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Can coenzyme Q10 have a protective role in ethambutol-induced retinal ganglion cell toxicity
3 April 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Ethambutol, coenzyme Q10, ethambutol toxic optic neuropathy, retinal ganglion cells, tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases, especially in developing or low- income countries. Ethambutol is a widely used drug to treat TB. Ethambutol can cause visual disturbance including ethambutol toxic optic neuropathy (ETON). ETON is one...
An atypical presentation of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
1 August 2018
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Indocyanine green angiography, neuroretinitis, optical coherence tomography, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
The authors present a single case of atypical presentation of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. A 42-year-old female presented with unilateral visual loss associated with systemic symptoms of fever and headache. Initial ophthalmic examination revealed a unilateral neuroretinitis, however, investigations for infectious and...
Caring for adults with an ocular tumour
1 December 2015
| Bertil E Damato
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Detection If you screen for an intraocular tumour, dilate the pupil. If the patient is driving, use phenylephrine only. If the patient declines, document this in the casenotes. Don’t forget to look for sentinel vessels, which would indicate a ciliary...
Making sense of the orthoptic assessment
1 April 2020
| Joe Smith
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EYE - Cataract
Following the Specialty Trainee article on this topic in the February/March 2020 issue, Joe Smith provides a more detailed breakdown of the orthoptic report. Orthoptists investigate, diagnose and manage a wide variety of patients with varying problems. In this article,...
Understanding and confronting bacterial endophthalmitis
Abdus Samad Ansari highlights the importance of early recognition of this condition using an unusual presentation. Endophthalmitis is a medical emergency with devastating consequences. Despite adequate treatment, severe cases frequently result in permanent blindness. Endophthalmitis involves inflammation of both the...
OCTA in geographic atrophy
4 August 2021
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Age-related macular degeneration, Angiography, Choriocapillaris, Choroid, Optical coherence tomography
In this article the authors aim to give an overview of the current literature concerning the application of OCT-A in geographic atrophy (GA). GA is a disease characterised by loss of outer retinal layers including photoreceptors, degeneration of the retinal...
Review of non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
1 October 2016
| Chrysostomos D Dimitriou
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Neuroprotection, optic nerve ischemia, optic nerve vasculature, primate models, rodent models
This article reviews the risk factors, clinical presentation and therapies that have been investigated for non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAAION). Additionally, it provides an update from recent rodent and primate models, offering a new insight into the pathophysiology of...
Myasthenia Gravis Masquerading as a Third Cranial Nerve Palsy
1 February 2014
| Maria Loredana Popescu, Annabel Doyle
A 65-year-old man presented with a week’s history of binocular diplopia (in all directions of gaze) and a right partial ptosis. He was systemically well. His past medical history was unremarkable except for vitiligo. At presentation acuity was 6/6 bilaterally....
The results of the last survey Apr25
Postoperative endophthalmitis is arguably the worse possible complication of cataract surgery. We are a victim of our own success as the procedure has such an amazing safety profile that when things go wrong patients are bound to feel aggrieved and...White dot syndromes
1 September 2015
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
It is fair to say that trainees and consultants who are not medical retina specialists are a bit scared of the so called retinal ‘white dot syndromes’. It is easy to understand why this is the case, as almost every...
