Severe ocular chemical injury in the UK: a British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit study.

Background: Severe ocular chemical injury is a potentially devastating condition which most commonly affects men of working age. Workplace injuries previously accounted for the majority of incidents, but there has been a recent increase in assaults involving corrosive substances throughout the UK. The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence and demographics of severe ocular chemical injury and describe current surgical management practices.

The diagnostic accuracy of OCT angiography in naive and treated neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a review.

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a non-invasive retinal imaging innovation that has been gaining popularity for the evaluation of the retinal vasculature. Of clinical importance is its current use either as an alternative or in conjunction with conventional dye-based angiography in neovascular age-related macular degeneration. OCTA is not without limitations and these include image artefact, a relatively small field of view and failure of the segmentation algorithms, which can confound the interpretation of findings.

Extrusion and Breakage of XEN Gel Stent Resulting in Endophthalmitis.

The mainstay of open-angle glaucoma surgery involves subconjunctival drainage of aqueous fluid. Insertion of the XEN Gel Stent leads to formation of a subconjunctival bleb to assist in the drainage of aqueous fluid and offers the advantage of ease and speed of insertion with conjunctival sparing over traditional surgical techniques. This is the first case of XEN Gel Stent-related endophthalmitis associated with extrusion and breakage of the stent, a previously undocumented complication of this relatively new surgery.