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Complications of limbal stay sutures

There is limited literature describing complications at the limbal suture site. The authors describe two cases with postoperative complications due to use of intraoperative limbal stay sutures. Each case had strabismus surgery at other centres but with presentation to the...

Distribution, progression, and outcomes of inflammatory chorioretinal lesions

This study investigated the distribution and progression of multifocal choroiditis (MFC) inflammatory lesions in 25 eyes of 20 patients and their correlations with clinical outcomes at 24 months. The distribution of choroiditis inflammatory lesions were evaluated semi-automatically using a dedicated...

Risk factors for visual impairment in facial nerve palsy

Facial nerve palsy (FNP) is known to be associated with corneal exposure due to the nature of the condition, but how many of those will go on to develop severe visual impairment (SVI)? This study investigates the risk factors associated...

Home testing versus in-person visual acuity test results

This retrospective review compared visual acuity findings by parents / carers during telehealth consultations compared with their subsequent in-person tests. Parents were given an information pack with testing instructions for home tests. The study included 43 patients (86 eyes) with...

Natural history of idiopathic intracranial hypertension depending on incidental or symptomatic presentation

The authors present a large retrospective review cohort of consecutive patients diagnosed or presumed idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) over a three-year period at a single tertiary centre. Patients on medication with a known aetiology for IIH were excluded. The cohort...

Effective contrast ratio as a measure of binocular visual perception

The authors used a binocular phase combination paradigm to quantitatively evaluate and compare the binocular visual perception of normal individuals and patients with different types of strabismus to understand the binocular visual perception of patients with strabismus and evaluate whether...

Test retest values for TNO, Frisby, Lang stereopad and Asteroid stereoacuity tests

This study aimed to determine test-retest variability of four different measurements of stereoacuity including TNO, Frisby, Lang stereopad and Asteroid, and compare stereoacuity values between tests in an adult population. Participants were >18 years of age (mean 38 years, SD...

Characteristics of neuro-ophthalmic visual disturbances post-cataract surgery

The authors present a retrospective case review of adult patients seen by neuro-ophthalmology over a nine-year period. The aim of the study was to identify the cause of neuro-ophthalmic referrals within six months of cataract surgery. Individuals already known to...

Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody positive optic neuritis: a retrospective medical records review

Optic neuritis causes acute loss of visual function and can result in devastating visual dysfunction. Recently, measurements of anti-aquaporin 4 (AQP4) and anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies have become available, making it possible to evaluate the disease pathogenesis. This paper...

Longitudinal findings in children with neurofibromatosis type 1

This retrospective chart review evaluates the ophthalmologic findings of children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) are the most common tumours found in children with NF1. Findings are compared between eyes with and without optic pathway gliomas...

Sensory and motor function changes after surgery for epiblepharon

In this study the authors investigate the effect of epiblepharon (EB) correction on motor and sensory function in children with EB and comorbid strabismus. Ninety eyes of 45 children were evaluated: mean age 6.8 ±2.9 years, 18 males, 27 females,...

RCOphth 2024 Report

A comprehensive tapestry of all our RCOphth Annual Congress content captured between 20–23 May 2024.