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Steroid-eluting Spongostan improves endoscopic DCR success

3 February 2023 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit
This is a retrospective analysis of a change in technique for endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (endo-DCR) surgery. The authors compared the outcomes of 55 patients between 2011 and 2013 with 187 from 2013 to 2020 who all underwent endo-DCR. In 2013 the...

Pain control during orbital implant surgery

3 October 2023 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit
This is a study based on existing evidence that pre-emptive pain control has advantages over traditional post-surgical analgesia. The authors compared pain scores in three groups of randomly assigned and masked patients all undergoing orbital implant surgery under general anaesthesia...

Bioengineered human tissue

1 August 2017 | | Ocular Pathology and Oncology | ocular, oculoplastic, reconstructive, bioengineering, reconstruction, oculoplastics, orbit
This is a literature review of the current status of tissue engineering related to ocular and oculoplastic reconstructive surgery. The authors describe the process of bioengineering for tissue reconstruction. The aim is to reproduce functional tissue by the use of...

Intensive diabetes therapy and ocular surgery in type 1 diabetes

1 October 2015 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) ran between 1983 and 1993 and showed that intensive glycaemic control was beneficial in reducing diabetic retinopathy in type 1 patients. There was a 76% reduction in onset of retinopathy and a 52%...

dry eye 2024

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My ophthalmology taster week experience at Whipps Cross Eye Treatment Centre

3 April 2023 | | Ophthalmology
Deciding to explore ophthalmology Having read about ophthalmology, I have always found myself fascinated about what a career in ophthalmology entails. I have often wondered what ophthalmologists actually do, as we as medical students did not have a lot of...

Can thou lyse this? A national study of emergency canthotomy and cantholysis

1 February 2016 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Eighty-two-year old Janet Smith woke up on the floor. Had she been unconscious? Her head hurt. It was the middle of the night, but in the darkness she suddenly wasn’t sure whether she could see out of her right eye....

Observership in Dar es Salaam

4 December 2023 | | Ophthalmology
In this report, both authors present their personal experiences of an observership at the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) Hospital, a large regional teaching hospital located in Dar es Salaam, with a particular focus on resource management, attitudes...

The flexibility of virtual clinics

7 December 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Glaucoma, Oculoplastics
Virtual clinics in ophthalmology are typically associated with glaucoma and medical retina, where they are now a well-established part of the landscape. The availability of an ophthalmic electronic patient record (EPR) makes the deployment and management of virtual clinics much...

You want to do paediatric ophthalmology? Seriously?

1 August 2017 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
Completion of Core Training is approaching fast and you begin to wonder three things. One, where do you want to live? Two, is anyone going to be retiring there soon? Three, what subspecialty do you want to do? In an...

A rare neonatal presentation of bilateral dacryocele and choanal atresia

27 October 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Following a routine pregnancy, a newly delivered baby boy, born at term, was found to have increased work of breathing, stridor and a left medial canthal swelling. The baby required 100% oxygen via a face mask to maintain oxygen saturations....

NEOS (North of England Ophthalmological Society) Summer Meeting (Wetherby 19)

4 June 2019 | Ophthalmology
By Ritu Chaturvedi, ST5, Northwest Deanery. The North of England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) summer meeting 2019 was convened by Andy Chung, Pinderfields Hospital, and the main theme was ‘Beyond excellence in ophthalmology’. An engaging programme attracted a good attendance and...