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Papilloedema: an update
Some readers may have seen a recent report in the national newspapers of the case of a teenage girl with persistent severe headache associated with a fatal brain tumour having been undiagnosed despite many consultations with her medical advisers. It...
Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) enables perfusion monitoring of the anterior segment during strabismus surgery: a study on the horizontal rectus muscles
Forty-four eyes with horizontal strabismus surgery involving medial and / or lateral rectus muscle detachment were recruited. The perfusion in the adjacent paralimbal and iris tissue was monitored with LSCI technique, by using a PeriCam PSI NR System. An infrared...Money never sleeps
“I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich” As declared by Jordan Belfort in a motivational speech to his staff in the film Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Unfortunately, medicine as a career does not lead to...“Beware of the pigment”
Using some captivating artwork, Iheukwumere Duru describes key features of pigment dispersion syndrome. Pigmentary dispersion syndrome (PDS) leads to pigmentary glaucoma (PG) in approximately 35-50% of patients with the condition [1]. PG is the leading cause of non-traumatic blindness in...
Anterior segment ischaemia (ASI) risk in 3-muscle surgery
The aim of this study was to calculate the risk of clinically evident ASI following simultaneous 3-rectus muscle surgery and safety profile of the same in a relatively large number of patients from a single tertiary care centre. This was...“I can see fine. Why do I need my eyes tested?”
Are routine eye examinations really necessary? The author asks whether frequent appointments in low-risk patients with normal results are actually cost-effective. It’s recommended that most people should get their eyes tested every two years.” [1] This message is widely publicised...
Eye disorders occurring in congenital CMV
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and ophthalmological disorders that occur in children and record the frequency and type of eye disorders that occur from the infection. Of 449 potential studies,...
World Clinics in Ophthalmology Series: Innovations in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
This two volume publication about current innovations in primary open angle glaucoma has persevered to come out with a comprehensive review of the latest publications in the world of glaucoma. The list of contributors includes clinicians from the field of...ESCRS 2023: Heidelberg Engineering: Mastering Vision Precision: Enhancing IOL Power Prediction with High-Resolution Anterior Segment Imaging
Mastering Vision Precision: Enhancing IOL Power Prediction with High-Resolution Anterior Segment ImagingEyecare education in times of COVID-19
A collaboration between the German Committee for the Prevention of Blindness (DKVB), Rukwa regional government in Tanzania and the University of St Andrews Global Health Team successfully delivered a hybrid teaching programme for ophthalmic nurses in Sumbawanga, south west Tanzania,...
