Patient perspectives on their outcomes from strabismus surgery undertaken for psychosocial reasons.

Background: Strabismus surgery undertaken for psychosocial reasons aims to align the eyes in a straighter position, reduce the psychosocial symptoms experienced and improve health related quality of life (HRQoL). Greater evidence of the postoperative outcomes in adults undergoing strabismus surgery for psychosocial reasons is required to inform funding and commissioning decisions about strabismus surgery.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with adults who had previously undergone strabismus surgery for psychosocial reasons to explore their perceptions of their postoperative outcomes.

Is there value in measuring near visual acuity during occlusion therapy for amblyopia?

: The purpose of this study was to investigate near and distance visual acuity (VA) prior to, during and on completion of occlusion therapy for amblyopia. : Fifty-four patients aged 4-7 years (mean 4.9; ±0.

Analysing nystagmus waveforms: a computational framework.

We present a new computational approach to analyse nystagmus waveforms. Our framework is designed to fully characterise the state of the nystagmus, aid clinical diagnosis and to quantify the dynamical changes in the oscillations over time. Both linear and nonlinear analyses of time series were used to determine the regularity and complexity of a specific homogenous phenotype of nystagmus.

Using VR to Investigate the Relationship between Visual Acuity and Severity of Simulated Oscillopsia.

Purpose: Oscillopsia is a debilitating symptom resulting from involuntary eye movement most commonly associated with acquired nystagmus. Investigating and documenting the effects of oscillopsia severity on visual acuity (VA) is challenging. This paper aims to further understanding of the effects of oscillopsia using a virtual reality simulation.

Amblyopia treatment and quality of life: the child's perspective on atropine versus patching.

: The impact on children of patching versus atropine treatment for amblyopia was assessed using children's perspective Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) scores in 5 to 7-year olds. : Forty-six children on the threshold of commencing either patching or atropine treatment for amblyopia were recruited. Treatment was prescribed for uniocular amblyopia of visual acuity (VA) 0.

The Provision of Patient Information about Nystagmus.

Aims: The aims of this study were to evaluate the current provision of patient information about nystagmus in orthoptic clinics in the UK and Ireland and to develop a standardised information pack about nystagmus.

Methods: A questionnaire was circulated to orthoptists in the UK and Ireland asking whether they had information to provide to patients with nystagmus, what was included in this information and how it could be improved. Orthoptists were also asked what should be included in a standardised information pack about nystagmus.

The incidence and visual acuity outcomes of children identified with ametropic amblyopia by vision screening.

Purpose: To determine the incidence of ametropic amblyopia within a vision screening program's population and report the visual acuity outcomes of children identified with the condition.

Method: The medical records of children who underwent vision screening as their first assessment at 4-5 years of age between September 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006, were retrospectively reviewed. Children referred with ≤0.

Decompensating esophoria as the presenting feature of myasthenia gravis.

Myasthenia gravis is a disease in which antibodies directed at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are produced, leading to a deficiency of acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction. This results in impairment of muscular excitation, which appears clinically as fatigable muscle weakness. Weakness of the extraocular muscles occurs in nearly 90% of all myasthenics at disease onset, with ptosis being the most common presenting feature.