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How common is empty sella in neuro-ophthalmology patients not suspected of raised intracranial pressure
28 February 2025
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The study aimed to assess how common the presence of empty / partially empty sella is amongst neuro-ophthalmology patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) excluding for papilledema and raised intracranial pressure (ICP). The study retrospectively reviewed case records of consecutive...
Choroideremia in women
2 June 2025
| Ian Reekie
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The authors report a questionnaire-based study of female carriers of choroideremia, an X-linked inherited chorioretinal dystrophy. As an X-linked condition the full clinical features are predominantly seen in men but a proportion of women suffer some morbidity, likely due to...
Marcus Gunn jaw winking without ptosis
This is a review of 72 cases of Marcus-Gunn jaw winking syndrome. The authors reviewed all their congenital ptoses seen over a 16 year period and found 72 Marcus-Gunn cases of out of a total of 848 patients. Within the...Emerging developments in dry eye
1 August 2017
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - Cornea
An estimated 344 million people worldwide suffer from dry eye [1]. This chronic syndrome is characterised by a vicious cycle of tear film hyperosmolarity, tear instability and corneal stress, leading to increased friction, inflammation, ocular surface damage and decreased visual...
Oculomics and Big Data changes the game for Medical Ophthalmologists
25 September 2023
| Nima John Ghadiri
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oculomics, Nima Ghadiri, big data, ai, artificial intelligence, RETFound, Alastair Denniston
Oculomics and Big Data changes the game for Medical Ophthalmologists, and here's why.
How to survive the fluorescein round
1 December 2016
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
One of the highlights of the medical retina fellowship programme at Moorfields is the Tuesday morning 8am fluorescein round. It is both exhilarating and terrifying. Exhilarating because they are slick presentations of the most interesting cases that each of the...
Oct/Nov 2016 Quiz
History A 67-year-old female patient had chronic left canaliculitis becoming painful and more recently complicated by left lower blepharitis. Examination revealed a small fleshy lump on the medial aspect of the left lower eyelid. There was also swelling of the...Quiz Dec/Jan 2023
1 December 2022
| Christopher Bell, Elizabeth James
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EYE - General
History A 35-year-old female presented to the emergency eye clinic with an acutely red, painful, photophobic left eye. She was a contact lens-wearer but denied swimming, showering, or sleeping in her lenses. She resided on a farm and worked as...
Quiz Jun/Jul 2024
3 June 2024
| Christopher Bell, Naomi Kamanga, Ankur Raj
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EYE - Oncology, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Pathology, EYE - General
History A one-year-old girl originally presented with a red eye, initially bilaterally and later in the left only. On examination a membrane was found on the tarsal conjunctiva of the upper eyelid (Figure 1). Figure 1: Anterior segment. Serum plasminogen...
Third nerve palsy
1 August 2017
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - General
Case scenarios A 71-year-old female presented to a nearby eye emergency unit with two days history of partial ptosis in her left eye with diplopia. She saw her GP earlier that day and he asked her to go to the...
The results of the last survey Jun23
5 June 2023
| Amar Alwitry
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EYE - General
*Please be aware that this data does not form part of a peer reviewed research study. The information therein should not be relied upon for clinical purposes but instead used as a guide for clinical practice and reflection. I continue...
Melanocytoma of the optic disc
1 June 2015
| Lucia Derriman, Sumith Perera
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Melanocytoma is a heavily pigmented lesion, composed of melanocytes and is a variant of melanocytic naevus. It classically occurs at the optic disc and is usually benign, static and asymptomatic. However, it can occasionally grow and invade the retina or...
