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Healthcare access gaps in adults with vision difficulty

The authors analyse data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2019–2021) to evaluate disparities in healthcare access among adults with self-reported vision difficulty. This large cross-sectional study demonstrates that individuals reporting visual impairment face significant barriers across multiple domains...

Oral omega-3 fatty acid treatment for dry eye in contact lens wearers

This study evaluates the effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation of dry eye symptoms, tear film tests, and conjunctival impression cytology in patients with contact lens wear-associated dry eye. In this randomised double-blind, multi-centred trial, contact lens wearers (n=...

Immunoglobulin G4-related ophthalmic disease – what is it? (Part 2)

Part 2: Clinical presentation and treatment (see part 1 here) Introduction IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is understood to have a vast clinicopathological spectrum; nearly every organ has had reported involvement. Similarly, IgG4-related ophthalmic disease (IgG4-ROD) is known to affect nearly every...

Patient-reported outcomes in oculoplastic surgery

This is an important if somewhat difficult to grasp article which tries to formally address the subject of patient-reported outcomes in oculofacial surgery. The authors have conducted an extensive review of the literature searching for instruments (questionnaires) which have been...

Switchover study from Botox to Xeomin for facial dystonia

This study carried out in the UK compared the clinical effectiveness and efficiency of switching patients from Botox® injections to Xeomin®. This was carried out in 20 essential blepharospasm, 12 hemifacial spasm and six aberrant facial nerve regeneration patients. Patients...

Moorfields- Botulinum toxin: Is it injector error, side effects or complications July

This course is designed to improve clinical practice and improve the treatment, management and administration of botulinum toxin for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, bells palsy, gustatory lacrimation and entropion. OverviewDeveloped by Moorfields Adnexal Nurse Consultant Nicola Dunlop and delivered in conjunction...

Moorfields: Botulinum toxin: Is it injector error, side effects or complications

This course is designed to improve clinical practice and improve the treatment, management and administration of botulinum toxin for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, bells palsy, gustatory lacrimation and entropion. OverviewDeveloped by Moorfields Adnexal Nurse Consultant Nicola Dunlop and delivered in conjunction...

Stereo distance in XT

The test distance effect on stereoacuity was explored in a population with intermittent exotropia along with use of two types of stereograms with crossed and uncrossed disparity. At near and distance distances, the median for both disparities was 60”; 79%...

Outcomes for strabismus surgery dependent on access to insurance

The primary aim of this study was to compare postoperative outcomes in a larger cohort of paediatric patients having strabismus surgery with at least 11 months follow-up to determine the impact of low socio-economic status (SES) and health disparities and...

Ophthalmology in the developing world

After the second year of medical school, I spent my summer vacation working as a volunteer for a small Italian non-government organisation (NGO), named HEALTH-AID. As part of my volunteering experience, I joined a team of European doctors, medical students...

I have to be here…

Apparently, I’ve been known to attend the occasional eye conference! I firmly believe that such events broaden the mind and help maintain a love of our specialty through community. There are many lessons to be learned at such congresses, and...

Canadian centre experience with ocular cystinosis cases

Ocular cystinosis (OC) is an uncommon recessive genetic disease occurring in about one case per 100–200,000 live births. Patients have accumulation of cystine crystals within tissues. Ocular symptoms include photophobia, blepharospasm, foreign body sensation, retinopathy and visual impairment. Crystals have...