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Evaluation of a service providing sight impairment registration for stroke survivors
This service evaluation study of a hospital single centre stroke service was undertaken to determine reasons for declining sight registration, whether patients feel supported without registration and determine changes needed to improve registration processes. A review of existent data was...
The eyes of healthy children effected by virtual schooling
The authors aimed to assess how the increased use of technology during a day of virtual school as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the eyes of healthy children. Children aged 10 to 17 years who attended school virtually...
Retrospective review of visual outcomes in Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a clinical syndrome characterised by headache and papilloedema that can lead to significant visual morbidity. IIH is diagnosed by the modified Dandy criteria, which include normal neuroimaging and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition, high CSF opening...
Use of botulinum toxin A in the treatment of intermittent exotropia
In this prospective cohort study, the authors aimed to evaluate the efficiency of botulinum toxin A (BTA) injection in the treatment of intermittent exotropia (IXT) and examine factors affecting treatment outcomes. Seventy-four patients diagnosed with any type of IXT were...
Parental knowledge of digital eye strain
The authors undertook a prospective cross-sectional questionnaire-based observation study to evaluate digital eye strain prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practice pattern scores among parents of children attending online classes. For the questionnaires, a Google survey form was used consisting of 39...
Significant associations to presence of significant retinal haemorrhages in suspected child abuse
The authors aimed to extract statistically significant associations between non-ocular clinical and diagnostic imaging findings and the presence of significant retinal haemorrhages, and then develop an evidence-based screening algorithm to determine when to consult an ophthalmologist in suspected child abuse...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): what happens to eye movements?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder of upper motor neurons of the corticospinal tract and lower motor neurons in brainstem nuclei and the anterior horn of the spinal cord. Limited literature is available on abnormal ocular movements in...
Unilateral cataract extraction outcomes in older children compared to two studies with younger cohorts
The authors present a retrospective study of children undergoing cataract surgery between the ages of two and seven-years-old at one centre, over a 24-year period. Data including demographics, ocular history, ophthalmic findings, operative reports, adverse events, and record of re-operations...
Comparison of thrombolysis and conservative management in acute retinal ischaemia
The authors present a retrospective cohort study of individuals presenting with acute, painless, monocular vision loss and diagnosed with acute retinal ischaemia. Reasons for exclusion were iatrogenic aetiology, transient vision loss, missing initial visual acuity data, more than 16 hours...
A case series of electroretinography findings in visual snow syndrome
The authors present a case series of individuals referred to an electroretinography (ERG) lab for assessment due to abnormal vision symptoms, over a two year period. Cases with visual snow syndrome (VSS) or isolated visual snow (VS) were included. All...
Referral patterns and pathways for intracranial hypertension
The authors present a retrospective case review of individuals with suspected raised intracranial pressure (ICP) over a 12-month period a single tertiary neuro-ophthalmology centre. Cases were categorised into four groups based on examination by neuro-ophthalmology; 1) referred after identification of...
