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Ocular sequalae of spinal muscular atrophy
he authors present a retrospective single-centre cohort study of patients with spinal muscular atrophy – a neurodegenerative disorder presenting between infancy and early adulthood. Forty-eight patients were included in total, with roughly equal numbers of types 1, 2 and 3...The National Treatment Centre-Highland
The National Treatment Centre-Highland opened its doors to patients in April 2023. At a cost of £48 million this represented a significant investment by the Scottish Government for the provision of modern eye care for the North of Scotland.Belfast Eye Conference 2024
by Zina Mobarak, FY1 Doctor, Manchester University Foundation Trust, UK. The Belfast Eye conference was held online over two days, aimed at anyone interested in ophthalmology and focused on delivering informative talks from specialists in various ophthalmic specialties and presenting...
Review of Ophthalmology, 4th Edition
Friedman, Trattler and Kaiser present the fourth edition of Review of Ophthalmology; an easily approachable textbook aimed at medical students and ophthalmology trainees which is optimally designed to promote knowledge recall. The contents of the book are broadly divided into...The New Zealand National Eye Centre and the land of the long white cloud
Located southeast of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand (Aotearoa) is home to five million culturally diverse people. Renowned for its lush nature spanning from unexplored forests to active volcanos and snow-capped mountains, New Zealand has become both...
Comparison of bilateral lateral and unilateral recession resection for IXT
This is a retrospective review study of patients between the ages of three and 15 years old with the basic type of intermittent exotropia (IXT) who had strabismus surgery between January 2003 to September 2009. There were 85 patients included...
What caregivers know about VKC and effect of this on compliance
The authors aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice among caregivers of children with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) to assess their level of understanding of the disease and factors that affect compliance with medical advice and compel them to use...
Cost-effectiveness of orthoptic-delivered screening versus school nurse screening
The authors describe a long-term audit of outcomes and costs associated with referrals from two established neighbouring school-entry vision screening services in the UK over one academic year with one adhering to national UK screening guidelines more closely than the...
Does the length of the school day have a role in age of myopia onset?
The authors prospectively collected the refractive data of myopic adults attending recruiting dispensing optician or ophthalmologist sites. Participants were recruited consecutively, giving verbal informed consent. Sites included a mix of urban and rural areas across eight sites. The following data...
Risks of advanced ROP development in unscreened babies
The authors report a retrospective study of the prevalence of infants with stage 4b and 5 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) who were never screened and the importance of screening guidelines. The study was conducted in a tertiary eye hospital in...
