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Adam Wannell talks to Michael Johnson about papilloedema. Many patients with papilloedema first present to their optometrist, and, although relatively rare, optometrists working in the community have a very important role in the early identification and correct management of this condition.
Topics: Optic nerve, Disc margin, Swollen, Intracranial pressure, Referral, Emergency, Tumour, Trauma, Haemorrhages, Headache, Nausea, Neurological.
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Professor Russell Foster discusses the overlap between eye health, general health and circadian rhythms, including advice for patients on appropriate lighting choices.
First published in DOCET OQ92 (2015).
Topics: Photoreceptors, Retina, Blue light, Lighting, Sleep.
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Deborah Lea asks Victor Chong about the diagnosis, progression, prognosis, and treatment of Retinal Vein Occlusion.
Topics: RVO, Visual impairment, Branch, Hypertension, Diabetes, Referral, Oedema, Visual loss, Central, Blood vessel, Artery, Glaucoma.
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This two-part interview details developments being made in the field of subretinal implant technology. Deborah Lea talks to Robert MacLaren about the clinical trials he is running of the subretinal implants developed by the German company Retina Implant AG.
Topics: Retina, Retinitis pigmentosa, Macular degeneration, AMD, Visual impairment, Electronic, Partial sight, Camera, Photosensitive.
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Lucentis, previously used to treat Wet AMD, has recently been licensed by NICE for the treatment of diabetic maculopathy – a complication of diabetes that affects the macular. Clare Bailey talks to Fiona Grey about diabetic maculopathy and the prospects for its treatment with this new indication.
Topics: Diabetes, Macular, Anti-VEGF, Ranibizumab, Oedema, Retinopathy, Ischaemia, Laser, Haemorrhage, Visual loss.
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A team of scientists at University College London is working on a new way of diagnosing major neurological disease by a simple eye test. The technique uses fluorescent markers to show evidence of nerve cell death in the retina. Gwyneth Morgan discusses these advances with Professor Francesca Cordeiro.
Topics: Fluorescent, Markers, Alzheimer's, Nerve, Retina, Neurodegeneration, Brain, Cell death, Apoptosis, Necrosis.