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Effect of one versus 24 hours diagnostic occlusion

The purpose of this study was to compare measurements taken after one and 24 hours of diagnostic occlusion in cases of basic and divergence excess types of intermittent exotropia. This was a prospective study of 43 patients (34 females) with...

Ocular damage from laser pointers

This retrospective study of case notes from a tertiary eye centre over a five-year period, recruited nine children (12 eyes: eight boys) aged 9-15 years. Three presented with deteriorating vision whilst others had retinal changes noted as incidental findings at...

Histopathology-guided management of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) with corneal stromal or scleral invasion using ruthenium-106 plaque brachytherapy

This is a retrospective interventional consecutive case series of 42 eyes of 42 patients with OSSN with histopathologically proven corneal stromal and / or scleral invasion following excision biopsy. The mean tumour basal diameter was 9.3mm and thickness of 3.1mm...

Refractive surgery for anisometropic amblyopia

The authors report the outcomes of refractive surgery with phakic intraocular lens (PIOL) implant for management of anisometropic amblyopia in children intolerant to conventional therapy. This was a retrospective study of 71 eyes of 71 patients of which 58 were...

Use of Leflunomide as a treatment for paediatric chronic uveitis

Leflunomide is a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis in adult patients. This study reports five illustrative case reports of children using Leflunomide as an adjunct treatment with anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) agents...

Low-dose atropine 0.01% for the treatment of childhood myopia: a pan-India multicentric retrospective study

This is a retrospective multicentre study (20 centres) in India over two years, monitoring the progression of myopia after starting treatment with 0.01% atropine drops. Seven-hundred and thirty-two children were recruited in the study, between six and 14 years old,...

Repeat corneal collagen cross-linking after failure of primary cross-linking (CXL) in keratoconus

This is a 10-year, retrospective, patients record review from Leeds, UK. Twenty-one eyes had repeated CXL and the mean interval between primary and repeat CXL was 47.1 months. Twenty (95%) eyes stabilised after repeated CXL at a mean follow-up of...

Treatment of vertical diplopia in the reading position

This paper describes the use of slab-off prisms for the treatment of vertical diplopia in the reading position. The following data were collected: main symptom complaint, visual acuity, refractive error, binocular vision including sensory fusion and stereoacuity, alternating cover test...

Treatment for chronic severe bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivitis

This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of oral azithromycin treatment combined with topical antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents in paediatric patients with chronic severe bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC). The authors recruited 29 consecutive patients (58 eyes) with mean age at diagnosis...

Trial of low-concentration bimatoprost and timolol eye gel versus higher concentrations

This is an international, multicentre, randomised, parallel group, investigator-masked study of 554 patients, having insufficient control of intraocular pressure (IOP) with a first-line monotherapy and requiring dual therapy. Two hundred and eighty patients were randomised to receive low concentration (BTFCEG...

Glaucoma medications and ocular surface disease

This literature review examined ocular surface disease (OSD) associated with glaucoma medication. The authors examined the prevalence of features and management guidelines glaucoma medication associated OSD. Fifty-eight articles published within the past five years are included in this review and...