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FEVR characteristics
The authors report a series of 16 cases of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) in Northern Ireland (NI) to characterise the genetic patterns and identify other common characteristics relevant for current and future practice. This was a retrospective study including 12...Vitreomacular traction: natural course vs. vitrectomy vs. ocriplasmin
3 June 2024
| Haider Manzar
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Over time, the vitreous gel completely separates from the retina in a process known as a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). In some instances, however, the vitreous does not detach entirely and remains adherent to the macula. The term vitreomacular traction...
Does vitrectomy increase the risk of glaucoma? A retrospective review from a UK hospital
5 April 2022
| Aiman Jamal, Helen Burn, Asifa Shaikh
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EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The authors investigate what proportion of patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy subsequently developed ocular hypertension or a diagnosis of glaucoma. A systematic review carried out in 2017 including seven studies found that there is evidence that pars plana vitrectomy (PPV)...
On becoming a man
It was at the height of the gender debate, with Donald Trump banning transsexuals from serving in the US army and parts of the first world indulging in controversies on whether separate transgender toilets are needed, that a 40-year-old lady,...Report: Kabgayi International Ophthalmology Conference 2024
My journey to Rwanda in April 2022 aimed to expand vitreoretinal services, but it also highlighted the need for robust scientific discourse, akin to the UK's ophthalmology culture, and so we seized the opportunity to plan an 'international' ophthalmology conference to coincide with a visit from five of my former UK consultant colleagues.Handbook of Retinal Disease: a case based approach
1 August 2016
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This book is suitable for all doctors, particularly ophthalmologists, who want to further their knowledge and understanding of retinal pathologies and keep up to date. The case-based format is effective in evoking an interactive approach to differential diagnosis. The tabulation...
Inflammatory macular holes
1 April 2014
| Saruban Pasu
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EYE - General
The authors present a case of closure of a full thickness macular hole in a patient with Behçet’s disease, without surgery. The 23-year-old male they describe presented with a history of recurrent oral aphthous ulcers and a genital ulcer. Ocular...
Conservative surgical management of optic disc pit maculopathy
5 August 2020
| Annes Ahmeidat
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Four cases are presented in this case report that illustrates the option of conservative surgical management for optic disc pit complicated by maculopathy (ODP-M). Four men aged 24-67-years-old with no spontaneous resolution of ODP-M for a minimum of three months,...
OCT biomarkers in asymmetric anti-VEGF response in bilateral diabetic macular oedema
1 December 2021
| Su Young
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Diabetic macular edema, aflibercept, optical coherence tomography, predictive, ranibizumab
This study aimed to identify optical coherence tomography (OCT) biomarkers for predicting response to anti-VEGF treatment in diabetic macular oedema (DMO). Bilateral DMO patients with asymmetric response to a loading dose of anti-VEGF (ranibizumab / aflibercept) treatment were retrospectively studied....
Ophthalmology elective: a local experience
24 March 2023
| Rajan Sondh
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EYE - General
Dr Rajan Sondh talks about medical electives and how he believes they are an opportunity to explore career interests, giving undergraduates an opportunity to develop skills in areas that they wouldn’t normally encounter on placements. Typically, electives are taken abroad,...
Contrast sensitivity in myopic eyes
3 June 2024
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A classification system has been proposed for myopic maculopathy: grade 0 (no myopic retinal lesions), grade 1 (tessellated fundus), grade 2 (diffuse chorioretinal atrophy (CRA)), grade 3 (patchy CRA), and grade 4 (macular atrophy). Tessellated fundus is defined as the...