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Rate and predisposing factors for post-vitrectomy cataract formation in children

This study was a retrospective analysis of post-vitrectomy cataract formation in the general paediatric population. The authors aimed to determine the number of phakic children needing cataract surgery after vitrectomy surgery and related perioperative factors. The study was a 10-year...

Infantile nystagmus syndrome and use of genetic testing

This review aimed to assess the clinical utility of genetic testing for individuals with infantile nystagmus syndrome. The authors define infantile nystagmus syndrome as having an onset before six months of age, binocular and conjugate. The literature search was conducted...

Outcomes following repair of early-onset versus delayed-onset rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RD) after acute posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)

This is a retrospective single centre comparative interventional study of 210 patients in total, between 2015 to 2020, presenting with delayed RD (diagnosed >42 days after initial acute PVD presentation) compared with a 2:1 age and gender-matched acute RD cohort...

Repeat corneal collagen cross-linking after failure of primary cross-linking (CXL) in keratoconus

This is a 10-year, retrospective, patients record review from Leeds, UK. Twenty-one eyes had repeated CXL and the mean interval between primary and repeat CXL was 47.1 months. Twenty (95%) eyes stabilised after repeated CXL at a mean follow-up of...

Silicone band loop myopexy as surgical treatment of myopic strabismus fixus in children

This study reports the outcomes of silicone band loop myopexy in a case series of seven children (10 eyes) with myopic strabismus fixus. There were five males and two females with a median age of five years (range 3–11). Six...

Cadaveric measurements of the Spiral of Tillaux

The authors conducted a cadaveric study to investigate and analyse the variability of the mean distances of the extra-ocular muscle insertion sites from the limbus as well as corneal diameters. The study included measurements taken from 30 white cavaders; 50%...

Differences in strabismus surgery outcomes in preterm vs full-time birth infants

This study aimed to analyse motor and sensory outcomes of strabismus surgery in 70 preterm (group 1) and 242 full-term (group 2) infants. Group 1 mean gestational age and birth weight were 31.25 ±2.51 weeks and 1562.70 ±412.82g. Pre and...

Physical activity levels in adolescents with amblyopia

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between amblyopia and the self-reported type and amount of physical activity in adolescents aged 12–18 years. The study recruited 26 amblyopes and 26 control subjects: 24 female and 28 males....

Comparison of two surgical procedure options for unilateral superior oblique palsy

This study compares two surgical options for management of unilateral superior oblique palsy with angles >20PD. Group 1 underwent one vertical muscle surgery – ipsilateral inferior oblique anterior transposition plus resection (IOATR). Group 2 underwent two vertical muscles surgery –...

Strabismus prevalence in a Pakistan population

The aim of this study was to compile the available literature reporting the prevalence of strabismus in Pakistan and calculate the pooled prevalence of strabismus in the Pakistan population. Meta analysis was conducted with 10 studies with a total of...

RCT of surgery to correct asymmetrical DVD

This study compared the efficacy of two procedures: (1) bilateral symmetrical anteriorisation of the inferior oblique (AIO) and (2) combined resection and AIO, in cases of asymmetrical dissociated vertical deviation (DVD). This was a prospective randomised controlled trial including 54...

An Inconvenient Truth: Pete’s hidden curriculum Part 4

“What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” The above is a quote attributed to Mark Twain from the 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, which follows Al...