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Effect of rebubbling after DMEK
This study objectively evaluated the impact of rebubbling on postoperative corneal clarity and endothelial cell loss (ELD) after DMEK. This was a retrospective analysis of 132 consecutive DMEK cases performed for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy or pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. Patients were...
Being more consistent with screening for convergence insufficiency
This prospective cases series aimed to identify the average values and sensitivity of clinical measurements of convergence to aid diagnosis of convergence insufficiency (CI). Children and adults presenting over a two-year period with symptoms including diplopia when reading, headache with...
Correlations of fusional convergence with suppression depth in control of exotropia
This study was undertaken to investigate the differences in fusional convergence during refusion in patients with intermittent exotropia based on suppression depth and exotropia control. This was a cross-sectional study of 25 patients; 15 female and 10 male aged mean...Return to Lviv
The ‘Return to Lviv’ trip saw Wesley McLoughlin and Doireann Hughes journey for 10 days over more than 4000 miles, via land, air and sea to deliver ophthalmic aid to Ukraine.What's trending Feb/Mar 2018
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. We are officially in 2018. New year, new you. The clock starts to turn to midnight and suddenly the excess...Using medical AI as ‘autopilot’ risks deskilling of clinicians, caution doctors and aviation safety experts
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into healthcare services, there are important lessons that the medical profession can learn from the aviation industry, which faced widespread loss of human skills after the adoption of autopilot. While calls for medicine...Congenital cataract
Congenital cataract is the clouding or opacification of the lens that occurs at birth or weeks after (infantile cataract). They can be unilateral or bilateral and vary in form, size and location, and consequently the visual impact, management course and...Light in darkness – manual small incision cataract surgery in India
Cataract has been documented to be the most significant cause of bilateral blindness in India, where vision <20/200 in the better eye on presentation is defined as blindness [1,2]. Estimation of blindness in India by the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Combined PRK and CXL in keratoconus
This study aimed to investigate the results after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) followed immediately by standard 30-minute corneal cross-linking (CXL) for keratoconus. This retrospective study included 26 eyes of 16 patients with keratoconus. Uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual...
