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Characteristics of central serous chorioretinopathy by age

The authors present a cohort study of 326 patients with simple central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) according to the classification system laid down by Chhablani, et al. in 2020. Genotyping for two variants of the CFH gene rs800292 and rs1329428 was...

Reclassifying genetic variants in inherited retinal diseases

The authors present a retrospective study of 142 gene sequence variants from 28 patients with vitreoretinal dystrophies which were re-interpreted based on American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) guidelines. Overall, there was...

2nd Liverpool Nasolacrimal and Orbital Dissection Course

This course is aimed at Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) and Ophthalmology higher surgical trainees (ST5-ST8), senior fellows and consultants looking to improve their understanding and surgical skills in joint ENT/ophthalmology nasolacrimal and orbital surgeries. The aim of this course is to provide...

Healthcare costs of early vs late genetic testing

This is a retrospective observational cohort study of the relative healthcare costs incurred by early vs late genetic testing for inherited retinal diseases in a population of patients from the USA. Three hundred and ten patients with a genetically confirmed...

Role of amniotic membrane in ocular surface disease

This comprehensive review traces the use of amniotic membrane in ophthalmology from its first documented application in ocular surface reconstruction in the 1940s through the improved processing and preservation methods that drove renewed clinical interest in the late 20th century....

David Baker, optometrist and author, takes office as Master of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers

Optometrist and author David Baker was installed on Wednesday 30 September 2026 as Master of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers. David was born in London and attended The Latymer School, Edmonton, then graduated from Aston University with a degree...

Outcomes of paediatric cataract

The authors aimed to compare the visual outcomes of primary and secondary IOL implantation and to identify the risk factors for the development of strabismus in patients with paediatric cataract. The study included 220 eyes of 148 patients: 76 unilateral...

Propranolol treatment of infantile haemangioma

This is a retrospective review of 104 patients treated for infantile haemangioma between January 2009 and July 2012. All patients underwent pretesting either with protocol A (administration of test dose with routine observations) or protocol B (cardiology clinic assessment, including...

Outcomes of primary and repeat DSAEKs

Retrospective analysis of results following primary and secondary descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEKs), carried out in Villa Serena-Villa Igea Private Hospitals in Italy, showed that primary and secondary DSAEK surgery result in similar visual outcomes, refractive errors and endothelial...

A population based follow-up study on pseudoexfoliation and cataract surgery

n association between pseudoexfoliation (PEX) and cataracts has been shown in many previous studies. Recently, the Australian Blue Mountains Eye Study, using the Wisconsin Cataract Typing and Grading System, observed an increased prevalence of nuclear cataract in eyes with PEX....

Repeated orbital decompression surgery

This is a retrospective review of nine redo orbital decompressions in six patients. All operations were performed for dysthyroid optic neuropathy, both initially and when repeated. The interval between first and redo decompressions varied from one to 15 years and...

Detection of antiranibizumab antibodies in exudative AMD

In this study the authors aimed to detect immune response to ranibizumab treatment in wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). An ELISA was employed to quantify the anti-ranibizumab titre which was compared against the control anti-abciximab titre. Titres of anti-ranibizumab antibodies...