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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...

Increase in myopia during the Covid-19 lockdown periods

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the Covid-19-related lockdown on myopia progression of school-aged children in Lebanon. The authors reviewed 443 records of myopic children aged 3–18 years (mean 11.81 ±3.67) presenting from January 2020...

Orbital fat density as a diagnostic tool in pre-septal and orbital cellulitis

This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of orbital fat density in identifying post-septal involvement when initial differential diagnosis between orbital (OC) and periorbital (POC) cellulitis is unclear. This was a retrospective study of 57 patients with clinical diagnosis of...

Characteristics of cherry red spot on optical coherence tomography

In this study the authors report optical coherence tomography (OCT) characteristics of cherry red spot from three cases of Tay-Sachs and one case of Niemann Pick diseases to determine associated factors and potential visual implications. This was a retrospective case...

Rate and predisposing factors for post-vitrectomy cataract formation in children

This study was a retrospective analysis of post-vitrectomy cataract formation in the general paediatric population. The authors aimed to determine the number of phakic children needing cataract surgery after vitrectomy surgery and related perioperative factors. The study was a 10-year...

Normative reference values for optic nerve sheath diameter in children

The purpose of this study was to measure optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in paediatric patients without pathology using brain CT performed for various reasons and to provide normal tomographic reference values. This was a retrospective study of CT scans...

Outcomes following repair of early-onset versus delayed-onset rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RD) after acute posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)

This is a retrospective single centre comparative interventional study of 210 patients in total, between 2015 to 2020, presenting with delayed RD (diagnosed >42 days after initial acute PVD presentation) compared with a 2:1 age and gender-matched acute RD cohort...

Longitudinal findings in children with neurofibromatosis type 1

This retrospective chart review evaluates the ophthalmologic findings of children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) are the most common tumours found in children with NF1. Findings are compared between eyes with and without optic pathway gliomas...

Repeat corneal collagen cross-linking after failure of primary cross-linking (CXL) in keratoconus

This is a 10-year, retrospective, patients record review from Leeds, UK. Twenty-one eyes had repeated CXL and the mean interval between primary and repeat CXL was 47.1 months. Twenty (95%) eyes stabilised after repeated CXL at a mean follow-up of...

Conjunctival lesions in paediatric patients

This article documents the conjunctival lesions in paediatric patients from one unit from 2011–22 inclusive in the UK. There was a total of 85 cases with a mean age presentation of seven years old. Most common lesions were naevi (40%),...

One vs two muscle surgery results for small / moderate angle horizontal strabismus

The authors aimed to compare the long-term surgical outcomes of one vs two muscle surgery in 89 patients with horizontal strabismus of small to moderate angle (<25PD). This was a retrospective study with a minimum six-month follow-up period. One muscle...

Factors associated with inferior oblique transposition surgery and occurrence of anti-elevation syndrome

The purpose of this study was to correlate the frequency of anti-elevation syndrome (AES) with the magnitude of the anterior transposition of the inferior oblique. This was a retrospective study of 312 eyes of 170 patients. Mean age at surgery...