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LACTOSE control score for exotropia

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of change in control over multiple measurements in a single clinic visit using the Look and Cover, then Ten seconds of Observation Scale for Exotropia (LACTOSE) scoring system in patients...

Glaucoma surgery in Sturge-Weber syndrome

The authors report the largest retrospective study of surgical results of goniotomoy and trabeculectomy for 42 patients (46 eyes) with glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS). There were 18 males and 24 females, and 62 goniotomy procedures (51 goniotomy surgery,...

Sequential scleral fixated IOL followed by DSAEK better than simultaneous approach

This prospective randomised comparative study compared a simultaneous approach of combined scleral-fixated intraocular lens (SF IOL) and Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) compared to intrascleral haptic fixation technique, followed by DSAEK in a sequential fashion with an interval of at...

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...

Re-evaluation of virtual reality visual field testing

This study evaluated an updated testing algorithm to determine its dynamic range, and to assess if this produced a suitable central hill of vision, and to evaluate test-retest reproducibility in healthy children. This was a prospective study of children with...

BT vs primary surgery for infantile esotropia

In this study, the success rate of treatment for infantile esotropia (IET) patients who had surgery because of under correction after botulinum toxin (BT) is compared to those having primary surgery. The study included 52 patients (27 male) with mean...

Long-term treatment for diabetic macular oedema

The authors set out to characterise anti-VEGF treatment patterns and long-term outcomes in patients with diabetic macular oedema. A retrospective analysis of over 190 thousand patients on the Intelligent Research in Sight registry was performed. Of these, 1236 eyes have...

Glaucoma: 30 years on

Back in 1993, the late and great Barry Cullen FRCS (Cavan born, Dublin trained), the first editor of Eye News, asked me to write an article about the current treatment of chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG). At the time I...

Preparing for the Duke Elder Award

The Duke Elder examination is an undergraduate ophthalmology exam, conducted by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and undertaken by students with an interest in ophthalmology. It is a two-hour, 90-question, multiple choice exam with a broader curriculum than that...

Strabismus in thyroid eye disease

Pathogenesis Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an auto-immune condition, in the initial phase there is lymphocytic infiltration and oedema of the extraocular muscles with deposition of glycosaminoglycans and hyaluronic acid and adipogenesis, which can lead to an increase in the...

Conference Report: The Medical Ophthalmology Society UK (MOSUK) 26th Annual Meeting

The Medical Ophthalmology Society UK (MOSUK) held its 26th annual meeting on 26 February 2025 at the International Students House in Great Portland Street, London. Medical ophthalmology is a distinctive and holistic speciality that encompasses the investigation, diagnosis, and management...

The importance of ‘hands-on’ learning

Providing ongoing professional education and development for the allied professions out of the clinic or hospital setting is often quite challenging. The reorganisation of rotas, heavy clinic lists and financial constraints all add up to making the opportunity to learn...