Publications by authors named "T P McSwiney"
Background: Dry eye is a condition related to long-term topical eye therapy. We wish to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of preservative free prostaglandin drops versus benzalkonium chloride containing prostaglandin drops in the treatment of glaucoma.
Methods: Patients undergoing prostaglandin monotherapy underwent a washout period of at least 1 month after which baseline measurements of dry eye severity were taken.
Presentation A 37-year-old Polish male presented with headache, myalgia, rash and reduced visual acuity. Diagnosis Measles was confirmed on day 5 via throat swab, complicated by ocular keratitis which was diagnosed by slit lamp exam using fluorescein staining. Treatment Once the diagnosis was confirmed, the patient received supportive medical treatment and topical treatment with six - hourly preservative free dexamethasone and sodium hyaluronate to both eyes was prescribed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To describe the clinical features, risk factors, and treatment outcomes after supratarsal injection of triamcinolone for vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC).
Methods: A retrospective review of all patients treated with supratarsal triamcinolone for VKC between February 2002 and May 2017 at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and Our Lady's Children Hospital Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland, was performed.
Results: Twenty-five patients, 46 eyes, and 145 injections were included for analysis.
Background/aims: To describe the risk factors, clinical features, bacterial subspecies characteristics and treatment outcomes of Moraxella keratitis in a single centre.
Methods: A retrospective review of all patients diagnosed with Moraxella keratitis between November 2012 and December 2017 at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland was performed. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry was used to identify subspecies.