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Lean concept implementation process to improve clinic efficiency

The authors adopted a Lean concept to improve patient wait times, delays, clinic inefficiencies and patient satisfaction. They report the outcomes of implementation in this paper. Visit time, and patient and staff movements during patient examinations were mapped. Patient examinations...

Effects of orbital decompression on duction, cyclotorsion and diplopia

This is a retrospective review of 156 patients (281 eyes / orbits) with Graves Orbitopathy (GO) who had orbital decompression (OD) between 2016 and 2020 from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Data analysis of type of OD, eye position, duction, cyclotorsion and level...

Quality and readability of online web information for childhood glaucoma

In this study, the quality, reliability, technical quality and readability of online information related to childhood glaucoma was assessed. This was a cross-sectional study of websites discussing childhood glaucoma. The authors undertook an analysis of 500 websites over a six-month...

Differences in strabismus surgery outcomes in preterm vs full-time birth infants

This study aimed to analyse motor and sensory outcomes of strabismus surgery in 70 preterm (group 1) and 242 full-term (group 2) infants. Group 1 mean gestational age and birth weight were 31.25 ±2.51 weeks and 1562.70 ±412.82g. Pre and...

Improvements in balance and postural control after strabismus surgery

The authors sought to investigate the effect of surgical correction of strabismus on dynamic balance and postural stability. They recruited 27 children (15 female, 12 male) of which 17 were esotropia and 10 exotropia (including eight intermittent types), aged 7–12...

Causes of abnormal head postures – literature review

Yadegari reports a narrative literature review for abnormal head postures (AHPs) with discussion on different causes. This review summarises the control of a normal head posture before discussing differences of ocular vs non-ocular AHPs. Ocular AHPs may be adopted to...

Short-term instability of surgical correction of IXT

In this retrospective observation study from southern India, the authors aimed to evaluate the progression of intermittent exotropia (IXT) following surgical correction and its contributing factors in 50 patients. Mean age at surgery was 10 years (range 6–14), 26 were...

Comparison of two surgical procedure options for unilateral superior oblique palsy

This study compares two surgical options for management of unilateral superior oblique palsy with angles >20PD. Group 1 underwent one vertical muscle surgery – ipsilateral inferior oblique anterior transposition plus resection (IOATR). Group 2 underwent two vertical muscles surgery –...

New Online Ophthalmology Portfolio Points Calculator

Applying for Ophthalmology ST1 is a competitive and often stressful process, with many applicants finding the portfolio self-assessment scoring system difficult to navigate. To make this process easier, a new online tool - MedPoints - has been developed to give...

Retinal thickness and visual acuity change correlations after amblyopia occlusion therapy

This prospective study aimed to assess change in retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) and macular thickness, and clinical correlations with visual outcomes, after amblyopia treatment in 30 children with moderate to severe amblyopia. Mean age of children was 5.26 ±1.65...

An eyeful of independence

Scots will decide this September whether or not Scotland should be an independent sovereign state. “As all key areas of our business are already fully devolved, it’s very much business as usual for us,” noted a spokesperson for Healthcare Improvement...

A trip up north: Eye News Symposium 2020

New accents, friendly smiles and haggis served with my traditional morning breakfast, I knew at this point that I was a long way from the south of England, where this story begins.