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Multiple sclerosis and the ocular manifestations
4 August 2025
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
This population study retrospectively identified patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) over a 14-year period. The aim of the study was to report the frequency and severity of ocular conditions associated with MS. Cases were identified from the Rochester Epidemiology Project....
Problems in Periorbital Surgery: A Repair Manual
This is a multi-author textbook directed at oculoplastic and plastic surgeons carrying out and managing aesthetic eyelid surgery. The authors are well-known and commonly cite their mentor, Clinton (“Sonny”) McCord as the main inspiration behind the textbook. Each section contains...The interpretation and use of ultrasound biomicroscopy (part 1)
1 October 2016
| Rizwana Siddiqi, Pravin Pandey, Peter Antony Good
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM) has become increasingly important for the diagnosis of a variety of anterior segment pathologies. Most ophthalmologists are familiar with conventional B-scan ultrasonography techniques, which operate at lower sound frequencies (7.5 to 20MHz). UBM is an ultrasound technique...
Improved efficacy expected with second-generation microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices
1 July 2015
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - Glaucoma
Microinvasive surgical approaches to primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) offer minimally traumatic options for effective intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction in appropriately selected glaucoma patients. Increases in laser trabeculoplasty rates and wider adoption of glaucoma drainage device filtration procedures, together with the...
Myasthenia Gravis Masquerading as a Third Cranial Nerve Palsy
1 February 2014
| Maria Loredana Popescu, Annabel Doyle
A 65-year-old man presented with a week’s history of binocular diplopia (in all directions of gaze) and a right partial ptosis. He was systemically well. His past medical history was unremarkable except for vitiligo. At presentation acuity was 6/6 bilaterally....
Cataract surgery in uveitis patients
Cataract formation is a common complication of uveitis, causing up to 40% of vision loss in these patients. Cataract results from inflammation +/- corticosteroid therapy and is usually posterior subcapsular, but a small proportion have a rapid increase in nuclear...Ophtherminator 3 - Rise of the Machines
“Bring back life form, priority one, all other priorities are rescinded.” Film buffs will spot this as a chilling quote spoken by Ash (Ian Holm) from the classic sci-fi horror movie Alien (1979). Ash (spoiler alert) is a Hyperdyne Systems...Ocular manifestations of multiple sclerosis: an overview
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS), in which there is dissemination of lesions in time (two or more clinical events) and space (multiple lesions seen on brain and spinal imaging). The pathophysiology...Refined glaucoma referral practice offers prospect of improved capacity and expanded role for primary eye care professionals
1 February 2018
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the most frequent cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and the second leading cause of blindness in the UK [1,2]. The global prevalence of glaucoma in 2010 was approximately 3.5% for people aged 40-80 years, according to Jonas et...
A standardised strategy for uveitis etiological diagnosis
1 August 2017
| Efrosini Papagiannuli
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This was a prospective, non-inferiority, multicentre randomised control trial, which aimed to assess the effectiveness of a standardised approach in the etiological diagnosis of uveitis versus an open strategy, where clinicians could perform any test. The authors developed their standardised...
Learnings and trends in the management of open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma
1 August 2017
| Winifred Nolan, Nick Strouthidis, Keith Barton
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EYE - Glaucoma
To be truly disruptive, newer technologies need to offer a quality of life benefit over medication to a broad population of glaucoma sufferers. Evidence and converging trends in medical and surgical management of glaucoma were explored in counterpoint discussions and...
Brave new world
3 June 2024
| Peter Cackett, David Lockington
It’s a great honour to be handed the editorial relay baton by Professor Bal Dhillon and I hope I don’t fumble it along the way. As I put pen to paper, I reflect on Bal’s signing off in the last...
