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The management of possibly progressive pterygium
1 February 2015
| Amit Patel, Peter McDonnell, M Quinlan
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EYE - Cornea
A 43-year-old Sudanese male patient is referred by his GP with a fleshy lesion encroaching the nasal cornea for the last six months. History Make note of: risk factors, i.e. UV exposure and ocular irritation - history of living in...
Discussing treatment modalities for bilateral wet AMD
1 December 2014
| Marie Tsaloumas, Bushra Mushtaq
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A 65-year-old lady with bilateral wet AMD and vision of 6/24 comes with an internet search about current therapies. How do you explain the various treatment modalities available? There are two NICE approved treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)....
Understanding medical negligence in the UK: a brief overview
3 April 2024
| Ali Yagan
Medical negligence, or clinical negligence, refers to a breach of duty of care by healthcare professionals that results in harm or injury to a patient. In the UK, medical negligence is a serious issue that can have profound consequences for...
What's trending Oct/Nov 2021
1 October 2021
| Thomas Robbins
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #cataracts #holography #simulation Cataracts are the major cause of blindness globally and innovating novel management strategies remains as important as ever...
Unilateral central scotoma following dengue fever
12 October 2023
| Prabakaran Selvaraj, Shery Thomas, Isabel Ash, Arun Lakshmanan
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Case report A 16-year-old Caucasian male was referred to the eye casualty at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust by the infectious diseases unit in September 2013. He gave a history of photophobia, pain on eye movements and central blurred vision...
Traumatic injuries from foam Nerf bullets
5 June 2023
| Bhagashree Joshi, Marika Troiani, Manoj Kulshrestha
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
Background Three patients are presented in this case report: an adult and two children which were subjected to ocular injuries from Nerf gun bullets. Generally, Nerf guns are considered safer than airsoft guns. While there are many papers on airsoft...
IN FOCUS - Prevention and treatment of blindness worldwide: the story of ‘VISION 2020: The Right to Sight’
1 April 2020
| Hannah Faal
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EYE - General
The story of blindness and efforts to prevent and treat it cannot be told without going back to the earliest recorded history of blindness. Trachoma was described in ancient Egypt, cataract surgery in India about the fifth century BC and...
Africa makes strides in tackling blinding eye diseases: highlights of annual conference
1 December 2022
| Shaffi Mdala, Chinsisi Namate Nyirenda, Thokozani Zungu, Moira Gandiwa, Muchai Gachago, Nick Astbury, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran
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EYE - General
Introduction The 9th Annual Scientific Conference of the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) was held at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi in September 2022. The meeting was hosted by the Ophthalmological Society...
Embryology in clinical practice
1 February 2016
| Naser Ali
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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
The fascinating world of embryology is both beautiful and practical. It is a home video of our evolutionary history through the ages from the single cell through to the life aquatic, the development of gut, limbs and brain, and most...
The power of the full blood count
Vishal Shah walks us through his thought process whilst highlighting the importance of routine investigations when dealing with unusual retinovascular presentations. Retinal changes can arise in anaemia, leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic syndrome. They are often the first manifestation of...Orbital cellulitis - an overview of the diagnosis and management
1 February 2022
| Mohammad Farwana
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EYE - Orbit, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
Periorbital (preseptal) and orbital cellulitis are infections of the subcutaneous tissues of the eye. They are differentiated by the location of the infection. Periorbital cellulitis refers to infection of the eyelid and subcutaneous tissues anterior to the orbital septum, whereas...
The refractive index in the eye lens – implications for clinical practice and optical design
1 August 2016
| Barbara K Pierscionek (Prof), Andy T Augousti (Prof)
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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
The eye may appear to be a comparatively simple organ and yet its optical system is complex and continues to be a source of investigation and research. The major optical elements are considered to be the cornea and the lens...
