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Accuracy of clinician vs. radiologic interpretation of the imaging of orbital lesions
This is a retrospective study of 242 patients who underwent surgical orbitomy at University of California Davis Health between 1 January 2000 and 20 May 2019. The preoperative imaging with radiologist’s interpretation, clinical assessment with clinician’s interpretation of imaging, and...Does vitrectomy increase the risk of glaucoma? A retrospective review from a UK hospital
5 April 2022
| Aiman Jamal, Helen Burn, Asifa Shaikh
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EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The authors investigate what proportion of patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy subsequently developed ocular hypertension or a diagnosis of glaucoma. A systematic review carried out in 2017 including seven studies found that there is evidence that pars plana vitrectomy (PPV)...
A Case-Based Guide to Eye Pain: Perspectives from Ophthalmology and Neurology
1 October 2018
| Shirley Hancock
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General
A refreshing, systematic approach to eye pain, arguably one of the most commonly presenting symptoms and one that can be fraught with diagnostic challenges and management dilemmas for the busy clinician. There is a scarcity of books covering this particular...
Insects, swelling and sight loss: a case of orbital inflammatory syndrome
1 June 2022
| Parushak Rezai, Susan Sarangapani
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EYE - General
Despite being the most common cause of painful orbital mass in adults and the third most common orbital disease, orbital inflammatory syndrome still proves to be a difficult ocular condition to diagnose, treat, and manage. A 41-year-old lady presented to...
IgG4 related orbital disease
This retrospective study was done to determine the prevalence of IgG4 related orbital disease (IgG4ROD) in patients who previously had biopsies for suspected idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease (IOID) and / or orbital lymphoproliferative disease (OLD). The charts and slides of...
Is serum ACE useful in diagnosing sarcoidosis in uveitis patients?
1 February 2019
| Tasmin Berman
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This retrospective clinical notes review assesses whether serum angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is useful in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis in patients presenting with uveitis. There were 1035 consecutive subjects presenting with uveitis as part of baseline investigations had a serum...
A case series of acquired esotropia in cerebellar disease
1 August 2015
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Cerebellar degeneration, diplopia, esotropia, lateral rectus paresis
Acquired esotropia in cerebellar disease is well described but under-recognised. The pathogenesis of cerebellar esotropia is controversial. It is suggested it may be a result of disruption to central vestibular pathways. This article reports a case series of seven adults...
Should we be looking for anemia in the presence of papilloedema?
4 December 2023
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective case notes review of patients diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) presenting to a tertiary neuro-ophthalmology clinic over a 32-month period. The IIH group were age and sex matched with other patients attending the clinic...
Referrals to neuro-ophthalmology
4 February 2021
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present the findings of a retrospective records review of 300 new patients at a single tertiary neuro-ophthalmology clinic by two ophthalmologists. The case selection was taken from 45 randomly selected days over a four-year period. The authors reported...
