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Sickle cell maculopathy

1 October 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal | OCT imaging, Sickle cell disease, Sickle cell maculopathy, Visual impairment
This paper reports the result of a prospective study to analyse the prevalence of sickle cell maculopathy (SCM) and its associations with age, sex, genotype, proliferative sickle cell retinopathy (PSR) stage, and the impact on visual acuity (VA). This study...
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Ocular hypertension following intravitreal steroid injections: a comparative study between triamcinolone-acetonide and dexamethasone-implant

3 April 2023 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal | Dexamethasone-implant, Glaucoma, Intravitreal steroid-induced ocular hypertension, Risk factors for steroid-induced ocular hypertension, Triamcinolone-acetonide
This was a retrospective observational study of steroid response following 1549 intravitreal steroid (TA and Dex) injections. One thousand and seventy-five eyes of 897 patients were reviewed. Glaucoma patients, glaucoma suspects, uveitis, trauma, and cases with less than one month...
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Clinical presentation, management, and outcomes in posterior segment open globe injuries

2 February 2024 | | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit
This is a retrospective, non-comparative, interventional case study of patients presenting with scleral and corneoscleral wounds covering a five-year period. It reports the clinical presentation, management, and factors affecting the outcomes of posterior segment open globe injuries (OGI) in 2360...

Haag-Streit ‘Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2025’ opens for its seventh year

11 April 2025 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Haag-Streit UK is excited to announce the return of the Haag-Streit annual “Slit Lamp Imaging Competition”, which in previous years has attracted over 1,000 entries from all over the world. Now in its seventh consecutive year, the international competition invites...

At least 70 percent of cataract patients could benefit from toric IOL

20 March 2026 | research, Events, clinical practice
More than two-thirds of cataract patients could benefit from toric intraocular lenses (IOL), according to findings presented at 100% Optical. Consultant ophthalmologist Nigel Kirkpatrick set out how astigmatism is a significant issue for cataract surgery patients during a main stage...

Pituitary tumours: why are they so often missed?

1 August 2017 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Part 2: Clinical varieties, anatomical considerations and case report (see also Part 1 and Part 3) For ophthalmologists there are four types of pituitary tumour to be considered, three of which are named according to the hormone secreted, along with...

My Top Five: Social movements changing eyecare awareness

2 April 2025 | | EYE - General
Throughout recent years, the rise of the digital age has allowed for social movements to receive far greater awareness than was ever deemed possible. As a result, significant attention has been drawn towards initiatives focusing on a range of health...

Women-led, solar powered eye centres to treat 1 million people at risk of avoidable blindness in India

22 April 2022
One million people at risk of avoidable blindness in West Bengal, India, now have access to eye care thanks to the opening of nine environmentally friendly Green Vision Centres, five of which are led by women.

Professor Tariq Aslam leaves role of co-editor at Eye News

26 May 2022 |
Professor Tariq Aslam, co-editor of Eye News for nearly a decade, will be stepping down from his role.

New partnership to prevent unnecessary sight loss

13 December 2022
Sight loss charity the Macular Society has announced a new partnership with OcuPlan, a service designed to give patients with long-term eye conditions such as macular disease affordable access to specialist care to prevent unnecessary sight loss.

UK doctors seek new opportunities down under

18 July 2023 | travel, Australia, GP, opportunities, jobs
Australian medical clinics and recruiters are seeing a significant rise in applications and enquiries from UK General Practitioners hoping to move down under. As junior doctors strike for more pay and pressure increases on the NHS, Australia is becoming an...

Primary care optometry poised to help demand on GPs

21 July 2023 | AOP, waiting times, optometry
The 2023 GP Patient Survey (GPPS) published last week shows a decline in the number of patients reporting a good overall experience with their GP practice.