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How does presentation, progression and outcome of new onset diplopia vary between older and younger adults?

The authors present a retrospective case review with the aim of comparing the frequency of different causes for new onset binocular diplopia in 2 age groups, above and below 65 years old. Adult patients with new onset diplopia within a...

Clinical outcomes following intraluminal stent removal from the PAUL glaucoma implant

This single German centre retrospective cohort study included 70 eyes from 68 patients. Qualified and complete success rates (95% CI) were 92.9% and 55.7% after 1 year and 88.6% (81.4–95.7%) and 50% (37.1–62.9%) at the last follow-up time point for...

Opening the AI ‘black box’ for glaucoma

Artificial intelligence (AI) models show great promise for glaucoma detection using retinal images, but their ‘black box’ nature is a major barrier to clinical adoption. Clinicians are often hesitant to trust a diagnosis without understanding its reasoning. This paper provides...

Risk of fractures with glaucoma

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, 7 articles were analysed, with 570,694 subjects and a reported total of 45,957 fractures. The study protocol (CRD42024527785) was registered prospectively. PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched from their inception to April...

Visual acuity improvement in amblyopic eyes following fellow eye vision loss

The authors present a systematic review with the aim of reporting how frequently and to what extent amblyopia recovers following the loss of vision in the fellow eye and identify any potential clinical predictors. Studies including adults with amblyopia and...

Accuracy of ChatGPT responses for questions about strabismus

This study aimed to assess the medical accuracy and readability of responses provided by ChatGPT in relation to patient/parent queries about strabismus. The authors compared responses from the free version (Chat 3.5) with those from a subscription service (version 4.0)....

How do immediate and sequential bilateral cataract surgery compare?

The authors present a retrospective cohort study with the aim of comparing the outcomes and complications of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) and delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery (DSBCS). Children (aged 0–24 months) undergoing bilateral cataract surgery at a...

Recommendation for wide angle fluorescein angiography to diagnose FEVR in NEDSDV

Neurodevelopmental disorder with spastic diplegia and visual defects (NEDSDV) is a genetic disease described in 2012 associated with variants in the CTNNB1 gene which encodes beta-catenin. Characteristics include strabismus, reduced visual acuity and familial exudative retinopathy (FEVR). In this study,...

Findings in an orthoptic-led clinic for children with epilepsy

This retrospective study aimed to determine the prevalence of ophthalmic abnormalities in children referred to the children’s epilepsy surgery service (CESS) in a single-UK centre and determine associations with epilepsy type and aetiology. This was a review of the CESS...

Using ‘piggyback prisms’ to measure large angle strabismus – don’t simply add them together

An experimental study was conducted with the aim of developing a method to measure strabismus angles larger than 50 prism dioptres (PD) using ‘piggyback prisms’ – stacking Fresnel and block prisms. The stacked prisms were placed 2cm from the light...

Comparison of in-person and telephone appointments for week 1 postoperative follow-up

This study evaluated engagement with a postoperative week-1 follow-up phone call, assessing safety, cost and travel savings. Electronic medical records of children (<18 years) having undergone strabismus surgery with a single surgeon during a 4-year period, were reviewed. Patients were...