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Neurogenic palsy due to COVID-19
The authors aimed to identify cases of neurogenic palsy in the presence of Covid-19 and document the patient characteristics, type of palsy and possible aetiologies. Case reports and case series were included in the search. Twenty-three articles were included with...
EOM enlargement in carotid cavernous fistulas
This study evaluates the radiological patterns of extraocular muscle enlargement and proptosis in carotid cavernous fistulas (CCF). At least one muscle was enlarged in 27.5% of cases. The inferior rectus was most commonly enlarged, followed by the medial rectus. Proptosis...
Adjunct amniotic membrane during enucleation for retinoblastoma to prevent implant exposure
Amniotic membrane (AM) has potential for treatment of retinoblastoma (RB) patients with contracted sockets after enucleation. The authors present their experience of AM with enucleation for patients with RB after chemotherapy in this retrospective study of 100 eyes of 107...
Infliximab in treatment of PVR
In this phase 2 randomly controlled trial, 66 patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and grade C proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) were randomised in a 1:1 ratio to undergo pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and silicone oil (SO) injection with or without...
Treatment for chronic severe bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivitis
This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of oral azithromycin treatment combined with topical antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents in paediatric patients with chronic severe bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC). The authors recruited 29 consecutive patients (58 eyes) with mean age at diagnosis...
Aetiology of painful ophthalmoplegia
Painful ophthalmoplegia is a clinical syndrome presenting with periorbital / hemi-cranial pain and ipsilateral ocular motor nerve palsies and can occur with numerous different diseases. In this study, the authors aimed to determine the final definite aetiology among patients with...The eye without tears
The Art is long and Life is short. So goes the dispiriting tag in Latin and flung from day one and at regular intervals thereafter at idle medical students who, inevitably brainwashed, come by graduation to believe that the only...Forward-tilt technique for intraocular pressure measurement in upgaze
The authors suggest a technique to improve the accuracy of measuring IOP in upgaze using Goldmann applanation tonometry. Graves’ ophthalmopathy, also known as thyroid eye disease, is an autoimmune inflammatory condition affecting the orbit and periorbital tissues [1]. It was...
Non-contact-lens-associated acanthamoeba keratitis
This retrospective study was done to study the clinical presentation and microbiological results of non-contact-lens-related acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). One hundred and ninety-four patients with microbiological / histopathological diagnosis of AK over four years were included. All patients had corneal scrapings...Therapy for limbal stem cell deficiency: cell fate after limbal stem cell transplants
“The beauty of scientific research lies in that the search for answers often yields yet more questions.” A large body of evidence points to the corneoscleral limbal location as the repository of putative epithelial stem cells [1]. Thoft proposed the...
Outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with weak zonules
Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) and zonular weakness have long been known to increase the risk of complication of cataract surgery. This retrospective study looks at the results of phacoemulsion and intraocular implantation in 295 eyes with pseudoexfoliation and zonular weakness, with a...
