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Using a tumour registry to investigate optic nerve gliomas

31 October 2023 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
This study is a retrospective comparative analysis. Patients with optic nerve glioma and pilocytic astrocytoma were identified through the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registry covering a 42-year period using standardised codes. The following data was extracted: basic...
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Long-term incidence and survival trends in retinoblastoma in the USA

1 August 2025 | | EYE - Oncology
The authors present a retrospective observational study of 5730 patients diagnosed with retinoblastoma between 1996 and 2018. Data on demographics, age at diagnosis, treatment and survival were extracted from national registries with coverage of 99% of the population of the...
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Vitreoretinal lymphoma: The importance of cerebral spinal fluid evaluation at initial diagnosis

2 October 2025 | | EYE - Oncology
This is a retrospective single centre case observational study between 2006 and 2024 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, to review patients with biopsy-proven central nervous system lymphoma and MRI brain evaluation. Sixth-five patients were included in this study, 11...

Strengthening capacity for ophthalmic research within three East African VISION 2020 LINKS – The Research Mentorship Workshop

1 August 2018 | | EYE - General
Building capacity for ophthalmic research in low- and middle-income countries is an important aim of the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme. The International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has been working...

Capacity building for ophthalmic nursing in Ghana, Botswana and Tanzania

2 December 2019 | | EYE - General
Ophthalmic nurses (ON) have been the backbone of eye health services in Africa since the mid-20th century and remain the largest single cadre of allied ophthalmic personnel in Commonwealth countries in Africa. Numbers are currently estimated at between 3500 and...

A personal reflection: working at the International Centre for Eye Health from 2006–2024

3 April 2024 | | EYE - General
I feel incredibly fortunate to have been working part-time at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) [1] since 2006. Earlier in my career, the responsibilities of work and a growing family made this merely an aspiration, and apart from...

What's trending Aug/Sep 2018

1 August 2018 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #QueenElizabeth #cataract It is well and truly summer! Queen Elizabeth was spotted in her sunnies during recent events, not just...

Glaucoma-NET: a novel way of improving glaucoma management in sub-Saharan Africa

1 June 2022 | | 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...

Uveal melanoma

3 August 2023 | | EYE - Pathology, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Imaging
Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular tumour. However, they are still rare, with an incidence of 2-8 per million [1]. The presence of a choroidal naevus is a risk factor for uveal melanoma [1]. Patients with choroidal lesions...

Gene therapy for inherited retinal disease: the Manchester Ocular Gene Therapy Group MDT service

4 August 2021 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The authors describe the process set up in Manchester for the optimum delivery and assessment of a new gene therapy treatment for patients with RPE65 IRD. Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are the second commonest cause of severe visual impairment in...

What's trending Apr/May 2023

3 April 2023 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #Cyborgeye #flashlighteye #prostheticeye #BrianStanleyeye Brian Stanley is a California-based engineer, who lost his eye to retinoblastoma when he was six-years-old. A...

My Top Five: Innovations in the diagnosis of ocular tumours

4 February 2025 | | EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Pathology
Ocular tumours can vary widely in origin, from benign growths to metastases from distant disseminated malignancies. Although rare, ocular tumours pose a significant health and economic burden globally, with ocular cancers accounting for 0.2% of all diagnosed malignancies in the...