The Effectiveness of Facial Exercise Therapy in Ophthalmic Complications of Facial Nerve Palsy and the CADS Grading Scale as an Ophthalmic-Specific Grading System.

Purpose: The effectiveness of facial exercise therapy in facial nerve palsy is well documented in the literature. However, there is no study examining its effect on ophthalmic manifestations of facial nerve palsy. The study reports its impact on the ophthalmic manifestations of facial nerve palsy using the ophthalmic-specific CADS grading system.

The Use of the Pericranial Periosteal Flap in Children for Treating Severe Lower Eyelid Retraction.

Purpose: To describe a surgical technique that can achieve significant lower eyelid elevation in severe retraction in children using a pericranial periosteal flap with skin graft.

Methods: A retrospective, single-center, case series of 3 consecutive pediatric cases are performed where a pericranial periosteal flap was used with a skin graft to manage severe lower eyelid retraction. Outcome measures include the extent of lower eyelid elevation (mm) and complications in the follow-up visits.

Delayed Optic Neuropathy Caused by Orbital Hyaluronic Filler Injection and Recovery Following Hyaluronidase Treatment.

A 26-year-old female presented with left enophthalmos following orbital floor and medial wall fracture despite surgical repair. She underwent further exploration and surgical repair but the enophthalmos persisted at 3-4 mm. Following discussion, she received 2 ml of hyaluronic acid filler injection into the posterior orbit and intraconal space.

Chronic Macular Oedema as a Late MIRAgel-Related Complication.

Background: MIRAgel (MIRA, Waltham, MA, USA) is a hydrogel scleral buckle introduced in 1979 to treat rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. Its use was discontinued because late complications that require surgical removal were reported.

Methods: Case report.

Emergency canthotomy and cantholysis - Factors affecting confidence among ophthalmic trainees in the United Kingdom.

Purpose: Retrobulbar hemorrhage from trauma is the most common cause of orbital compartment syndrome. Emergency canthotomy and cantholysis is a vision-saving procedure. We sought to identify confidence among ophthalmic trainees in this procedure as well as any relevant factors that have any impact.

A review of fitness to practise referrals and investigations of ophthalmologists by the General Medical Council in the United Kingdom.

Background: The General Medical Council (GMC) is a public body which regulates doctors in the United Kingdom (UK). One of its main roles is to investigate any concerns raised regarding a doctor. We aimed to study the current trends in referrals of ophthalmologists to the GMC.

An Atypical Presentation of Sympathetic Ophthalmia in an Intact Globe Following Mechanical Fall: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Purpose: To describe an atypical case of sympathetic ophthalmia presenting after blunt trauma causing disinsertion of the iris in an intact globe.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 71-year-old lady presented to the Emergency Department following a mechanical fall.

Bilateral NAION and GPIbα gene.

Background: It has been previously reported that one copy of the variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) B alleles of the GPIbα gene increases the risk of non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and the second eye involvement. This is the first case where the presence of both alleles is associated with bilateral NAION.

Case Presentation: A 52-year-old male presented with loss of vision in one eye and was diagnosed with NAION.