Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - How Can Orthoptists Help Improve Care?

Care for people with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) needs improving and I think orthoptists are in a perfect position to help.   People with fulminant IIH are still losing sight due to delayed diagnosis or mismanagement.People with IIH often have a poor quality of life due to disabling chronic headaches and poor mental health.

Randomised controlled trial of video clips and interactive games to improve vision in children with amblyopia using the I-BiT system.

Background: Traditional treatment of amblyopia involves either wearing a patch or atropine penalisation of the better eye. A new treatment is being developed on the basis of virtual reality technology allowing either DVD footage or computer games which present a common background to both eyes and the foreground, containing the imagery of interest, only to the amblyopic eye.

Methods: A randomised control trial was performed on patients with amblyopia aged 4-8 years with three arms.

Evaluation and development of a novel binocular treatment (I-BiT™) system using video clips and interactive games to improve vision in children with amblyopia ('lazy eye'): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Amblyopia (lazy eye) affects the vision of approximately 2% of all children. Traditional treatment consists of wearing a patch over their 'good' eye for a number of hours daily, over several months. This treatment is unpopular and compliance is often low.