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Features of idiopathic versus non-idiopathic ocular motor apraxia
The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of ocular motor apraxia (OMA) in a paediatric neuro-ophthalmology clinic over 10 years. This was a retrospective case review and included 37 patients of which 46% were idiopathic...
Presentation features of ocular neuromyotonia in children
The authors report five cases of ocular neuromyotonia (ON) in children following radiation treatment for brain tumours. Children were aged four, nine, twelve, five and nine years. Three had craniopharyngioma, one had fourth ventricle ependymoma and one had posterior fossa...
Bilateral versus unilateral recession outcomes for intermittent exotropia
The aim of this study was to compare surgical motor and sensory outcomes of unilateral versus bilateral lateral rectus recessions in children with small angle intermittent exotropia. This was a retrospective study of 55 patients; 28 bilateral and 27 unilateral...
Silicone oil (SOT) versus gas (GT) tamponade for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment treated successfully with a propensity score analysis
This is a retrospective, nationwide, multicentre study with retinal detachment (RD) in the Japan-RD Registry between 2016 to 2017. The primary outcome was the estimated mean difference of postoperative cerebral vascular accident (CVA) in six months and a propensity score...
Environmental variations in endophthalmitis
In this retrospective cohort study, the authors looked at seasonal and environmental variations in 171 endophthalmitis cases out of 423,297 intravitreal injections. The incidence of this complication was not correlated to monthly snowfall, rainfall, or average temperature. There was no...
Effect of heredity on risk of diabetic retinopathy
This study used survival analysis on 2199 patients who had reached vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy to investigate the contribution of heredity to diabetes together with other known risk factors for the development of either proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) or diabetic macular...
Outcomes of chemo versus no therapy for optic pathway glioma in NF1
The aim of this study was to evaluate the visual outcomes of a cohort of children with optic pathway gliomas and neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), with comparison of children treated with chemotherapy or not. This was a retrospective study of...
Amblyopia treatment outcomes across different US insurance groups
The authors report a lack of research comparing outcomes, appointment attendance and treatment compliance between those on Medicaid vs those with private insurance in the USA for amblyopia treatment. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of amblyopia...
Outcomes for IRS implantation for keratoconus
The authors report visual and topographic outcomes of intracorneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation alone or in combination with corneal cross linking (CXL) and long-term results in halting keratoconus in paediatric patients. This study was a retrospective design including 19 patients...
Outcomes of unilateral surgery for bilateral asymmetric DVD
The purpose of this study was to analyse the outcomes and complications observed in a cohort of patients with unilateral superior rectus recession in bilateral asymmetric dissociative vertical deviation (DVD) with strong preferential fixation. This was a retrospective review of...
Natural history of idiopathic intracranial hypertension depending on incidental or symptomatic presentation
The authors present a large retrospective review cohort of consecutive patients diagnosed or presumed idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) over a three-year period at a single tertiary centre. Patients on medication with a known aetiology for IIH were excluded. The cohort...
