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Lester Jones tubes: Can these be tolerated long-term?
The authors present a retrospective case review study of a cohort of patients with Lester Jones’ tubes first placed between 1969 and 1989, and who were reviewed within the last 15 years. Twenty-nine patients (33 eyes) were included in the...Review of paediatric infectious endophthalmitis
This paper presents a review on paediatric infectious endophthalmitis and considers aetiology, prognosis and management. Classification included exogenous and endogenous. Diagnosis was based on presenting history, signs and symptoms, cultures and imaging. Exogenous cases included postoperative endophthalmitis (strabismus surgery, glaucoma...B-scan ultrasonography
1 October 2014
| Nana Theodorou
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
B-scan ultrasonography is commonly employed for the diagnosis and follow-up of ocular trauma. This retrospective study looked at the accuracy and predictive ability of B-scan ultrasonography following open globe repair. Of the 965 patients identified with open globe injuries at...
MicroRNA inhibits corneal neovascularisation
1 August 2018
| Graham Wallace
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
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Biomechanical stress, Corneal epithelium, MicroRNA-204, Neovascularization, VEGF, VEGFR2
MicroRNAs (miR) are small non-coding RNA that target mRNA for destruction. MiR target about 30% of the protein coding genes and fine tune their expression. MiR have been shown to be involved in several cellular processes including cell cycle, tissue...
Large collar diameter Jones tubes
This is the first report of the success rates of frosted Jones tubes with larger diameter, 4.5 or 5mm collars. This is a retrospective review of 29 eyes of 25 patients who underwent insertion of a large diameter collar frosted...Long-term outcomes following surgery for traumatic cyclodialysis clefts
1 April 2014
| Nana Theodorou
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EYE - General
This retrospective case series evaluated the long-term visual prognosis and intraocular pressure control following surgical treatment of traumatic cyclodialysis clefts. Cyclodialysis clefts result from the disinsertion of the longitudinal ciliary muscle fibres from the scleral spur and occur as a...
Lens surgery in patients with lens subluxation misdiagnosed as primary angle-closure glaucoma
1 August 2019
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Glaucoma
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Angle-closure glaucoma, intraocular pressure control, lens subluxation, lens surgery, misdiagnosis
Lens subluxation can be caused by many conditions including Marfan syndrome and other hereditary conditions, and blunt trauma. Lens displacement can cause pupillary block and angle closure. This is commonly misdiagnosed as primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), which can lead...
Surgery for unilateral superior oblique palsy
This study evaluates the amount of effectiveness of inferior oblique myectomy in primary position, lateral gaze and head tilt, and the effect on improving extent of abnormal head posture. The study included 39 patients; 22 male, 25 left-sided palsy and...Accuracy of intraocular lens power calculations in paediatric eyes
5 August 2020
| Ivan Yip
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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formulas, intraocular lens power calculation, paediatric cataract
A study comparing the accuracy of the SRK II, SRK/T, Hoffer Q, Holladay 1, T2 and Super formula in predictive refractive outcomes in children undergoing primary IOL insertion into the capsular bag following cataract surgery. A total of 377 eyes...