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Restoration of colour perception in patients with retinitis pigmentosa
7 April 2021
| Anna Song
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This is a case series testing the feasibility of using bioelectronic retinal prostheses to partially restore colour perception in seven patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa. Bioelectronic retinal prostheses are able to bypass degenerated photoreceptors to directly stimulate the inner retinal...
Cataract extraction and microperimetry
3 June 2021
| Ed Rule
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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Cataract, Cataract surgery, Microperimetry, Retinal sensitivity
In this study, the authors assessed retinal sensitivity before and after cataract extraction, in an effort to understand how lens opacities may affect microperimetry results in glaucoma and macular diseases. Thirty patients awaiting cataract extraction were examined and their lens...
Why is there subretinal fluid at the macula?
3 June 2021
| Zhihang Cheng
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), Differential diagnosis, Retinal disease, Serous fluid accumulation, Serous maculopathy
This is a review article looking at the differential diagnosis of subretinal fluid in the macula that could be diagnosed as central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). The authors have categorised them into 12 groups: neovascular diseases, vitelliform lesions, inflammatory diseases, ocular...
What is paracentral acute middle maculopathy?
3 June 2021
| Zhihang Cheng
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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PAMM, Paracentral acute middle maculopathy, Retinal capillary plexus, Retinal ischemic cascade, Retinal vascular occlusion, Retinal vasculature
This is a review article characterising a clinical entity called paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM). The article highlights the fact that retinal capillary plexuses are organised predominantly into three trilaminar capillary layers occupying the area between the nerve fibre layer...
Visual retraining for homonymous hemianopia following stroke
4 August 2021
| Anna Song
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Clinical trials, Neuro-ophthalmology, Stroke, Visual fields, Visual loss
This is a clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of motion discrimination training as a potential therapy for stroke-induced hemianopic visual field defects involving 48 patients. They were randomised into two arms, one intervention (deficit-field) and one control (sighted-field). Patients were...
Parent-reported outcomes after cerebral hemispherectomy
4 August 2021
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present the findings of a survey circulated by the Childhood Epilepsy Surgery Foundation to its members. Parents of children who had undergone a cerebral hemispherectomy were invited to participate. A total of 48 responses from 248 who were...
How common is optic disc drusen in young patients with NAION?
4 August 2021
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
A retrospective notes review at two tertiary care centres was completed between 2009 and 2019. The inclusion criteria for the study was a diagnosis of nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in at least one eye, aged between 18 and...
Would automated pupillometry be a useful addition when assessing acute vision loss?
4 August 2021
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a two-part study, the first part being an electronic survey of ophthalmologists and optometrists to identify barriers to the routine clinical use of automated pupillometry and the second, a clinical study comparing the swinging light tests and...
Subconjunctival anaesthesia in vitreoretinal surgery
4 August 2021
| Ed Rule
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Peribulbar anesthesia, Retrobulbar anesthesia, Two-step anesthesia, Vitrectomy
The authors present a technique that combines topical and subconjunctival anaesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery. In this ‘two-step’ procedure, three drops of proparacaine were applied to the conjunctival fornix, followed by subconjunctival lidocaine injected in three quadrants. This was compared with...