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Comparison of SS-OCT and SD-OCT in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
1 April 2016
| Anjali Gupta
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Swept source OCT (SS-OCT) is known to have a longer wavelength than spectral domain OCT (SD-OCT), allowing deeper penetration into retinal and choroidal layers. The aim of this study was to investigate whether SS-OCT is superior to SD-OCT in imaging...
Imaging and histological relationship of orbital Schwannomas
This is a retrospective review of 15 patients with orbital Schwannomas comparing the radiological characteristics, in particular the signal intensity on MRI, with the histological sub-types of the tumours. Five patients had MRI imaging alone, three had CT alone and...
Risk factors for lens dislocation post cataract surgery
This retrospective cohort study in Korea assessed the risk factors for intraocular lens (IOL) dislocation. They used national data of 2,162,191 patients who had had cataract surgery between 2009 and 2016. They excluded any patient who had an IOL dislocation...
Longitudinal changes in axial length in high myopia
4 February 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This is a prospective, longitudinal, observational single centre study between May 2011 and September 2018, to determine the changes in the axial length (AL) longitudinally in patients with high myopia without other conformational abnormalities. Patients were divided into two groups:...
Charity partners celebrate 10 years in Zambia
15 October 2021
Vision Aid Overseas and Specsavers are celebrating 10 years of working together.
How are pigment dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma inherited?
1 August 2019
| Tasmin Berman
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EYE - Glaucoma
This single centre prospective, cross-sectional study assessed the relatives of patients with pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) and pigmentary glaucoma (PG) to determine the heritability of these conditions over an 11 month period. One hundred and one unrelated patients with PDS...
Changes in the prevalence of myopia in middle-aged caucasian Australians compared to UK biobank
5 August 2022
| Ivan Yip
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This article compares rates of myopia and high myopia in large cohorts of caucasian Australians from the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study, the urban Gen1 of the Raine Study, the Blue Mountains Eye study and Melbourne Visual Impairment Project. The former...
What's trending Oct/Nov 2019
#probeyeotic #eyeballbugs #microbiome The human microbiome usually conjures up images of the gastrointestinal tract and yoghurt containing good bacteria. However, research suggests that the ocular mucosa is home to a unique microbe collection, with important immunological functional properties [1]. This...The 12 Days of UKISCRS: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the IOL
20 December 2024
On the three days of UKISCRS, my IOL gave to me… Sparkles and great company, Trainees and mentors shaping who I’ll be, Insightful talks and memories to cherish endlessly! I had the privilege of attending the inaugural 48th Annual UKISCRS...
Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: Changes in understanding of the disease over the last 25 years and how the UK is helping low-income countries tackle the challenges
1 June 2018
| Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran, Frank Sandi, Chloe Cornes, Pippa Williams
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Diabetes – a historical perspective Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease caused by inherited and / or acquired deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas, or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. Such a deficiency results in...
Fife councillors experience street obstacles wearing sight loss simulation-spectacles
A cross-party group of Dunfermline Councillors tried to navigate around obstacles and clutter on the streets of Dunfermline on the morning of Friday, November 24th wearing spectacles that mimic different sight loss conditions.General purpose AI: Transitioning from high performance in highly curated settings to useful applications in ophthalmology
2 August 2024
| Arun James Thirunavukarasu
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EYE - General
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be understood as the ability of machines to perform tasks which otherwise require human perception, reasoning, or learning. With the advent of deep learning, AI has achieved remarkable results across a wide range of medical tasks...
