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An interesting presentation of ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm with acute monocular vision loss
1 April 2014
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors report an interesting case of a 60-year-old man presenting with acute monocular vision loss accompanied by periorbital pain as an unusual presentation of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm. The patient did not present with...
Detection of SO tendon abnormality versus atrophy
This study aimed to evaluate patterns of binocular misalignment in primary gaze, lateral and vertical gaze, and head tilt in patients showing head-tilt dependent hypertropia associated with discontinued superior oblique (SO) tendon but without SO muscle atrophy, versus patients with...
Narrative review of opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome following COVID-19
5 June 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, complications, myoclonus, neuro-COVID, opsoclonus
Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (OMS) / opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome (OMAS) is a rare central nervous system manifestation of COVID-19, but an increasing number of articles have reported patients in whom COVID-19 was complicated by OMS / OMAS. This narrative review...
Pioneering Moorfields and Guy’s and St Thomas’ study tackles visual snow
A new study by a team from Moorfields Eye Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ will examine the role of mindfulness in potentially helping people who have visual snow syndrome.Headaches in ophthalmology (part 2)
Ophthalmologists see a large number of patients with headaches or facial pain in the ophthalmic outpatient clinics or in emergency clinics. Over two articles, I will discuss several causes of headaches, ocular manifestations and proposed management and referral options. It...
Case presentation: seizures as a presenting sign of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
3 June 2024
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a syndrome of isolated elevated intracranial pressure of unknown cause. Neurological examination in IIH is typically normal except for papilloedema and possible cranial nerve six palsy, although rare, atypical symptoms and signs can occur. With...
Development of testing protocols for high and low contrast visual acuity
1 April 2018
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, LCD tablet, high-contrast visual acuity, low-contrast visual acuity, pinhole
Dysfunction of the afferent visual system, characterised by impairments in high-contrast visual acuity (HCVA) and low-contrast visual acuity (LCVA) have been demonstrated in some neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. HCVA and LCVA are also potential quantitative...
Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Birmingham Afferent Course
16 January 2025
Objective: The aim is to review the physiology and the pathology of optic nerve disorders. The course is aimed at ophthalmologists, neurologists and orthoptists of all grades. It will be of value to those preparing for exams or refreshing their...
Clinical features of ocular syphilis
7 December 2020
| Su Young
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The study looked at 24 patients (20 males, four females) with serological evidence of syphilitic infection who presented to a tertiary ophthalmic centre. Ocular involvement was the first manifestation of syphilitic disease in 96% and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) seropositivity...
Psychiatric Consequences of Ophthalmic Disease
1 December 2013
| Amjad Akram, Masood Alam Shah
In part two of this series on ophthalmology and psychiatry, the authors will cover the possible psychiatric consequences of ophthalmic disease. The following conditions will be discussed: a. Black patch psychosis b. Psychological state in blindness c. Phobias in the...
Myasthenia gravis presenting with isolated ptosis: a poorly studied subgroup
1 February 2015
| B Karri, RT Sebastian, G Kyle, IK Hart
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Investigation into the cause of one isolated symptom or sign can be challenging if that particular sign may be caused by a variety of pathological processes, affecting different tissues, and presenting to different specialties. Unilateral ptosis is a case in...
Typical and atypical optic neuritis – diagnosis and initial management
1 June 2016
| Srilakshmi Sharma, M Isabel Leite
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Optic neuritis is a relatively common presentation to ophthalmologists in the acute setting. The vast majority are cases of ‘typical’ optic neuritis (ON) but a smaller group of conditions, so-called, ‘atypical’ optic neuritides require a different work-up and management strategy....
