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Visual acuity improvement in amblyopic eyes following fellow eye vision loss
The authors present a systematic review with the aim of reporting how frequently and to what extent amblyopia recovers following the loss of vision in the fellow eye and identify any potential clinical predictors. Studies including adults with amblyopia and...
Consultations for ‘papilledema’ for inpatients and in the emergency department
This study aimed to establish the final diagnosis and outcomes for neuro-ophthalmology emergency department (ED) and inpatient consultations for ‘papilledema’. Neuro-ophthalmology consults from ED and inpatient wards for adults referred with ‘papilledema’ were prospectively collected for 12-months in a single...
Bilateral medial rectus recession outcomes for acute acquired comitant esotropia vs infantile esotropia
In this study, the aim was to describe the surgical dose response of bilateral medial rectus muscle recession (MRR) in acute acquired comitant esotropia (AACE), compared to infantile esotropia (IET). This was a retrospective study of 114 patients; 39 AACE...
RCT of simultaneous vs sequential glasses and patching treatment for amblyopia shows difference for stereopsis but not visual acuity outcomes
The purpose of this prospective randomised controlled trial was to compare outcomes of simultaneous (group A) vs sequential (group B) refractive correction and patching in the treatment of amblyopia. The trial included 70 patients aged mean 10.27 ±3.31 years overall...
Are the clinical characteristics of idiopathic intracranial hypertension different in older adults
The authors present a retrospective cohort study with the aim of exploring how idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) can present differently in older age groups, a group that has been relatively underrepresented in previous research. Cases were identified from a single...
Accuracy of anterior segment OCT in identifying medial and lateral recti muscle insertions in previously operated eyes
In this study, the authors aimed to assess the reliability of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) measurements in strabismus reoperations for locating muscle insertions. This was a prospective observational study of 30 patients (60 previously operated horizontal rectus muscles:...
