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Keratoconus prevalence in astigmatic adolescents
The authors from Israel performed a cross-sectional study of 896,377 adolescents aged 16–20 years who underwent refraction and topography/tomography between 2011 and 2022. A total of 1886 (0.21%) were diagnosed with keratoconus with increasing astigmatism level being strongly associated with...
Orthokeratology lens treatment for exophoria of convergence insufficiency type
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of orthokeratology (OK) lenses with an increased comparison factor (ICF) of 1.75D in the treatment convergence insufficiency (CI) exophoria (EP). This was a prospective, self-controlled study of 60 eyes (30...
Clinical characteristics of AACE
In this study, the authors aimed to categorise the demographics and clinical characteristics and medical evaluation results in patients with adult acute onset comitant esotropia (AACE). This was a retrospective study of 268 patients; 62.7% female, 84% white, with mean...
The Eye in History
Amongst the numerous texts that are available, one occasionally encounters a history of ophthalmology. There is such rapid development of technology in recent years and one can get drawn into the minutiae of a particular subject, losing track of the...
Effect of refractive corneal surgery on IOP and glaucoma progression
Accuracy of intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement depends on the biomechanical properties of the cornea, including its thickness central corneal thickness (CCT) and keratometry (K). Fifty-six eyes of 56 patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) who had a history of...The results of the last survey Oct24
*Please be aware that this data does not form part of a peer reviewed research study. The information therein should not be relied upon for clinical purposes but instead used as a guide for clinical practice and reflection. The sample...The orthoptic report – what does it all mean?
An orthoptist report may well look like a piece of Japanese Shodo, however, it does in fact contain some extremely useful information. This piece will briefly explain some of the common brush strokes seen on a report. There is some...Feb/Mar 2015 Quiz 1
A 79-year-old male presented to the ophthalmic emergency department with a three week history of left eye pain. He also reported visual deterioration in the left eye over the same period. He suffered from degenerative myopia, with his spectacle prescription...Making sense of the orthoptic assessment
Following the Specialty Trainee article on this topic in the February/March 2020 issue, Joe Smith provides a more detailed breakdown of the orthoptic report. Orthoptists investigate, diagnose and manage a wide variety of patients with varying problems. In this article,...
