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How a paediatric population presented with diplopia
The authors present the results of a retrospective records review of 244 children presenting with diplopia over a three-year period. The majority of cases presented to paediatric ophthalmology clinic; other routes of presentation included eye casualty, neuro-ophthalmology or another eye...
Surgical management options for NLDO
The authors aimed to develop a current collective practice profile for management of nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). They conducted an online survey of American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (AAPOS) members of which 142 completed surveys were collected within...
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on US paediatric ophthalmology
The authors designed and distributed a survey to assess the economic impact of the pandemic on US paediatric ophthalmologists over the sustained lockdown period of 18 months in 2020/21. They captured information on clinical and surgical revenue, staff hiring and...
Assessing possibility of deferring lumbar puncture in mild idiopathic intracranial hypertension
This was a retrospective review of patients consecutively presenting with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) to a tertiary neuro-ophthalmology clinic without a lumbar puncture (LP) over an eight-year period. Inclusion criteria included true optic disc oedema, retinal nerve layer thickness ≤300µm,...
Should we be looking for anemia in the presence of papilloedema?
The authors present a retrospective case notes review of patients diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) presenting to a tertiary neuro-ophthalmology clinic over a 32-month period. The IIH group were age and sex matched with other patients attending the clinic...
The expanding spectrum of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
This is a review article from a tertiary centre in Atlanta, US. With rising obesity rates and increasing access for MRI scans there has been a large increase in patients requiring an urgent papilloedema check with incidental findings on MRI...
Barriers to diagnosis and management of VKC
The authors investigate the lived experience of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) diagnosis and treatment in US patients, reported by their carers and eyecare clinicians, and to identify barriers to the timely diagnosis and management of this condition. The study included seven...
