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Intravitreal Ziv-Aflibercept: safety analysis
7 December 2020
| Su Young
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Ziv-Aflibercept (Zaltrap; Sanofi-Aventis U.S LLS, Bridgewater, NJ) was originally introduced as an intravenous formulation for metastatic colorectal cancer. The adoption of Ziv-Aflibercept in ophthalmic practice was similar to bevacizumab, and reports have previously examined one to two year visual outcomes...
Use of a smartphone repair microscope for microsurgical suturing simulation
5 August 2020
| Tom Sherman, Salman Waqar
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EYE - General
Suturing ocular tissues under microscopic guidance is a skill that has declined in frequency, with the majority of cataract operations being sutureless. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, training opportunities in theatre have declined further, given elective surgery cancellations. Subsequently, trainees...
Outcomes of plaque radiotherapy for retinoblastoma
The study authors evaluate their experience of plaque radiotherapy for retinoblastoma (RB) in 41 eyes of 41 patients that failed intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC). This was a retrospective review including 21 females and 20 males. Median age was 18 months and...In conversation with Salman Waqar
1 December 2018
| Salman Waqar, Hari Kaneshayogan
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EYE - General
Hari Kaneshayogan interviews Salman Waqar, a Consultant Ophthalmologist with a keen interest in medical innovation. He is the inventor of the Waqar suture removal forceps, which combines suture cut and removal in one instrument. He has also created an injection...
PRPF31-related retinitis pigmentosa and asymptomatic carriers
1 March 2024
| Ian Reekie
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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FST, PRPF31, RP11, Retinitis pigmentosa, asymptomatic carriers, non-penetrance
The authors present a study of 21 patients with variants in the PRPF31 gene classified as pathogenic or likely pathogenic. These variants are caused by autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP-11). Between January 2020 and November 2021 patients underwent tests of...
Haag-Streit UK moves to exciting new premises
14 June 2023
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haag-streit
Haag-Streit UK is pleased to announce that they have moved their UK headquarters from Harlow to Bishop’s Stortford (Hertfordshire).
BCLA to stage its first in-person Presidential Address since pandemic
The new President of the BCLA will highlight the “fears and opportunities” in the contact lens industry as part of the first face-to-face address to members in four years.Retrograde maculopathy in glaucoma
1 October 2017
| Chrysostomos D Dimitriou
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EYE - Glaucoma
Macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) analysis can be used for quantitative measures of optic nerve atrophy at a location far away from the optic nerve head. This has recently led to the discovery of microcystic macular oedema (MME), in the...
The dynamic nature of orbital cavernous haemangiomas
This paper seeks to address the question of how much do orbital cavernous haemangiomas actually change over time, and if there are any identifiable factors which can predict which lesions will grow and which will remain stable. In particular, if...Effect of rebubbling after DMEK
This study objectively evaluated the impact of rebubbling on postoperative corneal clarity and endothelial cell loss (ELD) after DMEK. This was a retrospective analysis of 132 consecutive DMEK cases performed for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy or pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. Patients were...OCTA in angioid streaks
1 February 2019
| Saruban Pasu
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This paper reports on the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) features of choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) secondary to angioid streaks and the ability to predict CNV activity. A total of 38 eyes of 19 patients were included in the study. Thirty...
Type 3 CNV and anti-VEGF
1 February 2019
| Saruban Pasu
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The purpose of the study was to determine the differences between aflibercept and ranibizumab in terms of their therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of Type 3 neovascularisation. The authors highlight that the dominant mechanism for Type 3 neovascularisation development is...