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Practice patterns of uveal melanoma management with Iodine-125 brachytherapy
5 August 2020
| Annes Ahmeidat
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EYE - Pathology, EYE - Oncology
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Brachytherapy, Treatment practices, Uveal melanoma
With the 2006 Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study Group (COMS) study demonstrating no difference in survival outcomes for participants randomised to either iodine-125 brachytherapy or enucleation, the majority of primary uveal melanomas in the United States are now treated with brachytherapy....
In vivo confocal microscopy, principles and use in keratitis Part 1: Principles
In 1968 Maurice introduced the concept of high powered specular microscopy, it was in that very year that the first scanning confocal microscope was proposed. Marvin Minsky developed the first confocal microscope in 1955 named the ‘double focusing scanning microscope’....RCOphth (The Royal College of Ophthalmologists) Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery
27 September 2024
This one day intense simulation-based surgical training course for manual small incision cataract surgery covers all the crucial steps needed for competence in a cataract procedure which is safe, suitable and sutureless for mature and brunescent cataracts. It is the...
Efficacy and safety of intravitreal aflibercept injection in wet age-related macular degeneration
1 June 2015
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This is a sub-group study of double masked review of patients randomised to different dosages and treatment frequency compared between aflibercept and ranibizumab treatment. This is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal aflibercept (IVT-AFL) in Japanese patients with...
Celebrating volunteer ophthalmic nurses on #InternationalNursesDay
12 May 2022
Eye News and eye care charity Orbis celebrate volunteer ophthalmic nurses who worked on the frontlines during the pandemic.
Artists Unite: hear from artist Lindsey Whitelaw
22 June 2022
| Chris Henson
An art exhibition examining sight loss opened as part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe in London on 10 June. Artist Lindsey Whitelaw spoke to Eye News about her process, and the influence of visual impairment on her work.
Innovations in ophthalmology: what can the innovations of the past teach us about tomorrow?
BUOS Prize Essay – 2nd prize winner for 2013 submissions Introduction An essay titled Innovations in Ophthalmology might choose to focus on the history; from cataract couching to femtosecond lasers, ophthalmology has had no shortage of topics worthy of discussion....An introduction to research governance
1 February 2014
| Nana Theodorou
Research is the process of acquiring new generalisable knowledge and should be fully integrated into health care work. There is a growing drive to encourage and further develop evidence-based practice in ophthalmology so that staff and patients benefit from improved...
Anterior segment OCT imaging in cases of episcleritis and scleritis
1 June 2016
| Saruban Pasu
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The purpose of this study was to determine whether it is feasible to obtain good-quality images with anterior segment OCT (AS-OCT) in patients with episcleral or scleral inflammation located anterior to the equator, and whether this technique is able to...
One-week intubation in external dacryocystorhinostomy
Whether to routinely intubate or not in dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery has been a subject of controversy among lacrimal surgeons. Similarly, if intubated the timing of removal of stent is not standard. Here, the authors carried out a survey of their...A rare neonatal presentation of bilateral dacryocele and choanal atresia
27 October 2021
| Gagandeep Sachdeva, Kevin Thomas, Rehan Rajput, Mat Daniel, Katya Tambe
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EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - General
Following a routine pregnancy, a newly delivered baby boy, born at term, was found to have increased work of breathing, stridor and a left medial canthal swelling. The baby required 100% oxygen via a face mask to maintain oxygen saturations....
Syringocystadenoma papilliferum in the right lateral canthus
2 August 2024
| Kareem Waleed Alsaffarini, Han Xern Khoo, Egle Rostron
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EYE - Pathology, EYE - Oncology
Syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SP) is an exceedingly rare, benign adnexal tumour primarily affecting the skin. It is characterised by the presence of cystic structures and papillary projections. This uncommon dermatological condition is typically found in areas rich in apocrine glands, such...