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Ask not what you can do for Glaucoma UK, but what Glaucoma UK can do for you
From patient information and professional training to research funding and participant recruitment, Glaucoma UK offers a wide range of support for everyone working in glaucoma care. You may already know Glaucoma UK as a source of information and support for...Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)
IIH is a medical condition where the intracranial pressure (ICP) is raised without an obvious cause. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is produced in by the choroid plexus in the lateral ventricles and the roof of the third and fourth ventricles,...
High dose (2.5mg) bevacizumab for postradiation cystoid macular oedema
The authors present a retrospective, interventional case series investigating the efficacy of high dose (2.5mg/0.1ml) intravitreal bevacizumab in the treatment of persistent postradiation (Iodine-125 plaque brachytherapy for uveal melanoma) cystoid macular oedema (CME). Persistent CME was defined as increased or...
Efficacy and safety of intravitreal aflibercept injection in wet age-related macular degeneration
This is a sub-group study of double masked review of patients randomised to different dosages and treatment frequency compared between aflibercept and ranibizumab treatment. This is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal aflibercept (IVT-AFL) in Japanese patients with...
Bioengineered human tissue
This is a literature review of the current status of tissue engineering related to ocular and oculoplastic reconstructive surgery. The authors describe the process of bioengineering for tissue reconstruction. The aim is to reproduce functional tissue by the use of...An unusual presentation of sarcoidosis
*Equally contributing co-first authors. Case report A 45-year-old man presented to his local optometrist with a three-week history of severe intermittent left eye pain with associated blurred vision and tenderness around his left temple. Two days prior, he developed weakness...Malignant hypertension presenting as bilateral optic disc swelling detected during diabetic retinal screening
A 48-year-old woman was referred from the diabetic retinopathy screening programme to the eye casualty service following the incidental finding of bilateral optic disc swelling. Mild background diabetic retinopathy was present, and she was otherwise initially asymptomatic. Due to concern...A closed angle seldom comes alone
Case report An 89-year-old lady with dementia was referred to me out of hours by her GP with a few days history of an angry looking left eye for suspected elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). I discovered that this lady first...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...The results of the last survey Aug21
We are often referred patients noted to have an optic disc haemorrhage (ODH) without any other features of pathology. How we manage these patients can have a significant impact on our struggling capacity. The significance in glaucoma and, in particular,...A case of congenital lacrimal fistula: an overview of diagnosis and management
Shivam Goyal and Kyaw Htun Aye describe the challenges of dealing with a rare case of congenitial lacrimal fistula.We present a case of a 19-month-old baby with a congenital abnormality. Congenital lacrimal fistulae are a spot diagnosis due to its...
