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Celebrations for 20 years of VCHP ring out from the city
20 years of Vision Care for Homeless People, and the 18,000+ people who have been helped to better vision through the regional drop-in clinics, were celebrated by a host of volunteers, charity founders and generous donors from the optical community last week.Septo-optic dysplasia – a case note review
2 August 2024
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) is a congenital disorder belonging to the midline brain malformation group. The condition manifests as a classical triad, including optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), agenesis of midline structures (absent septum pel-lucidum and agenesis of the corpus callosum), and...
Do occult neuroretinitis and non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy differ in presentation?
6 February 2024
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Occult, differentiating, neuroretinitis, non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, optical coherence tomography
This study evaluates differences between neuroretinitis and non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAAION) in terms of patient demographics, clinical presentation, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings. Medical records of patients with a final diagnosis of occult neuroretinitis or NAAION were...
The role of aspirin in the treatment of NAION: Benefits and controversies
4 December 2024
| Ali Yagan
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is the most common acute optic neuropathy in individuals over 50 with estimated prevalence of 2–10 per 100,000 people, characterised by sudden, unilateral vision loss due to ischaemic injury to the optic nerve head....
Managing a dislocated intraocular lens
A 70-year-old male patient is referred from the optician with a history of onset of double vision and examination shows a dislocated / subluxated IOL. How will you manage this patient? If the double vision is causing serious concern to...Free Q3 Lunch and Learn Training Webinar: The mediSIGHT Glaucoma Pathway
29 September 2023
In this free lunch and learn webinar we will take you through the entire Glaucoma pathway in mediSIGHT including: How to use surgeon defaults for more efficient clinics Medication defaults Visual Fields Viewer Optic disc height fields Glaucoma summaries chart...
Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION): a review
1 February 2017
| James F (Barry) Cullen
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Ischaemic optic neuropathy (ION) is the commonest adult optic neuropathy encountered today in our ageing population, is a common cause of irreversible visual loss and is usually associated with underlying vascular disease. The condition is classified as follows: (a) Anterior...
What not to miss in neuro-ophthalmology Part 2
1 August 2018
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
As mentioned previously there are several conditions in neuro-ophthalmology that should not be missed by the general ophthalmologist as well as ophthalmology trainees. We discussed in the first part some of these conditions including third cranial nerve palsies, giant cell...
Jun/Jul 2014 Quiz
1 June 2014
| Hardeep Singh Mudhar, Bart Wagner, Andrew Pearson
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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
History An 80-year-old male had a cataract removed with intraocular lens (IOL) seven years previous. He presented with cloudy vision and it was noted that the IOL was intrinsically opaque. The IOL was replaced and sent for ophthalmic pathology assessment....
The International Council of Ophthalmology: what is it and is it useful for UK ophthalmologists?
1 April 2018
| Simon Keightley
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EYE - General
ICO Director for Examinations and Assessments, Simon Keightley, explains the history and role of the organisation today, as well as outlining recent changes to the ICO examinations. The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) is the only international medical specialty organisation...
Imaging papilloedema vs. pseudo-papilloedema
Quite often, in the working week as an ophthalmic photographer, you will be given that patient with ‘swollen discs’ to image. These swollen discs could be a number of things, but mainly fall into one of two categories: papilloedema or...Papilloedema: an update
1 June 2016
| James F (Barry) Cullen
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Some readers may have seen a recent report in the national newspapers of the case of a teenage girl with persistent severe headache associated with a fatal brain tumour having been undiagnosed despite many consultations with her medical advisers. It...