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Typical or surprisingly uncharacteristic presentations of neuro-ophthalmic emergencies
Irrespective of geographical location or patient cohort, emergency departments are high risk locations capable of inspiring extreme anxiety and dread in patients and doctors alike. The stress multiplies when a walk-in or referred case is suspected of underlying neurological pathology....
Epiblepharon management
This single centre review was conducted over 15 years to determine the frequency, indications and long-term follow-up of those referred for surgery as well as those treated conservatively for epiblepharon. Eighty-nine patients aged two months to 14 years (mean age...
Conservative surgical management of optic disc pit maculopathy
5 August 2020
| Annes Ahmeidat
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Four cases are presented in this case report that illustrates the option of conservative surgical management for optic disc pit complicated by maculopathy (ODP-M). Four men aged 24-67-years-old with no spontaneous resolution of ODP-M for a minimum of three months,...
Review of chalazion treatment
Even though chalazion is a common eyelid lesion, there is lack of consensus on a treatment algorithm. Conservative management includes lid hygiene and warm compresses and, in some cases, steroid ointments for two to three weeks. More invasive options for...Belfast briefing: Retina Day roundup from the RCOphth 2024 Annual Congress
2 August 2024
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - General
Belfast hosted this year’s Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ (RCOphth) Annual Congress, a meeting dedicated to sharing advances, knowledge and clinical practice points in ophthalmic care. This article summarises selected talks by medical and surgical retina specialists during the Retina Subspecialty...
Ectopia lentis management
This review discusses the management of non-traumatic ectopia lentis in the paediatric population focussing on the variety of surgical options for these patients. The review considers visual sequelae and conservative management, limitations for surgery with respect to historical and current...
Comparison of thrombolysis and conservative management in acute retinal ischaemia
1 March 2024
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective cohort study of individuals presenting with acute, painless, monocular vision loss and diagnosed with acute retinal ischaemia. Reasons for exclusion were iatrogenic aetiology, transient vision loss, missing initial visual acuity data, more than 16 hours...
Is thrombolytic treatment warranted for central retinal artery occlusion?
31 May 2024
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a subtype of acute ischaemic stroke which results in severe visual loss. Acute CRAO is equivalent to a brain acute ischaemic stroke (AIS), as the obstruction of the central retinal artery (CRA) causes end-organ...
EP in a case of abducens nerve palsy
1 February 2019
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Abducens nerve palsy, clivus, ecchordosis physaliphora, retro clival mass, sixth cranial nerve palsy
Ecchordosis physaliphora (EP) is a rare non-malignant mass that originates from remains of the notochord and is typically asymptomatic. Symptomatic cases are extremely rare, and the majority are managed by surgical resection. This case study reports a 42-year-old male who...
Sebaceous gland carcinoma
This is a review of 241 patients diagnosed with periocular sebaceous gland carcinoma which investigates whether age at presentation influences either the clinical presentation or the outcomes of treatment. Twelve percent of patients were classified as young (<40 years old),...
Marcus Gunn jaw winking without ptosis
This is a review of 72 cases of Marcus-Gunn jaw winking syndrome. The authors reviewed all their congenital ptoses seen over a 16 year period and found 72 Marcus-Gunn cases of out of a total of 848 patients. Within the...The perfect interview to land the dream consultant job
1 June 2015
| Philip Andrew, Soupramanien Sandramouli
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Eight top tips for consultant interviews: 1. A person is not just an ophthalmologist. Trusts are appointing the person not just the ophthalmologist. On a consultant interview panel (AAC) there will be non-ophthalmologists (e.g. medical director, chief executive, lay chair)...
