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FAQs about cerebral visual impairment (CVI): identifying and helping those affected

Cerebral visual impairment is common in both adults and children, yet the diagnosis can easily be missed unless one is tuned into the presenting features. This article provides a succinct introduction to this important topic. What is vision? Vision is...

Haag-Streit UK launch a new e-shop

Haag-Streit UK is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new e-shop at https://eshopuk.haag-streit.com/

Paediatric ptosis

Manoj Parulekar and colleagues provide a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis, assessment and management of childhood ptosis. Blepharoptosis (commonly referred to as ptosis – Greek, πτῶσις, ‘to fall’) is a condition where the upper eyelid is in an abnormally low...

RNIB welcomes new magnifier coming to a Google Pixel smartphone

RNIB welcomes new magnifier in-your-pocket-feature coming to a Google Pixel smartphone near you.

Randomised controlled trial for large-angle exotropia surgery

The purpose of this study was to investigate single eye, single setting surgical options to correct 80–90PD of exotropia with two options of muscle transplant and suture hang-back recession. There was retention of anatomical limits of 6mm resection for medial...

Single vs combined y-split surgery for Duane’s type III

The authors present the results of two surgical approaches to treat exotropia Duane’s retraction syndrome (DRS) with significant overshoot and retraction. This study compared single Y-split recession of the lateral rectus muscle vs combined Y-split lateral rectus recession plus medial...

Predicting visual prognosis of patients with methanol poisoning

Symptoms of methanol poisoning often occur 12–24 hours after oral consumption, and visual symptoms are seen in approximately 50% of cases. This study aims to investigate the role of optic nerve diffusion status on cranio-orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in...

The Global Vision Database

The overall goal of the Global Vision Database (GVD) [1] is to develop and deploy new and improved evidence on the prevalence of blindness and vision impairment (VI) globally. It is a repository which allows us to assess the causes...

Practical Handbook of OCT (Retina, Choroid, Glaucoma)

With the rapid development and expansion in the usage of optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology there is always demand for a new OCT publication on the bookshelves. The operation and acquisition skills required are more easily acquired than for the...

The eye as a window to the brain: Non-invasive neuromonitoring

This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. Neuromonitoring, for example in conditions causing raised intracranial pressure (ICP) such as...

Effect of alcohol dependency on visual function

The purpose of this study was to evaluate visual function, attention and psychological profiles in consumer and abstainer alcohol dependency syndrome (ADS) patients in a Portuguese population. The study was a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study over a one-year...

Optegra celebrates 15th anniversary and announces expansion plans

Specialist eye hospital Optegra marks its 15th anniversary this month, having opened its first UK hospital in Guildford in 2008.