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An uncommon late postoperative complication of combined cataract surgery and intravitreal triamcinolone injection
1 December 2014
| Pouya Alaghband, Ambreen Kalhoro, Toams Cudrnak, Ishtyak Mahomed, Nigel James
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Case report A 64-year-old female with diabetic maculopathy (DMO) underwent phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in her right eye combined with intravitreal triamcinolone (IVTA). Diabetes control was poor with HbA1c (IFCC) of 119mmol/mol and blood sugar level of 27mmol/L....
A closer look at the new wave of glaucoma surgery – radical or old school?
1 October 2016
| Demetrios T Manasses, Leon Au
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EYE - Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a challenging condition to treat because the exact pathophysiology remains unclear and the only readily modifiable factor is the intraocular pressure (IOP). Additionally, most glaucoma patients are completely asymptomatic, yet are often subjected to lifelong medical therapy. The...
Cutting-edge practice in glaucoma care: what, how and why?
1 April 2016
| Nick Strouthidis, Winifred Nolan, Keith Barton
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EYE - Glaucoma
More effective treatments and drug delivery modalities, implantable minimally invasive glaucoma surgical (MIGS) devices, as well as accelerating clinical research programmes, will transform the surgical and clinical management of glaucoma in the near future. There is also an ever-greater emphasis...
Improved efficacy expected with second-generation microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices
1 July 2015
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - Glaucoma
Microinvasive surgical approaches to primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) offer minimally traumatic options for effective intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction in appropriately selected glaucoma patients. Increases in laser trabeculoplasty rates and wider adoption of glaucoma drainage device filtration procedures, together with the...
Improving cataract efficiency: insights and learnings from expert practitioners
1 December 2022
| Rod McNeil, Qasim Mansoor, Alexander Ionides
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
An evening surgical meeting sponsored by Théa Pharmaceuticals Ltd brought together leading experts to share insights and experience on practice strategies to enhance the efficiency of cataract surgery. Streamlining patient flow to optimise capacity and efficiency Qasim Mansoor, Consultant Ophthalmic...
Ophthalmic viscoelastic devices: Useful insights for a novice cataract surgeon
4 February 2025
| Kaki Tsang, Qasim Mansoor
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EYE - Cataract
Ophthalmic viscoelastic devices (OVDs) are essential in many different stages of cataract surgery. This article discusses the categories of OVDs and their respective properties, and highlights their uses in different scenarios faced in cataract surgery. Ophthalmic viscoelastic devices are gel-like...
Technology in ophthalmology – a promising future and what we need to know about the regulations
1 October 2017
| Priya Nidamanuri, Magdalena Popiela
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Undoubtedly, ophthalmology is one of the greatest sources of inspiration for technological progress in medicine. Thus far, we have seen remarkable advancements in the technology used by ophthalmologists across all subspecialties. From simplifying common procedures, to treating previously incurable conditions,...
Evolving towards an interventional glaucoma mindset
2 February 2024
| Gus Gazzard (Prof), Jan Beiting
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EYE - Glaucoma
Traditionally, a newly diagnosed glaucoma patient would be treated first with medical therapy. As the disease progressed or the initial intervention failed to adequately control intraocular pressure (IOP), clinicians would add more drops, selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), repeated SLT and...
How to get a trainee from 0 to 600 cataracts in two years: Perspectives from the trainee and the trainer
Trainee’s perspective I remember my first day as an ST1 at Moorfields Eye Hospital in Croydon. I was in theatre for a cataract list, and the challenges were numerous. From draping to hydrating the wound, it was all completely new...South-South collaboration for the treatment of avoidable blindness in Botswana
1 October 2017
| Malcolm Kerr-Muir, Alice Lehasa, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
This article describes the value of South-South collaboration in the reduction of avoidable blindness. Specifically it describes a South-South collaboration between India and Botswana that evolved out of the VISION 2020 LINK between Cambridge University Hospitals, two institutions in India...
Is lens constant optimisation for IOLMaster indispensable in order to achieve a good refractive outcome?
A study of refractive outcomes following cataract surgery was carried out with the aim of comparing the postoperative refractive outcomes against Royal College of Ophthalmologists standards and to determine the extent of association between accuracy of intraocular lens (IOL) power...A refractive surprise after vitrectomy and capsulectomy
1 February 2016
| Juliana Albano de Guimaraes, Sana Rasool, John R Murdoch
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Figure 1: Right posterior capsule small aperture. We report a case of a pseudophakic patient who underwent vitrectomy and posterior capsulectomy. In spite of good visual acuity and absence of floaters, he was unhappy with the visual outcome. Case report...
