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Retinal ganglion cell loss in diabetes and diabetic retinopathy
1 October 2016
| Anjali Gupta
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The aim of this observational case control study was to evaluate the association of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR) with retinal ganglion cell loss. Cases were Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes with and without DR, aged 40-80 years. Eligible...
Moorfields: The 2025 macula course
2 June 2025
-5 June 2025
The 2025 Macula course will take place from 2nd - 5th June 2025. Bookings are now open. Retinal diseases are a major cause of blindness. Diagnostic investigations, understanding of disease mechanisms, new therapies, and the evidence base, have all evolved...
Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy
4 December 2024
| William Spackman, Tun Giap Tan, Stephen Turner
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EYE - Imaging, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Presentation A 46-year-old Caucasian female was referred to the eye clinic by her local optician following a routine sight test. She was noted to have pigmentary retinal changes in both eyes but was asymptomatic with no visual complaints. At presentation...
Moorfields to start new retinal detachment clinical trial
8 November 2023
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Moorfields, Funding, Phase I trial, Mahi Muqit, retinal detachment, proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Moorfields to start new retinal detachment clinical trial following £1.2 million MRC DPFS grant awarded to UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Neovascular AMD: fresh recommendations underline standards of best practice
1 December 2013
| Rod McNeil
The management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) has advanced dramatically over the past seven years, with the introduction of targeted new therapies that successfully maintain or improve vision in a majority of affected individuals. It’s a fast moving field,...
Light reflex in preterm infants
In this study, the pupillary size and light reflex was examined in premature infants using infrared video-pupillography and stimuli of red and blue light. Only eyes of infants without retinopathy of prematurity were included in the study. Pupillary light reflexes...Moorfields Eductation: ocular oncology for the non-ocular oncologist: what you need to know for clinical practice
9 May 2025
This brand new course is aimed at ophthalmologists, trainees, optometrists and medical retina specialists and will cover the following topics: How to assess and diagnose ocular tumoursHow to refer patients to an ocular oncology centreUse of the MOLES score for...
Retinal traction during ERM peeling
1 October 2021
| Ed Rule
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Epiretinal membranes, Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography, Membrane peeling, Microperimetry
This prospective study aimed to quantify the retinal thickening induced by epiretinal membrane (ERM) peeling and to correlate this thickening with postoperative retinal function. Twenty-five patients who required surgery for idiopathic ERM were included in the study. The authors performed...
Occult central retinal artery occlusion
1 February 2022
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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CRAO, Central retinal artery occlusion, OCT, RAO, optical coherence tomography, retinal artery occlusion, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a sight-threatening condition resulting from occlusion of the central retinal artery and hypoperfusion of the inner retina. Early on, fundal examination may be normal. The authors present a retrospective case series of 11 patients...
RSM (Royal Society of Medicine) Squint Forum 2023
14 December 2023
This year’s annual Squint Forum meeting will be split into three sections. We will firstly examine Paediatric medical retina – with a focus on current research, genetics and ROP.
An update on inherited retinal disorders (part 2): Approaches to therapy for IRDs
1 December 2016
| Stacey Strong, Michel Michaelides (Prof)
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Part 1 of this topic can be found here There are currently no proven cures for inherited retinal disease (IRD). However, multiple avenues of research are being investigated to better understand disease mechanisms and trial potential therapies that may slow...
Restoration of colour perception in patients with retinitis pigmentosa
7 April 2021
| Anna Song
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This is a case series testing the feasibility of using bioelectronic retinal prostheses to partially restore colour perception in seven patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa. Bioelectronic retinal prostheses are able to bypass degenerated photoreceptors to directly stimulate the inner retinal...
