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Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in trisomy 21 vs non-trisomy 21 patients
This is a retrospective case review study looking at patients who underwent intervention for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) between January 2017 and January 2018. The authors state that patients were excluded if there was less than 60 months of...
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy: from lab to clinic
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) was the first clinically described mitochondrial disorder (1871). This article reviews the pathophysiology and clinical features of LHON with a focus on translational research. G11778A is currently the most common mutation worldwide and is associated...Troubleshooting in LASIK
Contemporary laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is safe and effective. It remains the dominant intervention in routine refractive surgery for a good reason: predictable results, rapid visual recovery, and relatively simple strategies for revision treatment. Over 95% of patients are...Sight Sciences marks 10,000 OMNI® procedures performed in the UK
Sight Sciences today marks a significant milestone for the OMNI® Surgical System in the United Kingdom, with more than 10,000 procedures performed across NHS and private hospitals since its UK launch in 2020. The milestone reflects the growing integration of...
Incomplete teprotumumab treatment for thyroid eye disease
This is a multi-centre retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes in patients who were on teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease but had the usual regime of eight infusions, three weeks apart, interrupted due to COVID-19. Manufacturing was suspended between Dec 2020...Act now: Professor Serge Resnikoff on making myopia a public health priority
Over the past decade, myopia has shifted from a common childhood inconvenience to what global health leaders now call a “public health emergency in slow motion” [1]. According to Professor Serge Resnikoff, former Head of Eye Health at the World...Life in the glaucoma laboratory
When people ask me what life in the laboratory is really like, I often pause. On one hand, it is the romantic notion of pushing back the boundaries of science with the daily rhythm of experiments, data and easily obtained...The fragile p-value
Abdus Samad Ansari explores the limitation of the p-value and the application of the fragility index in clinical trials. Clinical trials and tribulations? The restoration of vision or more purely the gift of sight is an aspect of care that...Moorfields Education: EyeThrive: Ophthalmic leadership and management programme
Two-day course 10 and 13 November 2023
