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Features from screening programme referrals pre and post pandemic
In this study the authors conducted an analysis of demographics, referral rates and prevalence of various ophthalmic assessments among children referred to an ophthalmologist through the UCI eye mobile programme. They further evaluated the influence of socio-economic factors and the...
Amblyopia information provided by chatbots – how readable and understandable is this?
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the understandability, actionability and readability of responses to frequently asked questions about amblyopia provided by ChatGPT-3.5, Bing Chat, Bard and the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) website, along with...
Changes, with increasing age of children, in optic nerve head parameters and retinal thickness
In this study, the authors aimed to compare stereometric parameters of the optic disc and inner retinal layer thickness (peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (pRNFL) and ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (GCIPL)) at two time points in the same children...
Comparison of surgical procedures for third cranial nerve palsy with large-angled exotropia
The authors present a retrospective case review with the aim to compare two surgical procedures. Cases were operated on at a single centre, by a single surgeon, over a 14-year period. The inclusion criteria were cases with congenital or acquired...UKISCRS Annual Congress Image Contest
Are you an ophthalmic trainee in the UK or Ireland? Have you always wanted to attend the UKISCRS Annual Congress? Scope Eyecare are delighted to announce the UKISCRS Annual Congress Image Contest. Enter this contest and you could attend the...
Feasibility and acceptability of virtual reality visual field testing compared to standard perimetry
The authors present a prospective pilot study which aimed to assess the feasibility and performance of the vivid vision perimeter (VVP). The VVP is a piece of software which can be used with off-the-shelf virtual reality (VR) headsets. Recruitment took...Surgitrac Instruments to Exhibit at UKISCRS Cornea & Cataract Day
Surgitrac Instruments is pleased to announce its participation in the United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS) Cornea & Cataract Day 2026, taking place on 16 March in Edinburgh. The event brings together leading ophthalmic professionals...
Ocular sequalae of spinal muscular atrophy
The authors present a retrospective single-centre cohort study of patients with spinal muscular atrophy – a neurodegenerative disorder presenting between infancy and early adulthood. Forty-eight patients were included in total, with roughly equal numbers of types 1, 2 and 3...
Ocular sequalae of spinal muscular atrophy
he authors present a retrospective single-centre cohort study of patients with spinal muscular atrophy – a neurodegenerative disorder presenting between infancy and early adulthood. Forty-eight patients were included in total, with roughly equal numbers of types 1, 2 and 3...
Recommendation for wide angle fluorescein angiography to diagnose FEVR in NEDSDV
Neurodevelopmental disorder with spastic diplegia and visual defects (NEDSDV) is a genetic disease described in 2012 associated with variants in the CTNNB1 gene which encodes beta-catenin. Characteristics include strabismus, reduced visual acuity and familial exudative retinopathy (FEVR). In this study,...
Outcome of surgery for infantile exotropia after long-term follow-up of 4 years
The purpose of this study was to report long-term motor and sensory outcomes after unilateral lateral/medial rectus recession/resection (RR) in infantile constant exotropia. This was a retrospective review from 1995–2020 of 20 children (10 female, 10 male) with minimum 4-year...
