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Diagnostic procedures in vitreoretinal lymphoma.
This paper presented a retrospective review of medical records of HIV negative immunocompetent patients diagnosed with vitreoretinal lymphoma between 1994 and 2012. The aim of the paper was to evaluate the type and number of diagnostic interventions required to confirm...
Laser pointer maculopathy
The objective of this study was to describe the potential clinical presentations of retinal pathology resulting from exposure to laser pointers. The study included eight eyes of seven patients. Mean age was 18.7 years (12-36). Most were accidental self-inflicted while...
Clinical outcomes of a supplementary sulcus IOL
In this retrospective study, the authors examined 31 eyes of 20 patients who had received a supplementary trifocal sulcus IOL in addition to a ‘bag-in-the-lens’ IOL. Implantation of a ‘bag-in-the-lens’ IOL requires the creation of anterior and posterior capsulotomies, followed...
Differences between ages and onset in functional network changes associated with reading Braille
Visual impairment affects learning ability, speed and accuracy required for reading, writing and learning memory in terms of educational performance. Braille training requires decoding of simple dots into meaningful words and sentences. The objectives of this study were to evaluate...
New prognostic model for multiple sclerosis after optic neuritis presentation
The authors present a post-hoc analysis using the publicly available data set from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial. The Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to assess for associations between clinical and radiological variables and the development of clinical...
Divergence insufficiency esotropia is increasingly more common and new theory of aetiology
The authors present a retrospective case review of acquired esotropia. An internal database was reviewed for cases of esotropia and divergence insufficiency between 1978 and 2018 and seen by a single ophthalmologist. Patients with initial presentation of esotropia onset after...
Narrative review of opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome following COVID-19
Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (OMS) / opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome (OMAS) is a rare central nervous system manifestation of COVID-19, but an increasing number of articles have reported patients in whom COVID-19 was complicated by OMS / OMAS. This narrative review...
RCT of unilateral vs bilateral surgery for lateral incomitance in exotropia
The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the surgical outcomes in the management of lateral incomitance with regard to ocular alignment and change in lateral incomitance in cases of bilateral vs. unilateral strabismus surgery. This was a...
Infantile nystagmus syndrome and use of genetic testing
This review aimed to assess the clinical utility of genetic testing for individuals with infantile nystagmus syndrome. The authors define infantile nystagmus syndrome as having an onset before six months of age, binocular and conjugate. The literature search was conducted...
Large vs. small posterior capsulotomy size and visual angle opacification rates
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between posterior capsulotomy size and significant visual angle opacification (VAO) in congenital and developmental cataract. This was a retrospective case control of children aged under seven years of age over...
Neuro-ophthalmology consequences of Lyme disease
This study sought to review the seasonality and the occurrence of Lyme disease within their institution with a focus on neuro-ophthalmic consequences. This was a retrospective study of 212 children: 50 (24%) with neuroborreliosis (NB). There was an increase in...
