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Sight Sciences OMNI® Masterclass, Colchester
23 January 2023
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Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Saturday 14th January saw Sight Sciences hold their third UK Masterclass for the OMNI Surgical System.
Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery – A Practical Guide
1 October 2017
| Indira Madgula
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EYE - Glaucoma
The treatment of patients with mild to moderate glaucoma has evolved rapidly in the last decade. Traditionally, medical and laser treatments were the mainstay of therapy for this group of patients. Trabeculectomy, non-penetrating surgery and glaucoma drainage implants were reserved...
2018 update on intravitreal injections
1 December 2018
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
In this review article the authors have highlighted the standardised and structured approach to intravitreal injections (IVI) by examining the recent evidence-based literature. IVI is the most commonly performed procedure worldwide with low potential risk of endophthalmitis. IOP spikes are...
Ocular hypertension following intravitreal steroid injections: a comparative study between triamcinolone-acetonide and dexamethasone-implant
This was a retrospective observational study of steroid response following 1549 intravitreal steroid (TA and Dex) injections. One thousand and seventy-five eyes of 897 patients were reviewed. Glaucoma patients, glaucoma suspects, uveitis, trauma, and cases with less than one month...
Glaucoma medications and ocular surface disease
3 August 2023
| Su Young
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EYE - Glaucoma
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Drug allergy, OSD, drug toxicity, drug-induced cicatricial keratitis, dry eye, glaucoma medications, ocular surface disease
This literature review examined ocular surface disease (OSD) associated with glaucoma medication. The authors examined the prevalence of features and management guidelines glaucoma medication associated OSD. Fifty-eight articles published within the past five years are included in this review and...
Report: Kabgayi International Ophthalmology Conference 2024
My journey to Rwanda in April 2022 aimed to expand vitreoretinal services, but it also highlighted the need for robust scientific discourse, akin to the UK's ophthalmology culture, and so we seized the opportunity to plan an 'international' ophthalmology conference to coincide with a visit from five of my former UK consultant colleagues.
World Clinics in Ophthalmology Series: Innovations in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
1 April 2014
| Subhanjan Mukherji
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EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
This two volume publication about current innovations in primary open angle glaucoma has persevered to come out with a comprehensive review of the latest publications in the world of glaucoma. The list of contributors includes clinicians from the field of...
Glaucoma-NET: a novel way of improving glaucoma management in sub-Saharan Africa
1 June 2022
| Fatima Kyari, Affiong Ibanga, Adeola Onakoya, Heiko Philippin, Winifred Nolan, William Dean, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran, Andrew Tatham
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
Background Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide [1]. People with untreated glaucoma suffer from irreversible, progressive loss of sight. The disease is characterised by progressive loss of visual field, with pathological cupping of the optic disc...
Aqueous misdirection: a case series of unexpected surgical complications
3 June 2024
| Annes Ahmeidat, Caroline Cobb
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EYE - Glaucoma
Aqueous misdirection (AM), also known as malignant glaucoma, is a form of secondary glaucoma that typically presents with shallowing of the anterior chamber (AC), raised intraocular pressure (IOP), and reduced visual acuity (VA) in the presence of patent peripheral iridotomies...
Acute dellen formation post trauma
1 January 2016
| Lucia Derriman, Andrew Pearson
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Corneal dellen are saucer-like thinnings, usually of the peripheral cornea [1]. Dellen formation is thought to be related to localised tear film instability [2], specifically the absence of the mucin component of the tear film. Without the mucin layer, dry...
Interspecialty referrals
4 February 2021
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Referrals between the many and varied branches of ophthalmology sometimes underline how sub-specialised we have all become nowadays. The old era when everyone was an ophthalmic jack of all trades is gone, for better or for worse, and instead of...
Refined glaucoma referral practice offers prospect of improved capacity and expanded role for primary eye care professionals
1 February 2018
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the most frequent cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and the second leading cause of blindness in the UK [1,2]. The global prevalence of glaucoma in 2010 was approximately 3.5% for people aged 40-80 years, according to Jonas et...
