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It’s not all about ARED - Time for a pragmatic approach to nutrition for eye health?
1 April 2016
| Christine Purslow (Prof)
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EYE - Cornea
Advances in treatment for retinal diseases involving neovascularisation have undoubtedly changed the future of eye care across the UK for the better, but also created great challenges for service delivery in ophthalmology, particularly within the NHS. Some statistics are starting...
How does cataract surgery affect eyes with wet AMD?
In this retrospective cohort study the authors’ primary objective was to assess whether cataract surgery in eyes with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), triggered its progression. The surgical group comprised of 40 eyes versus 42 eyes in the non-surgical control...Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB accredits CHEC as a system provider of gastroenterology services
CHEC Stevenage, a community-based hospital, aims to increase patient choice and maintain short waiting times.
Developments in Ophthalmology: Ophthalmic Radiation Therapy Techniques and Applications
1 February 2015
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Radiation was discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895, and since then has been used to treat a variety of cancers. Its therapeutic properties have been widely used for ocular and periocular tumours and inflammatory disease, but the present era is...
Vision loss during Eylea treatment for AMD
1 December 2017
| Saruban Pasu
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This report investigated patients who lost more than two lines of vision despite periodic injections of aflibercept and explored the factors associated with vision loss. One hundred and ninety-six eyes were included in this study over a two year period....
Effect of anti-VEGF treatment on PED morphology
1 June 2015
| Jaya Myneni
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This retrospective study of 30 eyes assessed the effect of anti-VEGF on morphology of pigment epithelial detachments (PED) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Thirty eyes of 28 patients with PED were compared to 30 eyes of 30 patients with...
Combined anti-VEGF and PDT for wet AMD
1 February 2014
| Brian Ang
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The authors report on a retrospective case series of combined anti-VEGF and photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) refractory to anti-VEGF monotherapy alone. The criteria for treatment failure of anti-VEGF monotherapy were persistent subretinal...
Wet AMD outcomes post cataract surgery
3 June 2021
| Kareem Waleed Alsaffarini
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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age-related cataract, antivascular endothelial growth factor, cataract surgery, wet age-related macular degeneration
The authors present the findings of a retrospective study looking at the progression of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in patients who underwent cataract surgery. They recruited a series of 111 patients of which 38 were men and 73 were...
OCT prognostic factors in AMD patients with peripapillary choroidal neovascularisation
3 August 2023
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
In this retrospective study the authors aimed to investigate the correlation between optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings and visual acuity outcomes after treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injections for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients with peripapillary choroidal neovascularisation (PPCNV). Data...
3rd Annual Retinal Imaging Biomarkers & Endpoints Summit
27 May 2025
-29 May 2025
Accelerate Your Ophthalmic Development with Deep Learning Systems & Sophisticated AI Imaging TechnologiesWith state-of-the-art AI-assisted technology making retinal imaging 100 times faster, the rapid advancement of technology in ophthalmology, coupled with the strong unmet need for more drugs for retinal...
The disease burden of AMD
1 December 2015
| Efrosini Papagiannuli
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
In this multi-centre, prospective, observational, time and motion study the authors assessed the time burden of managing wet AMD for doctors, staff, patients and caregivers in the USA. The study spanned the period from March 2011 to August 2012, and...
Do patient demographics influence AMD clinic attendance during COVID-19 lockdown?
3 June 2021
| Kumarapaksha Mohottalage Bhagya Mekhalani Weerasinghe, Jai Shankar
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The authors assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adherence to scheduled clinic appointments among age-related macular degeneration patients in a clinic in North Wales. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the population, affecting economic and social wellbeing, whilst...
