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Feb/Mar 2014 Quiz 2
History A 65-year-old lady presented with a ten year history of nonspecific visual disturbance and mild symptoms of dry eyes. Questioning revealed progressive nyctalopia. Previous medical history of note included Crohn’s disease requiring two bowel resections including small intestine. Figure...Zeiss field machines, public Wi-Fi risks and IoT scanning
End of support for old field machines Zeiss have recently announced that they are withdrawing support contracts for many of their older 7 series Humphrey Field Analysers (HFAs) in November 2017. They have confirmed maintenance contracts can continue, but repairs...A paradigm shift in the way we approach cataract surgery
Cataract surgery is the most common elective surgical procedure in the UK [1], with in the region of 350,000 cases being conducted each year. With an ageing population, this figure will only continue to rise over time. Cataract surgery is...
Myectomy with or without proximal end tucking for inferior oblique overaction
This study aimed to compare the outcomes and impact of inferior oblique muscle myectomy with and without tucking the proximal end of the muscle into Tenons capsule in two surgical groups as a treatment for inferior oblique overaction. Tucking the...
Topical steroids and ptosis surgery
This is a retrospective review examining the effect of prior topical steroid use on patients undergoing ptosis surgery. Out of a total of 406 eyelids undergoing ptosis repairs, 44 had received topical steroids for an average of 3.7 years prior...
Low cost drainage device use in paediatric glaucoma
This is a prospective study from a tertiary referral centre from India of 34 eyes (31 patients) under 16 years with uncontrolled refractory glaucoma with medical treatment. A low cost glaucoma drainage device (GDD) – Aurolab aqueous drainage implant (ADDI),...Leading eye care charity Orbis teams up with Espresso Solutions to celebrate Father’s Day
This Father’s Day, Orbis are offering everyone the chance to win a top-of-the-line coffee machine.
Aflibercept, bevacizumab or ranibizumab for DMO
This is a two-year randomised clinical trial of 660 patients with visual acuity impairment from diabetic macular oedema (DMO) who were randomised to monthly injections of 2.0mg aflibercept, 1.25 mg bevacizumab or 0.3mg ranibizumab. Focal or grid laser was performed...
New mouse model of diabetes mellitus
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a serious complication of diabetes. It is driven by the loss of pericytes, cells which control vascular function, due to excess formation of sugar alcohols by the enzyme aldose reductase (AR). AR has been shown to...In conversation with Dr Robert B Nussenblatt
Dr Robert B Nussenblatt is Chief of the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Eye Institute, an eminent ocular immunologist and an expert in clinical research design and conduct. Describe the success or relevance of the SUN project. The Standardization...
Allergic eyelid dermatitis
This is a retrospective 12 year review of 61 patients diagnosed with periocular allergic dermatitis. The average age was 66 years, with 74% being female. The commonest indications for referral were epiphora, ectropion and blepharitis; and the main symptoms were...
