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Association of sleep problems in children with visual impairment
The intention of this study was to investigate sleep problems in children who had a wide range of visual impairments. Recruitment was via an online survey distributed through the National Federation of Blind and National Organisation for Albinism and Hypopigmentation,...
Efficacy of combined vitrectomy with intravitreal corticosteroid injection for ERM
In this study the authors evaluated the efficacy of vitrectomy combined with corticosteroid injection for idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM). A systematic literature review was conducted by searching three electronic databases, PubMed, Embase and Medline, up to 2020 for relevant studies....
Sensorimotor outcomes following paediatric ocular trauma
A retrospective assessment of sensorimotor outcomes was conducted in paediatric patients after ocular trauma to evaluate potential predictors of poor outcome including time of treatment deprivation, Paediatric Ocular Trauma score (POTS) and patient characteristics. The review was from 2006-2020 and...
Effects of ML4 on the eye
Mucolipidosis type IV (ML4) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease and is caused by variants of the MC0LN1 gene. It often presents in young individuals with eye and ocular adnexa issues. The authors present a case report and literature...
Steroid-eluting Spongostan improves endoscopic DCR success
This is a retrospective analysis of a change in technique for endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (endo-DCR) surgery. The authors compared the outcomes of 55 patients between 2011 and 2013 with 187 from 2013 to 2020 who all underwent endo-DCR. In 2013 the...
How long to wait to refract after instilling cyclo drops for children with brown irides?
This study aimed to assess the time needed for effective cycloplegia after instillation of 1% cyclopentolate drops in children with brown irides. The study recruited 161 consecutive patients aged three to 16 years. All had refraction on arrival, then instillation...
Outcomes of plaque radiotherapy for retinoblastoma
The study authors evaluate their experience of plaque radiotherapy for retinoblastoma (RB) in 41 eyes of 41 patients that failed intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC). This was a retrospective review including 21 females and 20 males. Median age was 18 months and...
Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect quality of life of patients newly diagnosed with intra-cranial hypertension?
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was identified as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. This article aimed to explore how the care of patients with idiopathic intra-cranial hypertension (IIH) was affected during the COVID-19 lockdown. The...
Lateral rectus transposition for vertical rectus muscle palsy
This study reports the surgical outcomes of patients with vertical rectus palsy in whom the vertical duction deficit is worse in abduction than in adduction. The procedure involved lateral rectus belly transposition without muscle splitting or disinsertion. The lateral rectus...
Risk factors identified for glaucoma progression in paediatric glaucoma suspects
A retrospective case review was conducted of children (<18 years) identified as being glaucoma suspects using common clinical criteria or the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network definition. Exclusion criteria included penetrating ocular trauma, treated ocular hypertension / glaucoma and use of...
Patient reported outcomes in adolescents with inherited retinal diseases
This was a two-centre validation study of two sets of patient reported outcome measures (PROMS) for adolescents (13-17- years-old) with inherited retinal diseases. The measures were the Michigan Retinal Degeneration Questionnaire (MRDQ) and the Michigan Vision-Related Anxiety Questionnaire (MVAQ). Both...
