You searched for "Periorbital"
Periocular burns: a literature review of classification, management protocols and outcomes of treatment
The author provides a review of the current literature regarding the principles of classification, management protocols of acute ocular and periocular burns and the role of the burn and oculoplastic surgeon involved in their care. More than two-thirds of facial...
CVI features in an Indian population
This study describes the predisposing factors and ophthalmic characteristics of children with cortical visual impairment (CVI) at a tertiary centre in India. This was a retrospective cross-section study of children <16-years-old over a four-year period. A review of 88 patients...
A rare case of post-traumatic central retinal artery occlusion
1 December 2014
| Claire Howard
|
EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Central retinal artery occlusion is rarely associated with traumatic optic neuropathy, this case report details of one such case. The reported case is of a ten-year-old boy presenting after a fall from height with loss of vision in one eye....
Upper eyelid ulceration as a presenting sign of frontal sinus mucocele
3 October 2022
| Mustafa Al-Hashimi, Ranad Maswadi, Bijan Beigi
|
EYE - General
Introduction A sinus mucocele is an epithelium-lined sac filled with mucus and desquamated epithelium. It forms secondary to inflammatory processes that occur in a sinus with an obstructed ostium. Predisposing conditions include previous trauma, surgery, tumours, anatomical abnormalities, and chronic...
Atlas Of Orbital Imaging
It was an absolute pleasure to review this beautifully written textbook. Authorship is from a diverse, international group of experienced and respected oculoplastic surgeons with an interest in orbital disease. A significant contribution to most of these chapters has been...Chronic dacryocystitis?
1 February 2018
| Michael E Grinton, Kristhnamoorthy Narayanan
|
EYE - General
Lacrimal drainage system tumours are rare and lymphomas account for less than 10% of these tumours [1]. Most patients presenting with lymphoma infiltration of the lacrimal drainage system have a history of previously diagnosed lymphoma elsewhere. We report a case...
Immunoglobulin G4-related ophthalmic disease – what is it? (Part 1)
3 February 2023
| Li Yen Goh
|
EYE - General
Part 1: Epidemiology, classification, radiology, histopathology and associations (see Part 2 here) In this two-part series, Li Yen Goh reviews IgG4 disease and reminds us of diagnostic challenges faced. Introduction Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) disease is a recently recognised idiopathic systemic...
Should intravitreal steroids be used in the initial treatment of post-op endophthalmitis?
1 October 2018
| Eulee Seow
|
EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
|
adjuvant intravitreal dexamethasone, cataract surgery, postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis, randomized controlled trial
Endophthalmitis following cataract surgery is one of the most feared complications, and can have significant impact on the visual outcomes of patients. The role of steroids in the management of endopthalmitis is controversial. The aim of this paper was to...
Implications of missed foreign bodies under the upper eyelid
Children aren’t the best historians. As a result, clinicians sometimes rely on the accounts of parents regarding problems. Missed foreign bodies due to poor histories or incomplete examinations may result in irreversible loss of vision. This case report shines light...
Characteristics of Charles Bonnet syndrome in patients with neovascular AMD
7 April 2021
| Ed Rule
|
EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
|
Age-related macular degeneration, Charles Bonnet syndrome, Low vision, Negative outcome, Visual hallucinations
This retrospective cross-sectional study aimed to characterise various aspects of Charles Bonnet syndrome hallucinations among patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Five hundred and ten consecutive patients were asked a screening question to determine if they had ever suffered...
Prognostication for uveal melanoma
The authors highlight the importance of using all available data in the prognostication of uveal melanoma (UM). Over recent years a number of molecular tests have emerged to allow clinicians to predict metastatic potential of UM. However, concordance between techniques...
Management of diabetic macular oedema (DMO)
1 February 2018
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
|
EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
|
Anti-VEGF therapy, Diabetic macular edema, Steroids
The authors present guidelines on current diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the management of DMO. Fluorescein angiography (FA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are recommended before starting treatment to help diagnose and stage DMO, and can be repeated if there...
