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RSM (Royal Society of Medicine) Squint Forum 2023
This year’s annual Squint Forum meeting will be split into three sections. We will firstly examine Paediatric medical retina – with a focus on current research, genetics and ROP.Moorfields Education: DMEK wet lab
This wet lab, delivered by Moorfields corneal surgeons, will provide hands-on experience using human corneas to fellows and consultants who wish to start performing DMEK or to improve their current surgical skillsEyehope: 50th Trends in Ophthalmology Meeting
As usual, this meeting will highlight current trends across a range of Ophthalmic specialties which alternate every year. We hope you can join us for what promises to be a stimulating and varied educational two day programme.
Does mitomycin C improve success rates in DCR surgery?
The authors present a meta-analysis of the use of mitomycin C (MMC) as an adjunct in dacrocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery. Fifteen randomised control trials were included. There was a degree of heterogeneity in the surgical technique used, however, the MMC is...
Cataract in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome
The authors present a prospective comparative study in 43 patients with (group 1) or without (group 2) pseudoexfoliation (PXF) undergoing cataract surgery. Anterior capsule samples were obtained in all patients and analysed for signs of apoptosis by using special staining...
Occult central retinal artery occlusion
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a sight-threatening condition resulting from occlusion of the central retinal artery and hypoperfusion of the inner retina. Early on, fundal examination may be normal. The authors present a retrospective case series of 11 patients...
New prognostic model for multiple sclerosis after optic neuritis presentation
The authors present a post-hoc analysis using the publicly available data set from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial. The Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to assess for associations between clinical and radiological variables and the development of clinical...
Environmental variations in endophthalmitis
In this retrospective cohort study, the authors looked at seasonal and environmental variations in 171 endophthalmitis cases out of 423,297 intravitreal injections. The incidence of this complication was not correlated to monthly snowfall, rainfall, or average temperature. There was no...
