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Comparison between findings in OCTA and FA in patients with diabetic retinopathy
1 April 2020
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
In this study the authors present a prospective cross-sectional comparative study of typical findings of diabetic retinopathy to analyse the agreement between the image modalities of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and fluorescein angiography (FA). Fifty-three eyes of 42 patients...
Does breastfeeding protect against age-related cataract?
This nationwide cross-sectional study is the first of its kind assessing the relationship between breastfeeding and maternal age-related cataract in Korea. They assessed the participants into quartiles depending on the number of breastfed children and duration of breastfeeding. There were...Eyecare Glasgow 2025
19 January 2025
-20 January 2025
Eyecare is the biggest conference and exhibition for the optical industry in Scotland and has been running for over 20 years. We will be back at The Hilton Hotel Glasgow, 1 William St, Glasgow G3 8HT on 19th & 20th January 2025 with a packed schedule including the return of the Eyecare Awards.
UKEGS (UK and Éire Glaucoma Society) Conference 2025
5 November 2025
-6 November 2025
After a successful conference in Southampton in October 2024, we are thrilled to announce that 2025 UKEGS President, Dr Andrew Tatham, will be hosting the next symposium at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh city centre on 5 and 6 November 2025.
Cortical blindness
1 August 2014
| Shampa Gupta, JVK Sardar
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Cortical blindness is a rare but recognised entity. Cerebrovascular accident is a well-known risk factor. We report a case of an 84-year-old lady with bilateral cortical blindness with multiple cardiovascular risk factors. Case report An 84-year-old lady was admitted under...
UWE are triumphant in Optoversity Challenge 2024
8 May 2024
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optometry, optician, competition, opportunities, university challenge, optoversity, regional, fundraising, charity
University of the West of England School of Optometry emerged as champions in this years’ Optoversity Challenge, beating off competition from eleven other institutions from around the UK and ROI. Run by the student training provider Out of the Box Optics, the online event saw second place going to Bradford, and third place to Plymouth.
Lockdown and eye health – a case of accommodative spasm
A 25-year-old male presented to the eye casualty with a one-day history of sudden onset worsening vision. More specifically, he noted his vision was more blurred than usual and this was more exaggerated for near-work than for distance-work. He was...
Comparison of central laminar thickness in optic neuropathy and normal eyes
The study compares central laminar thickness (LT) among patients with glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON), patients with non-GON and normal subjects. The non-GON group comprised eyes with demyelinating optic neuropathy (ON), anterior ischaemic ON, compressive ON, Leber hereditary ON and traumatic...
Investigating the effect of signal strength on mean retinal nerve fibre layer
7 December 2020
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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OCT, RNFL, Retinal nerve fiber layer, Spectralis, optical coherence tomography, signal strength
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of signal strength on mean retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) using spectralis optical coherence tomography (S-OCT). Thirty normal subjects were imaged with S-OCT using variably dense Bangerter foils to alter...
Myopia management
1 December 2022
| Shivam Goyal, Shona Redmond
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EYE - General
With the growing prevalence of myopia at epidemic levels in some countries and increasing number of research publications on myopia control, there is a lot of controversy regarding the management of myopia. As none of them are at present available...
Altomed joins sister company Mid-Optic in supporting Guide Dogs
15 May 2023
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Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Altomed are excited to announce that they have chosen Guide Dogs as their new charity partner.
