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Children’s visual acuity test without professional supervision
With increasing outpatient demand there has been an innovative shift to involve patients managing their own condition. This article compares visual testing carried out by an orthoptist with usual clinical methods, an orthoptist using the iSIGHT Test Pro and a...
Prismatic contact lens correction vs prismatic glasses
The aim of this study was to verify if diplopia could be corrected by applying soft directional prism contact lenses, to compare effectiveness of diplopia correction, comfort and quality of vision with these contact lenses compared to prism glasses. This...
Randomised controlled trial for large-angle exotropia surgery
The purpose of this study was to investigate single eye, single setting surgical options to correct 80–90PD of exotropia with two options of muscle transplant and suture hang-back recession. There was retention of anatomical limits of 6mm resection for medial...
Posterior circulation stroke associated demographics, risk factors and aetiology
The authors present a retrospective case notes review of patients diagnosed with homonymous hemianopia following a radiologically confirmed stroke. A total of 85 patients were identified by searching an electronic medical records system over an 11-year period. Data were extracted...
Test retest values for TNO, Frisby, Lang stereopad and Asteroid stereoacuity tests
This study aimed to determine test-retest variability of four different measurements of stereoacuity including TNO, Frisby, Lang stereopad and Asteroid, and compare stereoacuity values between tests in an adult population. Participants were >18 years of age (mean 38 years, SD...
Infantile nystagmus syndrome and use of genetic testing
This review aimed to assess the clinical utility of genetic testing for individuals with infantile nystagmus syndrome. The authors define infantile nystagmus syndrome as having an onset before six months of age, binocular and conjugate. The literature search was conducted...
Should we work together to identify congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction and otitis media?
The authors present a retrospective medical notes review. The aim of the study was to establish how common tympanostomy tube (T-tube) insertion is in children needing probe and intubation (P&I) for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO). All cases of CNLDO...
Impact of solar eclipses on vision
Solar retinopathy occurs as a result of mechanical and photochemical damage to the retina caused by exposure to excessive light. The authors presented the optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT-angiography findings of five patients who looked at the solar eclipse...
Macular choroidal changes after inferior oblique muscle surgery
This study was undertaken to investigate the retinal neurovasculature, choroidal thickness and choroidal vascular index (CVI) changes at the macula at one week, one- and three-month intervals post inferior oblique muscle myectomy. The hypothesis was that, given the close proximity...
The effect of orbital decompression on upper eyelid retraction
This is a systematic review and meta-analysis on whether there is a change in upper lid retraction following orbital decompression. Traditional teaching states that the order of surgery for thyroid eye disease should be decompression firstly, followed by squint surgery...
Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in patients with craniofacial abnormalities
This is a retrospective study including 1998 patients over a period of 10 years. Of this number, 41 patients were identified as having a craniofacial abnormality and congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) (23.1 per 10,000 live births). Interestingly the most...
