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NHS England national ophthalmic diagnostics and imaging data collection analysis
The National Physiological Science Data Collections are part of NHS England’s Diagnostic Transformation programme which was established following Professor Mike Richards review of Diagnostic services. A key recommendation was to establish data collections to make up for the lack of...From dry eyes to glaucoma: How the menopause impacts your eyes and what to do about it, according to an optician
Menopause, much like entering puberty, comes with hormonal disruptions that change a woman's body and behaviour. Some of the first visible side effects are hot flushes, weight gain, and acne, accompanied by behavioural symptoms like mood swings, insomnia, and brain...What's trending Feb/Mar 2021
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. Happy New Year! Goodbye 2020, a year no one could have imagined, with our lives and headlines dominated by COVID-19 as...
Meibomian gland alteration in patients with primary chronic dacryocystitis: An in vivo confocal microscopy study
Chronic dacryocystitis affects tear film functionality and can predispose to ocular surface disease, however the specific effect of chronic dacryocystitis on meibomian gland function has not been studied. This group therefore performed in vivo confocal microscopy in 28 patients’ eyes...
Sensory and motor function changes after surgery for epiblepharon
In this study the authors investigate the effect of epiblepharon (EB) correction on motor and sensory function in children with EB and comorbid strabismus. Ninety eyes of 45 children were evaluated: mean age 6.8 ±2.9 years, 18 males, 27 females,...
Risk factors for NTG in a young Korean population
Previously known ocular and systemic risk factors for normal tension glaucoma (NTG) include myopia, peripapillary atrophy, disc haemorrhage, migraine, obstructive sleep apnoea, thyroid disease and cerebral infarction. However, most NTG risk factor studies have examined patients aged 40 years and...
