensing optician, takes office as Master of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers

Dispensing Optician Fiona Anderson was installed this week as Master of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers. Fiona is much in demand around the world as a practical examiner and speaker. She is a Past President of both her own...

Long-standing flattening effects on the globe following spaceflight

Posterior globe flattening has been well-documented in astronauts both during and after long-duration spaceflight (LDSF). This globe flattening is thought to be due to the disc centred anterior forces created by elevated volume and / or pressure within the optic...

Handbook of Retinal OCT

This is not a large colour atlas for optical coherence tomography (OCT) with comprehensive reference lists offering an in-depth description of this popular technology, but an up-to-date pocket or handbag-sized, soft-backed textbook that is likely to become a well-thumbed primer...

New sculpture unveiled at ABDO College

A new sculpture was unveiled at ABDO College this week.

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.

RCT of IOL type

The optical performance of pseudophakic eyes were compared after implantation of spherical and aspheric IOLs in paediatric patients after cataract surgery. This randomised controlled trial included 40 eyes of 23 patients: 20 eyes in each group. Follow-up was over three...

OCT imaging of occluded puncta

This is a description of the use of enhanced depth optical coherence tomography (OCT) to see whether a patent ampulla or canaliculus is detectable in patients with absent or occluded puncta. Nine occluded puncta of six patients with epiphora were...