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Managing an outreach eye service… 8000 miles away!
In 1997, Paul Rosen, a relatively newly appointed consultant surgeon to the Oxford Eye Hospital, was approached by Richard Davies, a GP in Stanley, Falkland Islands, to assist in the provision and management of the Falkland Islands eye surgery service....Artificial intelligence in glaucoma: Assessing applications instead of technology
Much is said about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform clinical practice, particularly with the advent of foundation models [1]. The newest models are ‘pretrained’ on text, image, tabular and other forms of data to produce architectures that...
Comparison of vision screener and cycloplegic refraction for detection of astigmatism
This study examined the agreement between the spot vision screener and cycloplegic retinoscopy (gold-standard assessment), particularly focused on astigmatism. Children aged 12–35 months were recruited following failure of routine photoscreening over a 3-year period. The spot vision screener and cycloplegic...
Germline mutation risk in solitary unilateral retinoblastoma
This study aimed to determine the true risk for germline mutation in a child presenting with solitary unilateral RB and whether this risk differs by age at presentation. This was a retrospective review of 482 cases from 1972-2020. Age groups...
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy outcomes in an Indian population
A large cohort study in an Indian population is presented, with clinical and genetic profile analysis of patients with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) treated over a five-year period. The study included 157 patients; 143 male, 14 female (10.2:1 ratio)...Orbis and FedEx team up on three-week training for Eye Care Professionals in Vietnam
This is the first surgical project for the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital in three years.If looks could kill – kohl and the eye
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: If looks could kill – kohl and the eye Human fascination with beautification can be traced...
PI drops and respiratory change during surgery
Five percent povidone-iodine (PI) topical application to the eye has been observed to cause apnoea under general anaesthetic (GAS). The authors designed a randomised single-blinded controlled trial to evaluate changes in respiration caused by PI eye drops. They recruited 100...
Assaying acetylcholine receptor antibodies in the diagnosis of ocular myasthenia
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that leads to impaired neuromuscular transmission. Solely ocular manifestations of MG (OMG) occur in 15-50% of cases, most frequently in the form of fluctuating ptosis and diplopia. Most cases of OMG convert later...MacuMira and Keeler announce strategic partnership to expand dry AMD therapy
Keeler, a global leader in ophthalmic innovation with more than a century of heritage, and MacuMira Medical Devices Inc, a pioneering Canadian company, has announced a strategic partnership. Under the agreement, Keeler will manufacture the MacuMira device and lead its...
