Does timolol LA enhance the disrupting effect of travoprost on the blood-aqueous barrier?
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Stephen J Charles
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Triamcinolone pseudo-cataract.
This is an interventional case report of a pseudo-cataract formation by the adherence of triamcinolone particles to the posterior surface of the lens following a 2-mg intravitreal injection for treatment of macular edema associated with non-ischemic central retinal vein occlusion. These deposits unusually persisted beyond 6 months.
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Assessment of delays in presentation of patients with retinal detachment to a tertiary referral centre.
The referral pathway of patients with retinal detachment from primary care providers to a tertiary care ophthalmic unit was examined, in order to determine the length and source of any delays between the onset of symptoms and arrival at the hospital. A prospective survey of all symptomatic patients (n = 60) admitted for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery was carried out over an 8 week period. Twenty-one patients were referred by their optometrists and 18 by their general practitioners. The remainder were referred by local accident and emergency and ophthalmic departments or presented directly to the tertiary referral centre. Patients who presented to their optometrists were symptomatic for an average of four times longer. More than half the patients thought that the time to initial presentation was the most significant delay. Referral from optometrists via general practitioners and local ophthalmic clinics was considerably longer. Increased awareness of symptoms, necessity of urgent referral and knowledge of available services locally may reduce delay for those who require emergency sight-saving surgery.
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Telangiectasis as a cause of intra-schitic haemorrhage in optic disc pit maculopathy.
PURPOSE: To present a patient with the novel finding of vascular telangiectasis as a cause of intra-schitic haemorrhage, occurring in optic disc pit-associated maculopathy. METHODS: A clinical history was detailed. Clinical examination included visual acuity assessment and slit-lamp microscopy. Fluorescein angiography was performed. RESULTS: A temporal optic disc pit, macular retinoschisis and a circumscribed detachment of the outer retinal layer and inner leaf holes were noted. A retinal haemorrhage extending into the schitic cavity was present, along with an associated vitreous haemorrhage. Fluorescein angiography showed telangiectatic vessels in association with the haemorrhage. CONCLUSION: This is the first reported case of vascular telangiectasis as a cause of intra-schitic haemorrhage occurring in optic disc pit-associated maculopathy.
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