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View article: Commentary on: Empowering insights on IOL refixation techniques
Commentary on: Empowering insights on IOL refixation techniques Open
View article: Staging a Support Structure - A Novel IOL Scaffolding Technique for Surgically Managing Hypermature Cataract
Staging a Support Structure - A Novel IOL Scaffolding Technique for Surgically Managing Hypermature Cataract Open
Hypermature cataract (HMC) presents an immemorial challenge to even the most skilled surgeons, despite the advancements in ophthalmology. HMC can obscure a hard, brunescent nucleus underneath it. It can present with secondary complications…
View article: Karl Koller – The Mastermind Who Vivified the Ocular World with his Stupefying Concoction
Karl Koller – The Mastermind Who Vivified the Ocular World with his Stupefying Concoction Open
View article: Patricia Bath—The Woman of Many Groundbreaking Firsts in Ophthalmology
Patricia Bath—The Woman of Many Groundbreaking Firsts in Ophthalmology Open
View article: The iStent video cassette pedagogy: An innovative teaching guide for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery platform
The iStent video cassette pedagogy: An innovative teaching guide for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery platform Open
View article: Donald Gass – The Immaculate Man Behind the Macular Multiplex
Donald Gass – The Immaculate Man Behind the Macular Multiplex Open
View article: A Striking Image of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia!
A Striking Image of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia! Open
A 72-year-old female presented with a history of gradually increasing mass in her right eye over the past 6 months. The vision in the right eye was 6/60. It was a gelatinous mass, with no surface keratin and extensive intrinsic vascularisa…
View article: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Unravelling Retinal Artery
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Unravelling Retinal Artery Open
A 50-year-old male presented with sudden visual loss in the left eye (OS). The patient had relative afferent pupillary defect with perception of light in OS. Fundus examination revealed retinal whitening with oedematous disc, predominantly…
View article: Managing Pigment Dispersion Glaucoma Postbilateral ICL Implantation in High Myopia: A Case Report on the Crucial Role of Gonioscopy in Correcting a Misdiagnosis
Managing Pigment Dispersion Glaucoma Postbilateral ICL Implantation in High Myopia: A Case Report on the Crucial Role of Gonioscopy in Correcting a Misdiagnosis Open
Ramesh PV, Parthasarathi S, Azad A, et al. Managing Pigment Dispersion Glaucoma Postbilateral ICL Implantation in High Myopia: A Case Report on the Crucial Role of Gonioscopy in Correcting a Misdiagnosis. J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2024;…
View article: Navigating the intersection of psychiatry and ophthalmology: A comprehensive review of depression and anxiety management in glaucoma patients
Navigating the intersection of psychiatry and ophthalmology: A comprehensive review of depression and anxiety management in glaucoma patients Open
Glaucoma, a prevalent and debilitating eye disease, has long been associated with vision impairment and blindness. However, recent research has shed light on the often-underestimated psychological dimensions of this condition. Anxiety and …
View article: Unveiling the silent link: Normal-tension glaucoma's enigmatic bond with cardiac blood flow
Unveiling the silent link: Normal-tension glaucoma's enigmatic bond with cardiac blood flow Open
This comprehensive review embarks on a captivating journey into the complex relationship between cardiology and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG), a condition that continues to baffle clinicians and researchers alike. NTG, characterized by opt…
View article: An Intraoperative Discovery of a Unilateral Pulsating Heartbeat—An Atypical Case of Persistent Foetal Vasculature in the Vitreous with a Silent B-Scan
An Intraoperative Discovery of a Unilateral Pulsating Heartbeat—An Atypical Case of Persistent Foetal Vasculature in the Vitreous with a Silent B-Scan Open
The foetal vasculature gives nourishment to the developing lens and retina during embryonic development and then regresses after the formation of the retinal vessels. The failure of the foetal ocular vasculature to go through the usually p…
View article: All about the taxonomy of retinochoroidal coloboma - A comprehensive portrait collage with truecolor high-resolution confocal fundus images
All about the taxonomy of retinochoroidal coloboma - A comprehensive portrait collage with truecolor high-resolution confocal fundus images Open
Retinochoroidal colobomas are rare congenital anomalies of the eye. It has varying clinical presentations depending on the extent and involvement of ocular tissue, which can either be unilateral or bilateral. Choroidal colobomas are the mo…
View article: There is Still Vision/Hope – Choices of Optical Low Vision Aids (A-Z)
There is Still Vision/Hope – Choices of Optical Low Vision Aids (A-Z) Open
Low vision aids (LVA) are designed to provide improved visual acuity to a visually impaired patient who cannot be treated by regular refractive corrections or other treatments. The main purpose of LVA is not only visual rehabilitation but …
View article: Sir Harold Ridley: The Curveball which Swivelled the Cataract Game
Sir Harold Ridley: The Curveball which Swivelled the Cataract Game Open
EARLY LIFE On 10 July 1906, Nicholas Harold Llyod Ridley was born to Nicholas Charles Ridley, a consultant ophthalmic surgeon and his wife, Margaret Parker, in Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, England. He finished his school education at…
View article: Unveiling the Enigmatic Purtscher Retinopathy: A Puzzling Presentation in Trauma
Unveiling the Enigmatic Purtscher Retinopathy: A Puzzling Presentation in Trauma Open
A 42-year-old male presented with defective vision in the right eye (OD) following a chest compression injury. Examination of OD showed subconjunctival haemorrhage and areas of retinal whitening suggestive of Purtscher flecken along with r…
View article: How COVID-19 pandemic affected clinical exposure of final year medical students: A comparison study of portfolio assessments
How COVID-19 pandemic affected clinical exposure of final year medical students: A comparison study of portfolio assessments Open
Background and Objective COVID-19 restrictions had a major impact on the academic sector globally. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical exposure of final year medical students at the professorial unit of Obstetrics and Gynaeco…
View article: TIPRA – Three-Dimensional Integrated Progression Analyser: A New World Programme Exploring the Structure-Function Correlation in Glaucoma Using a Holistic 3-Dimensional Approach
TIPRA – Three-Dimensional Integrated Progression Analyser: A New World Programme Exploring the Structure-Function Correlation in Glaucoma Using a Holistic 3-Dimensional Approach Open
Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive eye disease that causes irreversible damage to the optic nerve head. Visual field loss, the functional change seen in glaucoma correlates well with structural loss in the neurosensory part of the eye invo…
View article: Glaucoma drainage device implantation in a pregnant woman with axenfeld–rieger syndrome
Glaucoma drainage device implantation in a pregnant woman with axenfeld–rieger syndrome Open
Axenfeld–Rieger syndrome (ARS) is a rare disease characterized by anterior segment anomalies with or without glaucoma. A 28-year-old antenatal female diagnosed with ARS presented with uncontrolled intraocular pressures (IOPs) and advanced …
View article: Training ambidexterity – A survey-based analysis on the dexterity of ophthalmologists in performing standard ophthalmic procedures
Training ambidexterity – A survey-based analysis on the dexterity of ophthalmologists in performing standard ophthalmic procedures Open
Purpose: Our study was designed to determine ophthalmologists’ dexterity in performing standard ophthalmic procedures at various levels of expertise via a structured questionnaire. Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered via t…
View article: Augmented trabeculectomy – The surgical journey and road trip forward
Augmented trabeculectomy – The surgical journey and road trip forward Open
In the 1950s, mitomycin C (MMC) was discovered by Mongolian scientists. It is produced from the actinobacteria Streptomyces caespitosus. Ophthalmic use of MMC dates back to the 1960s. It was used to treat recurrent pterygia in 1969 in Japa…
View article: Commentary: Ophthalmic medicine and surgery on the nanoscale: More than just a pipe dream
Commentary: Ophthalmic medicine and surgery on the nanoscale: More than just a pipe dream Open
Nanotechnology has emerged as one of the most promising technologies of the 21st century. It is the ability to convert the theory of nanoscience to useful applications by observing, manipulating, measuring, assembling, manufacturing, and c…
View article: Commentary: The time-honored practice of tonometry disinfection – Our ultimate strength or a chink in our anti-glaucoma armor?
Commentary: The time-honored practice of tonometry disinfection – Our ultimate strength or a chink in our anti-glaucoma armor? Open
The tonometer is a simple device that sails with the disease of glaucoma. Measuring and monitoring intraocular pressure (IOP) is as important as treating glaucoma.[1,2] Tonometer serves this purpose with either a reusable prism or disposab…
View article: The tale of an eroded strip - The tearscope conundrum
The tale of an eroded strip - The tearscope conundrum Open
Dear Editor, Dry eye disease remains an emerging pandemic affecting about 70% of the Asian population.[1,2] Meanwhile, innovation in tear film assessment has advanced to more objective and noninvasive methods. Innovations such as Tearscope…
View article: An unusual presentation of Urrets-Zavalia syndrome after minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in a case of pigmentary glaucoma
An unusual presentation of Urrets-Zavalia syndrome after minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in a case of pigmentary glaucoma Open
Urrets-Zavalia syndrome (UZS) is a rare post-operative condition characterized by a fixed and dilated pupil after ophthalmic surgery. UZS syndrome was first appreciated by Castroviejo and was later published in 1963 by Alberto Urrets-Zaval…
View article: No trap so deadly as your own trap – Fish hook injury of the eyelid
No trap so deadly as your own trap – Fish hook injury of the eyelid Open
Fishing has been and continues to be a popular pastime among various segments of a global society. The fish hook has been infamous for the varied varieties of injuries it can cause to the body. Ocular injuries can especially prove disastro…
View article: An atypical presentation of a pediatric ocular injury associated with remote-control antenna of a toy car
An atypical presentation of a pediatric ocular injury associated with remote-control antenna of a toy car Open
A 7-year-old boy presented with an injury to his right eye (OD) lower lid due to the recoil of the antenna of the remote of his toy car. On examination, the hook of the antenna was seen buried in the lower forniceal conjunctiva of OD [Fig.…
View article: Commentary: The never-ending story of COVID-19: Accustoming to the new abnormal in glaucoma practice
Commentary: The never-ending story of COVID-19: Accustoming to the new abnormal in glaucoma practice Open
The world as we know it came to a standstill on March 2020. With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic gripping the planet, all essential services came to a grinding halt, and non-emergency healthcare was no exception. This unkn…
View article: Commentary: Decoding the intraocular pressure conundrum surrounding the core of COR
Commentary: Decoding the intraocular pressure conundrum surrounding the core of COR Open
The concept of intraocular pressure (IOP) gained popularity around the 19th century. It was during that time when Albrecht von Graefe developed the first IOP measuring instrument, the Maklakoff applanation tonometer, in 1865. Somewhere aro…
View article: Commentary: Blockchain technology and its current importance in toxic anterior segment syndrome outbreak in India
Commentary: Blockchain technology and its current importance in toxic anterior segment syndrome outbreak in India Open
Ophthalmology has been an early adopter of blockchain architecture for managing research datasets and model testing. As a result, it provides secured data integrity and immutability, as well as automation in data consistency and a shared l…