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Risk factors for surgical failure in nasolacrimal duct obstruction
This study considered possible associated patient anatomic or physiologic factors for initial surgical failure of nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). This was a retrospective study analysing risk factors for patients with successful initial surgery in comparison to patients requiring multiple surgeries....Cybersight: Clinical Technology & Surgical Techniques in the Evolving Management of Corneal Diseases
15 November 2024
The current state of the art in the diagnosis and treatment of corneal diseases depends on imaging techniques to visualize the morphology, 3D structure, and optical quality of the cornea. Improvements in imaging allow for increasingly individualized treatment of corneal...
Moorfields Education International Uveitis Symposium
11 July 2024
-13 July 2024
Don't miss this chance to hear from top national and international speakers, including symposium organiser Professor Carlos Pavesio, Consultant Ophthalmologist and uveitis specialist at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Director of the Scientific Organizing Committee.
This unique three day symposium will provide a forum for the exchange of information and new ideas relevant to clinical practice, investigations, and therapeutic management of patients with ocular inflammatory diseases and complex uveitic conditions, with an in-depth discussion surrounding the diagnosis and therapeutic strategies of specific inflammatory disorders.
OCTA and pigment epithelium detachments
1 December 2018
| Saruban Pasu
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Yannuzzi et al. report on their study aiming to evaluate the ability of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to differentiate vascularised from nonvascularised pigment epithelium detachments (PEDs) using conventional imaging techniques, including fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and indocyanine green (ICG),...
Could internuclear ophthalmoplegia aid differential diagnosis in demyelinating conditions?
3 April 2023
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective review of individuals diagnosed with either neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) or multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) in both groups over a 10-year...
Use of international interocular difference thresholds for optic neuritis diagnosis in clinical practice
5 June 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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AQP4, MOG, MOGAD, Multiple sclerosis, NMOSD, optical coherence tomography
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common non-traumatic cause of disability in young people, and visual symptoms can be the initial manifestation in up to 20% of cases. Retinal examination can be helpful in making the correct diagnosis. The latest...
Diagnostic procedures in vitreoretinal lymphoma.
1 December 2014
| Nikolaos D Georgakarakos
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This paper presented a retrospective review of medical records of HIV negative immunocompetent patients diagnosed with vitreoretinal lymphoma between 1994 and 2012. The aim of the paper was to evaluate the type and number of diagnostic interventions required to confirm...
Diagnosis of amiodarone-associated optic neuropathy
1 August 2018
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Amiodarone, non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy, optic neuropathy
Amiodarone is a widely used anti-arrhythmic drug. Several case reports describe optic neuropathy which has been linked to its use. This case series discusses the diagnosis of amiodarone-associated optic neuropathy (AAON) and its potential impact on cardiac therapy. The authors...
IOP in children with uveitis
1 August 2019
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This is a retrospective study of paediatric uveitis (<16-years-old) between July 2002 to June 2016 of a total of 320 children from a single centre: 17.2 % (55/320 patients) developed raised IOP requiring therapy; 11.5% of eyes required glaucoma surgery...
Paediatric enucleation in a tertiary eye centre in North China, 2001-2015
The authors review the demography and aetiology of paediatric enucleation over a 15-year period. A total of 9307 paediatric ophthalmic inpatients ranging from 0 to 14 years who underwent surgery at Shandong Eye Institute over the past 15 years were...
Childhood glaucoma outcomes and prognosis
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between clinical characteristics and visual acuity in childhood glaucoma. The study included 45 eyes of 31 patients; 33.3% with primary childhood glaucoma and 66.7% with secondary glaucoma; 53.4% of secondary cases had glaucoma...
ROPPVAL Syndrome as a differential diagnosis to optic neuritis
1 December 2021
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Photophobia, ROPPVAL, headache, migraine, optic neuritis, retro-ocular pain
Optic neuritis (ON) is a common cause of visual loss in young patients. Patients with eye pain and ipsilateral visual loss are often referred into neuro-ophthalmology clinics with a possible diagnosis of ON. In 2018 Jefferis et al. reported a...
