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Short-term effects of intravitreal bevacizumab on the cornea
1 December 2014
| Khadijah Basheer
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
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anterior chamber depth, bevacizumab, central corneal thickness, intraocular pressure, iridocorneal angle, simulated keratometry
Bevacizumab has been extensively used to treat macula oedema and neovascularisation of the retina and it has also been useful in the management of corneal neovascular diseases. This prospective study aimed to provide more information on the effect bevacizumab may...
Vital dyes in ophthalmology
This comprehensive review gives an excellent summary of the uses and properties of the different dyes available to aid better visualisation and diagnoses in ophthalmology. The authors clearly display the pharmacological properties, molecular details, osmolarity and indications in clinical ophthalmology...
Patient-reported outcomes in oculoplastic surgery
This is an important if somewhat difficult to grasp article which tries to formally address the subject of patient-reported outcomes in oculofacial surgery. The authors have conducted an extensive review of the literature searching for instruments (questionnaires) which have been...
Is optic disc drusen a risk factor in young patients with anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy?
7 December 2020
| Tasmin Berman
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This retrospective cross-section multicentre study reviewed 65 patients all younger than 50-years-old with non-arteritic anterior optic neuropathy (NA-AION) between April 2017 and March 2019. The purpose of this study was to investigate if there was a link between Optic Disc...
Caffeine concentration in the vitreous after drinking coffee
7 April 2021
| Ed Rule
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Caffeine is known to penetrate many bodily fluids, including the vitreous. In this prospective study, investigators measured caffeine levels in vitreous samples from patients undergoing vitrectomy and epiretinal membrane peel. Patients were divided into habitual and non-habitual coffee drinkers. One...
Clinical outcomes of a supplementary sulcus IOL
1 October 2021
| Ed Rule
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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Dysphotopsia, Pigment deposits, Presbyopia correction, Rayner sulcoflex, Supplementary intraocular lens, implantation
In this retrospective study, the authors examined 31 eyes of 20 patients who had received a supplementary trifocal sulcus IOL in addition to a ‘bag-in-the-lens’ IOL. Implantation of a ‘bag-in-the-lens’ IOL requires the creation of anterior and posterior capsulotomies, followed...
Practice patterns in managing exogenous endophthalmitis
1 December 2022
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Global practice patterns, endophthalmitis, exogenous endophthalmitis, ophthalmology
The authors of this study conducted a global survey of medical institutions regarding management of exogenous endophthalmitis to assess current practice patterns for this sight-threatening emergency. Thirty-six (of 42 institutions) responded and were included in the analysis. Results were as...
Comparison between findings in ‘active’ or ‘healed’ giant cell arteritis
29 March 2024
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in older people and can cause devastating sight loss if untreated. Temporal artery biopsy is often relied upon for diagnosis by ophthalmologists, with a positive biopsy result indicating whether the...
Impact of solar eclipses on vision
4 December 2024
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Solar retinopathy occurs as a result of mechanical and photochemical damage to the retina caused by exposure to excessive light. The authors presented the optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT-angiography findings of five patients who looked at the solar eclipse...
OKKO Health announce collaboration with the University of Plymouth to measure vision in extreme environments including space
OKKO Health, a leader in innovative eye health technology, is excited to announce its collaboration with the University of Plymouth. This groundbreaking project will test eye health and track early disease detection in extreme environments, beginning with the depths of a cave and soon to monitor astronauts’ vision in the vastness of space.My Top Five: Ophthalmology Twitter accounts
3 October 2022
| Paras Agarwal
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EYE - General
There are approximately 4.2 billion active social media users worldwide. This figure represents over half of the global population and is steadily rising [1]. There are currently over 217 million active Twitter users and given the platform’s versatility and ability...
My Top Five: Ophthalmology Twitter accounts
3 October 2022
| Paras Agarwal
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EYE - General
There are approximately 4.2 billion active social media users worldwide. This figure represents over half of the global population and is steadily rising [1]. There are currently over 217 million active Twitter users and given the platform’s versatility and ability...
