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A case series of acute visual loss following excessive alcohol and / or drug use
1 August 2015
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Ophthalmoplegia, retinal artery occlusion, saturday night retinopathy
This study presents three cases of so called Saturday night retinopathy, an acute visual loss following intravenous drug abuse and stupor, leading to continuous pressure on the orbit while asleep. All three cases presented with acute vision loss and had...
Anterior segment OCT predicts gonioscopic angle closure
1 February 2016
| Brian Ang
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EYE - Glaucoma
This is a prospective observational study of 342 subjects over four years. Sixty-five were controls who had open angles both on gonioscopy and AS-OCT, while 277 had open angles only on gonioscopy but iridotrabecular contact (ITC) on AS-OCT (one to...
CALL TO ACTION: Ophthalmology on Myanmar / Thailand border: do you have any redundant kit?
29 June 2023
| Kate Claridge
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EYE - General
In 1990, the late Doctor Frank Green, a consultant ophthalmologist in Aberdeen, along with Doctor Phillip Ambler, a GP with ophthalmic training, responded to an invitation to provide ophthalmic care for Karen refugees on the northern and eastern Myanmar borders....
Choroidal melanoma – breaking bad news
Case report A 55-year-old Caucasian female presented to her general practitioner with a three-month history of headaches and worsening blurred vision in the left eye. On further close questioning, she reported no eye pain, intermittent floaters and flashes of light...Traumatic ‘toy’ gun injury leading to permanent vision loss
6 April 2021
| Ehinomen Inegbedion, Doa’a Kerwat, Goncalo Almeida
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a progressive, inherited disorder of connective tissue that affects the skin, cardiovascular system and retina. Ocular manifestations of the disease are related to Bruch’s membrane, a thin elastic tissue layer located between the retinal pigment epithelium...
Friendly felines and a spot diagnosis
1 June 2014
| Jonathan Park
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A nine-year-old girl presented to me in eye casualty with a three-week history of blurred vision in her left eye. Otherwise she was apparently well, with no past ophthalmic, medical, drug or relevant family history. Visual acuity was 6/4 right...
Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB accredits CHEC as a system provider of gastroenterology services
CHEC Stevenage, a community-based hospital, aims to increase patient choice and maintain short waiting times.A near miss
A 55-year-old gentleman presented with a ‘blurry patch’ to his left eye which he had noticed for the past two months. The visual acuity with correction was 6/5 in the right eye and 6/6 in the left eye on the...HS-UK Slit Lamp Advanced Skills Course
14 March 2025
This one-day course designed by clinicians, for clinicians, will teach the skills necessary to achieve superior results with the slit lamp, including identification of pathology, gonioscopy and slit lamp imaging techniques. The training will include a series of lectures, demonstrations...
HS-UK Slit Lamp Advanced Skills Course June
18 June 2025
This one-day course designed by clinicians, for clinicians, will teach the skills necessary to achieve superior results with the slit lamp, including identification of pathology, gonioscopy and slit lamp imaging techniques. The training will include a series of lectures, demonstrations...
HS-UK Slit Lamp Advanced Skills Course Oct
3 October 2025
This one-day course designed by clinicians, for clinicians, will teach the skills necessary to achieve superior results with the slit lamp, including identification of pathology, gonioscopy and slit lamp imaging techniques. The training will include a series of lectures, demonstrations...
Quiz Feb/Mar 2020
5 February 2020
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EYE - General
History A 92-year-old female patient was referred for a three-month history of a left conjunctival growth with ocular irritation. Her past medical history included: hypertension, back pain and osteoarthritis, all of which were controlled by medication. On examination: vision in...
