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Ametropic amblyopia and stereopsis
This study aimed to evaluate the correlations between ametropic amblyopia (hypermetropic – 110, myopic – 30, and astigmatic – 65) and stereopsis in 205 children – mean age of 5.2 years ±1.8. For near stereopsis, significant results were found for...
Greater accuracy of cycloplegic refraction
The authors conducted this study on 5320 pre-school (four to six-year-old) and 6475 school (seven to ten years) children to compare the results of final glasses prescription based on cycloplegic refraction with atropine to those of non-cycloplegic refraction. For younger...
Changes in the prevalence of myopia in middle-aged caucasian Australians compared to UK biobank
5 August 2022
| Ivan Yip
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This article compares rates of myopia and high myopia in large cohorts of caucasian Australians from the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study, the urban Gen1 of the Raine Study, the Blue Mountains Eye study and Melbourne Visual Impairment Project. The former...
The science of glaucoma management: highlights of the 2020 Moorfields International Glaucoma Symposium
Held earlier this year, the 12th annual Moorfields International Glaucoma Symposium provided a forum for advanced clinical and scientific exchange in glaucoma management. The authors describe the key presentation themes and debates, highlighting specific topics of interest to glaucoma specialists....Embrace the great outdoors to safeguard eye health, urges world-leading eye surgeon
1 October 2024
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cataract, myopia, John Bolger, events, conferences, meetings, children, lifestyle, healthy living
World-leading eye surgeon, Mr John Bolger, urged global action to address escalating rates of myopia (short-sightedness) among young people when he led a distinguished panel of experts at this year’s International Myopia Conference 2024 in Sanya City, Hainan Province, China....
Intravitreal ranibizumab for the treatment of myopic CNV
1 April 2015
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The authors conducted a prospective study. Sixty-four patients (65 eyes) attended the 12-month follow-up examination. The mean patient age was 47.8 years. Fifty-five patients (86.0%) were females. All patients had pathologic myopia (a spherical equivalent of more than − 6.0...
Scope Ophthalmology Case Awards 2023 now open for submissions
15 March 2023
Scope Eyecare are delighted to announce that the Scope Ophthalmology Case Awards for 2023 are open for submissions. Ophthalmologists in training and fellows are invited to submit interesting ophthalmology cases they were involved with in the areas of anterior segment,...
Leading North London eye clinic appoints retina expert to treat growing ‘epidemic’ of patients living with myopia
Leading independent eye hospital based in Finchley, My-iClinic, has welcomed Consultant Ophthalmologist, Ms Yvonne Luo, to its growing team of specialists.
Effect of pregnancy on myopia
1 December 2017
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The authors present a longitudinal study with a large sample size assessing the association between pregnancy and the onset or progression of myopia. The study participants included the SUN cohort which comprised of young adult female university graduates in Spain....
Feb/Mar 2015 Quiz 1
1 February 2015
| Shweta Kaushik, Eleni Nikita
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
A 79-year-old male presented to the ophthalmic emergency department with a three week history of left eye pain. He also reported visual deterioration in the left eye over the same period. He suffered from degenerative myopia, with his spectacle prescription...
Myopia in Han Chinese
2 February 2024
| Ian Reekie
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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Han Chinese, Myopia-associated genes, High myopia, retinal nervous system, single nucleotide polymorphisms
The authors present a case-control study of 361 patients with high myopia (mean spherical equivalent of -6.0DS or lower, and axial length greater than or equal to 26mm) and 749 healthy controls (mean spherical equivalent -1.0 to +1.0DS). They tested...
IOP reduction and progression of high myopic glaucoma
4 December 2024
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Glaucoma
This retrospective study of 131 eyes with high myopia (refraction >-6.0 dioptres or axial length >26mm), best corrected vision 20/40 or better, open angle and follow-up period of more than five years, were included from Korea. Based on the intraocular...
