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Extraocular muscle disinsertion outcomes for large angle strabismus

The authors present a case series of patients who underwent surgical extraocular muscle (EOM) disinsertion for severe cranial nerve palsy or thyroid eye disease including 12 patients (13 eyes: 10 male, three female). There was one bilateral case – bilateral...

Psychological approach to treatment of accommodative / convergence anomalies

A case series is presented of affected children, young people and young adults with discussion of a psychological approach to aiding their accommodative problems. The psychological approach involved an information sheet provided at the end of assessment which included explanations...

Autologous scleral button for anterior defect in evisceration surgery

This is a small case series of five patients who have had evisceration surgery using a new technique. The anterior defect created when removing the corneal button has been closed by taking an autologous posterior scleral graft inferomedial to the...

Diagnostic error rates for ROP detection by trainee ophthalmologists

The purpose of this study was to characterise common errors in ROP diagnosis by ophthalmologists-in-training in the USA and Canada. Case acquisition was from a web-based system used for ROP assessment from which 20 cases were selected. Fifty-five trainees from...

Ophthalmic findings following noticeable external injury following forceps delivery

This study prospectively recruited consecutive women following a forceps vaginal delivery of a single foetus in cephalic position over a two-year period. Individual patient consent was waived by the approving body. The neonates received a paediatrician assessment soon after birth....

Association of Demodex with chalazion

The authors aimed to investigate the prevalence and load of Demadex mites in 143 cases, comprising 41 boys and 60 girls with paediatric chalazion (mean age 2.91 ±1.96 years) and 27 control boys and 15 control girls (mean age 4.71...

Early postoperative angle for prediction of surgical success for exotropia

In this study, the authors assessed the relationship between the initial postoperative deviation and surgical outcomes in adult exotropia undergoing unilateral lateral rectus recession with medial rectus resection. The study included 93 patients (51 female); 26 with residual exo, 53...

Review of efficacy and safety of tetracaine drops in strabismus surgery

Tetracaine is a topical anaesthetic drug used to anesthetise the eye and surrounding areas during strabismus surgery. It is generally safe and well tolerated but can cause mild adverse reactions at the site of use and, in rare cases, serious...

Case presentation: seizures as a presenting sign of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

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...

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...

Comparison of bupivacaine injection vs. mini-tenotomy for small angle deviations

Bupivacaine hydrochloride is an aminoacyltype local anaesthetic. Injection into extraocular muscles elicits a myotoxic response destroying striated muscle fibres but sparing satellite cells, nerves and vessels. Preserved satellite cells proliferate to form new muscle fibres, causing muscle hypertrophy and greater...

Use of oral fluorescein angiography in a paediatric population

The authors report a retrospective records review of all patients who received an oral ultrawide fluorescein angiography (FA) over a 42-month period at a single children’s hospital. Data were extracted from the records including indication for FA, adverse events, pauses...