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Changes in extraocular muscle after the Faden procedure – animal histopathology model
The authors studied the histological changes in the anterior part of the posterior fixation suture including the myoscleral junction, after the Faden operation in eight rabbits. The Faden operation was undertaken in one eye and the fellow unoperated eye served...
Treatment for chronic severe bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivitis
This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of oral azithromycin treatment combined with topical antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents in paediatric patients with chronic severe bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC). The authors recruited 29 consecutive patients (58 eyes) with mean age at diagnosis...
Long-term motor and sensory outcomes after surgery for high AC/A ratio esotropia
This study reports the long-term ocular alignment and sensory outcomes after medial rectus recession for high accommodative convergence to accommodation (AC/A) ratio esotropia with a minimum postoperative follow-up of five years. The study included 34 patients (16 male); 31 had...
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...
Systematic review of management options for intermittent exotropia
The authors conduct a robust systematic review of the literature to report evidence on non-surgical and surgical treatment options for intermittent exotropia – divergence excess and basic intermittent exotropia types. Discussion centres on (1) optical correction of refractive error with...
Recovery outcomes for ocular cranial nerve palsies
The aim of this study was to report the different causes and recovery patterns for patients with acquired and isolated ocular cranial nerve palsies in a prospective observation study of 80 consecutive patients in a single centre. There were 40...
Smartphone use in adolescents and association with ocular symptoms and binocular issues
In this study, the proportion of ocular symptoms and binocular dysfunction was evaluated to determine their association with smartphone use on adolescents aged 10–19 years. This was a cross-sectional study of 123 participants (52% male, 48% female) with a mean...
Causes of abnormal head postures – literature review
Yadegari reports a narrative literature review for abnormal head postures (AHPs) with discussion on different causes. This review summarises the control of a normal head posture before discussing differences of ocular vs non-ocular AHPs. Ocular AHPs may be adopted to...
Female leadership within paediatric ophthalmology in the US
This study explores female leadership within paediatric ophthalmology services in the US and whether the findings reflect the equal gender composition of the paediatric ophthalmology subspeciality workforce. This was a cross-sectional study with data collection from publicly available online sources...
Risk for systemic hypertension in ROP with IVB or laser therapy
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between intravenous bevacizumab (IVB) and hypertension among infants with severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and comparing those treated with IVB to those treated with laser, or infants...
Intra-arterial carboplatin therapy not associated with hearing loss
The aim of this study was to determine if administration of intra-arterial carboplatin (IAC) affected the hearing of children being treated for retinoblastoma. This was a prospective study in which 22 of 40 consented children completed therapy. Hearing was tested...
