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Burning vision: vision loss from misuse of ‘toy’ laser pens in children
1 April 2014
| Imran Haq, Naz Raoof, Fahd Quhill
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EYE - Cornea
A case series of five children with macular burns due to the misuse of novelty laser products, purchased online or abroad, was undertaken at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and The Children’s Hospital, Sheffield [1]. All patients were from the Sheffield...
Managing orbital compartment syndrome
This experimental study using cadaveric models was done to evaluate the surgical technique effective in relieving orbital compartment syndrome. Twelve cadaveric orbits were injected with blood analogue stained with fluorescein. Pressure probes were inserted in superotemporal (advanced 40mm into orbit)...
Monofixation syndrome following cataract extraction
This study aimed to test the hypothesis that interruption of macular fusion for an extended period of time is the key event that results in the development of monofixation syndrome in children and adults. This was a retrospective review of...Should it be a mandatory requirement for medical students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to attend clinical attachments?
7 April 2021
| Charles O’Donovan
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EYE - General
The vast majority of medical students have positive attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine for themselves and patients, however, what about the small inevitable minority who resist it? Should they be prevented from attending clinical attachments in the NHS? It is...
The management of watery eye in an infant with facial dysmorphism
A six-month-old child with facial dysmorphism is brought to the eye clinic with history of watery right eye since birth. How will you manage this child? Causes for watery eye in an infant 1. Overproduction of tears a. Infections b....Acute retinal necrosis presumably caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection
1 October 2015
| Antigoni Koukkoulli, Mark Cachia Markman, Anindita Homchoudhury, Oliver Backhouse
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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
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is an uncommon, but serious and potentially blinding condition. ARN is characterised by panuveitis, occlusive vasculopathy and progressive peripheral necrotising retinitis. The diagnosis is clinical but confirmation is sought via aqueous and vitreous sampling. Varicella zoster...
Comparison of bilateral lateral and unilateral recession resection for IXT
1 December 2013
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
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Child health (paediatrics), Muscles, Treatment Surgery
This is a retrospective review study of patients between the ages of three and 15 years old with the basic type of intermittent exotropia (IXT) who had strabismus surgery between January 2003 to September 2009. There were 85 patients included...
REPORT: American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS) European Symposium
17 August 2022
David Shahnazaryan, Consultant Ophthalmologist, London, UK and Radhika Rampat, Consultant Ophthalmologist, London, UK, report from the AECOS Symposium in Antwerp, Belgium (June 10-12).
In conversation with Dr Monicah Bitok, Global Inclusive Eye Health Advisor (CBM)
22 April 2022
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EYE - General
Eye News spoke to Dr Monicah Bitok, Global Inclusive Eye Health Advisor with the Christian Blind Mission (CBM), about the rise in diabetes-related preventable blindness, systemic ophthalmic changes in low- and middle-income countries, and the impacts of a COVID-19-induced backlog...
