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Acromegaly associated with enlargement of extraocular recti muscles

This retrospective case review aimed to evaluate the frequency and extent of extraocular muscle enlargement in cases of acromegaly at presentation. All new presentations of acromegaly diagnosis at a single tertiary centre over a five-year period were screened for inclusion....

What are the characteristics of patients reporting diplopia in giant cell arteritis?

The authors present a retrospective study of individuals diagnosed with giant cell arteritis (GCA) consecutively over a six-year period at a single tertiary ophthalmic centre. The characteristics of binocular diplopia prior to GCA diagnosis was collected from medical records and...

Comparing retinal thickness in Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and healthy controls

This study aimed to compare retinal findings in chronic essential tremor (ET), early Parkinson’s disease (PD) and healthy controls. Those recruited with ET had to have received a diagnosis a minimum of three years previous and those with PD had...

Aug/Sep 2017 Quiz

History A seven-year-old atopic boy has been treated for phlyctenulosis with mild topical steroids. However, he developed dramatic changes at the right limbus in two weeks. He also had past history of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) with poor compliance to treatment....

Apr/May 2018 Quiz

History A 57-year-old lady presents with a right subconjunctival lesion which has been increasing in size for three months (Figure 1). She has never had vision problems other than presbyopia. Past medical history: hypertension and asthma. On examination, she had...

Quiz Oct/Nov 2022

History An Afro-Caribbean woman, aged 30, with “scleral tattooing” for cosmetic reasons (subconjunctival dye injection), presented with bilateral upper and lower eyelid oedema for one week, and she also had restricted eye movement and blurry vision in her right eye....

Vascular density evaluated by SS-OCTA and microperimetry in RP

The aim of this retrospective, observational cross-sectional one-year study was to evaluate the retinal and choroidal vessel density in the macular area with swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) in patients of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), to compare this data with...

Oct/Nov 2017 Quiz

History A 73-year-old man presented with a rapidly growing left lower eyelid lump with recent bleeding. On examination there was a raised, ulcerated, firm mass occupying two thirds of his lower eyelid. The lesion bled easily and appeared connected to...

My top five: Uses of artificial intelligence in ophthalmology

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a prominent topic of discussion within the field of ophthalmology, captivating researchers and practitioners alike. Although recent attention has been drawn to the integration of AI in ophthalmology, it’s important to recognise that AI...

My Top Five: Uses of artificial intelligence in ophthalmology

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a prominent topic of discussion within the field of ophthalmology, captivating researchers and practitioners alike. Although recent attention has been drawn to the integration of AI in ophthalmology, it’s important to recognise that AI...

Coming to terms with AI

A machine might be called intelligent if its response to questions could convince a person that it was human, a test proposed by Alan Turing in 1950 [1]. The author considers potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) using machine learning...

Lessons from an unusual case of syphilis

The rise of syphilis transmission rates over the past two decades has been one of public health’s great puzzles. In the UK, the situation has reached epidemic levels, with a 126% increase between 2013 and 2018 [1]. We present a...