Retinal imaging in infants.

Digital retinal imaging is at the core of a revolution that is continually improving the screening, diagnosis, documentation, monitoring, and treatment of infant retinal diseases. Historically, imaging the retina of infants had been limited and difficult to obtain. Recent advances in photographic instrumentation have significantly improved the ability to obtain high quality multimodal images of the infant retina.

A hitherto undescribed case of cerebellar ataxia as the sole presentation of thyrotoxicosis in a young man: a plausible association.

A 16-year-old male presented to hospital following an episode of unusual behavior on the football pitch, where he was witnessed as grossly ataxic by his teammates. The assessment demonstrated marked cerebellar signs on examination but no other neurological deficit. The investigation showed the evidence of biochemical thyrotoxicosis with free T4 at 37 pmol/L (normal reference range: 11-27) and thyrotropin (TSH) < 0.

Chronic granulomatous disease and neovascularisation causing a vitreous haemorrhage.

The authors report the case of a 9-year-old boy with chronic granulomatous disease with longstanding inactive chorioretinal lesions developing a spontaneous vitreous haemorrhage. This was due to an undetected branch retinal vein occlusion and was successfully treated with retinal photocoagulation (laser).

Occlusion therapy for the treatment of amblyopia: letting the parents decide.

Background: Compliance with prescribed occlusion therapy is a significant problem in the treatment of amblyopia. Parental preference for a particular type of occlusion treatment has not been previously addressed. Unless parental views are taken into account when planning therapy, compliance may be poor and treatment may fail.

Effect of hyaluronidase on ocular motility in sub-Tenon's anesthesia: randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To assess the effect of hyaluronidase additive on the onset and degree of ocular akinesia in sub-Tenon's anesthesia for cataract surgery.

Setting: Routine cataract operating list.

Method: This double-blind randomized controlled study comprised 100 patients who had phacoemulsification cataract surgery.