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New SpaMedica site opens in Bexhill-on-Sea
SpaMedica, which specialises in NHS cataract surgery and YAG capsulotomy, will help to significantly reduce waiting times for East Sussex patients.
Case report of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)
1 October 2016
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Central scotoma, Leberhereditary optic neuropathy, macular hole
This case report presents a 74-year-old male patient who developed LHON, with a previous diagnosis of bilateral macular holes. LHON occurs predominantly in healthy young men and onset in older age ranges increases the likelihood that the patient will have...
Swept source anterior segment OCT
1 December 2013
| Lorraine North
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EYE - Glaucoma
The authors describe a study using the Casia OCT which is a swept source OCT to determine the visibility of the angle structures using two imaging protocols; high density and low density. They randomly selected one eye from 30 normal...
Test combination which could detect prodromal Alzheimer disease
2 August 2022
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors prospectively recruited a convenience sample of individuals aged over 65 and either with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer disease or normal cognition. Other types of dementia and severe neurological conditions were excluded. All...
Intravenous ketorolac during DCR
This study compares pain scores postoperatively between patients that received intravenous ketorolac (IVK) pre, intra or immediately postoperatively and a control group that did not receive it. The authors state that the patients were randomised, however it is not described...CALA Homes donates white boards to help pupils at Royal Blind School
Homebuilder Cala Homes (East) has donated £3,130 to Sight Scotland for the purchase of two white boards to aid teaching at the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh.Unilateral central scotoma following dengue fever
12 October 2023
| Prabakaran Selvaraj, Shery Thomas, Isabel Ash, Arun Lakshmanan
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Case report A 16-year-old Caucasian male was referred to the eye casualty at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust by the infectious diseases unit in September 2013. He gave a history of photophobia, pain on eye movements and central blurred vision...
How to be ‘appy’ on call: a brief guide to mobile phone applications for the on-call ophthalmologist
1 December 2022
| Madeleine Corkery-Hayward, Ryian Mohamed, Harry Petrushkin, David Haider
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EYE - General
One of the unexpected outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic has been an increased reliance and integration of computer technology within hospital medicine. The need for stricter infection control policies during and after lockdown has seen a boom in technology utilisation....
Rare presentation of giant cell arteritis in Chinese subjects
Only a few case reports of biopsy-proven GCA (BpGCA)-associated vision loss in Chinese subjects have been published. This paper presents three elderly Chinese subjects with BpGCA who presented with vision loss. A search of the literature was also conducted to...Corporate M&A pace gathers momentum
1 October 2019
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - General
Intensifying franchise competition, maturing product development pipelines and looming loss of exclusivity spur renewed merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the ophthalmics sector. Rod McNeil reviews recent deals and related strategic developments. AbbVie to acquire Allergan in $63 billion mega-combination,...
COVID-19: Pete’s Bogus Journey
6 April 2021
| Peter Cackett
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EYE - General
The author shares his personal experience of contracting coronavirus. I managed to body swerve COVID-19 for nine months. The Pfizer vaccine was being rolled out in my trust. I had my first inoculation booked in three weeks. I had survived...
Good News from Switzerland: A History of Retinal Reattachment Surgery
1 December 2014
| Robert Harvey
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
In one concise volume the reader learns of the recent rapid evolution in vitreoretinal (VR) surgery. The pioneering innovators were often remarkable personalities and this book helps to bring them to life. Prior to 1929 victims of retinal detachment were...
