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You want to do paediatric ophthalmology? Seriously?

1 August 2017 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Completion of Core Training is approaching fast and you begin to wonder three things. One, where do you want to live? Two, is anyone going to be retiring there soon? Three, what subspecialty do you want to do? In an...

Diabetic retinopathy and body fat distribution and adipokine secretion in type 2 diabetics

1 April 2014 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The major risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with diabetes are poor glycaemic or blood pressure control, duration of diabetes and nephropathy related to the severity of DR. Several studies suggest that DR is associated with visceral fat...
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Online retinoblastoma surveillance tool

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Pathology, EYE - Oncology | Familial relationship, Genetics, Retinoblastoma, Surveillance
Given the vision and life-threatening course of retinoblastoma (RB), it has become a significant heritable childhood cancer to screen for. To recommend surveillance, risk must be estimated and genetic testing plays a vital role. However, genetic tests vary based on...
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Is optic disc drusen a risk factor in young patients with anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy?

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This retrospective cross-section multicentre study reviewed 65 patients all younger than 50-years-old with non-arteritic anterior optic neuropathy (NA-AION) between April 2017 and March 2019. The purpose of this study was to investigate if there was a link between Optic Disc...
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Should we be looking for anemia in the presence of papilloedema?

4 December 2023 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective case notes review of patients diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) presenting to a tertiary neuro-ophthalmology clinic over a 32-month period. The IIH group were age and sex matched with other patients attending the clinic...
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Risk for systemic hypertension in ROP with IVB or laser therapy

4 August 2025 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between intravenous bevacizumab (IVB) and hypertension among infants with severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and comparing those treated with IVB to those treated with laser, or infants...
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CD40L activation of human RPE cells

1 August 2018 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of reduced visual acuity in the elderly worldwide. The risk factors involved in AMD include smoking and diet, while genetics have been shown to have a significant role. Recently a link between...

Making sense of the orthoptic assessment

1 April 2020 | | EYE - Cataract
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,...

What's trending Jun/Jul 2020

5 June 2020 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
Here in the UK, we’ve been in lockdown since 23 March 2020, with much of the rest of the world entering degrees of lockdown since February-March 2020. COVID-19 has dominated the headlines and social media, so without further ado, I...

Jun/Jul 2018 Quiz

1 June 2018 | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
History A 35-year-old woman had a long-standing left blind eye following extensive exudative retinal detachment in the past. She later developed increasing pain in her blind eye. Her medical history includes pheochromocytoma resected five years ago, and she is currently...

Regulatory drug evaluations and expedited review initiatives: EU and US perspectives

1 April 2016 | | EYE - General
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) each conduct independent assessments of benefit-risk profile when evaluating applications to market new or modified medicines, and their respective decision-making is guided by distinct legislation, procedures and...

Thomas Pocklington Trust and Guide Dogs expands student support services to include younger age group

27 February 2025 | education, charities, TPT, Guide dogs, young children, school, support services
Sight loss charities, Guide Dogs and Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) are working together to deliver advice and guidance to blind and partially sighted students, their families and carers and any professionals that support them. The two charities have partnered to...