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Does lower eyelid entropion repair alter corneal topography?

The authors aimed to analyse the corneal morphology before and after advancement of posterior lower eyelid retractors (LERs) alone or in combination with a lateral tarsal strip (LTS) for lower eyelid involutional entropion. Retrospective analysis of 24 consecutive elderly patients...

Ten-year experience with intracameral chemotherapy for aqueous seeding in retinoblastoma: long-term efficacy, safety and toxicity

This is a retrospective review of all consecutive patients with primary (n=4) or secondary non-iatrogenic (n=16) aqueous seeding (AS) treated by intracameral chemotherapy (ICC) in Lausanne between 2011 and 2020 with a minimum follow-up of one year. Aqueous seeding control...

Oral Ibuprofen reduces early bleb failure in high risk trabeculectomy

In this retrospective cohort study, 288 eyes of 273 patients (mean ±SD age: 68.56 ±10.47 y; 32.60% females) with primary glaucoma who underwent trabeculectomy / phacotrabeculectomy at the Singapore National Eye Centre between April 2020 and April 2021 with a...

Brain tumours in adults: the essentials for an ophthalmologist

The author provides a review of the common intracranial tumours in adults (other than pituitaries) which may present to an ophthalmologist. Primary malignant brain tumours comprise 3% of adult cancers but with an ageing population such tumours are becoming more...

Love will tear us apart again

Sophie: Bye. Love you! Mark: I love you, too. (It’s okay, everyone says it. I say I love Häagen-Dazs and my broadband provider, and I like Sophie more than them. In most respects.) Yes, Valentine’s Day is fast approaching again...

A Nightmare on Doctor Street: Two

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the clinic room… The quote below comes from Rudy Baylor, a graduate fresh out of law school and recruited by a ruthless ambulance chaser in the legal drama movie,...

VIBIM Study: One-year results of treatment of DME with aflibercept using TnE

The VIBIM study (the treat-and-extend regimen (TER) using intravitreal aflibercept in diabetic macular edema (DME) study) was designed to evaluate the efficacy of the TER using aflibercept in the management of DME for a period of two years. The authors...

Trabeculectomy for normal tension glaucoma

This is a retrospective consecutive, non-comparative case series of 131 eyes of 98 patients undergoing trabeculectomy between 2007 and 2013 in a normal tension glaucoma (NTG) clinic. Assessment of the clinical outcomes include intraocular pressures (IOP) reduction, bleb formation, final...

DRIL after macular oedema treatment in BRVO

The authors report the analysis of a single-site, retrospective, cross-sectional study to evaluate the association between disorganisation of the retinal inner layers (DRIL) and visual acuity (VA) after anti-VEGF treatment for macular oedema (MO) due to branch retinal vein occlusion...

Rebound phenomenon after IVT triamcinolone acetonide for macular oedema

In this retrospective study, the authors report the rebound phenomenon after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) injection for macular oedema secondary to diabetic retinopathy (DR) and central (CRVO) or branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). The incidence of a rebound phenomenon was...

Ocular hypertension following intravitreal steroid injections: a comparative study between triamcinolone-acetonide and dexamethasone-implant

This was a retrospective observational study of steroid response following 1549 intravitreal steroid (TA and Dex) injections. One thousand and seventy-five eyes of 897 patients were reviewed. Glaucoma patients, glaucoma suspects, uveitis, trauma, and cases with less than one month...

Clinical presentation, management, and outcomes in posterior segment open globe injuries

This is a retrospective, non-comparative, interventional case study of patients presenting with scleral and corneoscleral wounds covering a five-year period. It reports the clinical presentation, management, and factors affecting the outcomes of posterior segment open globe injuries (OGI) in 2360...