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Convergence insufficiency and its current treatment. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Considerable uncertainty and controversy has existed concerning the management of convergence insufficiency. Only recently there have been significant scientific studies published that compare the effectiveness of the commonly ...
Lavrich, Judith B
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Are orthoptic measures robust during exposure to unpleasant environmental noise?

open access: yesBritish and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2012
Aim:  Orthoptic clinics are sometimes noisy and sometimes quiet. This study experimentally tested how this noise might affect some orthoptic measures. The experiment looked for changes in measurements of visual acuity (VA), RAF rule and autorefraction ...
Sophie Vickers   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experience can increase prism fusion range

open access: yesBritish and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2012
Aim:  Differences in near prism fusion ranges (PFR) were assessed in 4 groups of participants who differed in experience of exposure to such testing. The effect of encouragement in the two least experienced groups was also tested. Methods:  The near base
Waheed Zaman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Class A drug abuse: an ophthalmologist's problem? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
[First Paragraph] The 2002/3 British Crime Survey reported that 3% of all 16 to 59 year olds (equating to around one million people) had used a class A drug in the last year.
Firth, A.Y.
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2016 International Orthoptic Congress Burian Lecture: folklore or evidence? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The theme of the 2016 Burian Lecture is how our understanding of strabismus has been changed by the research carried out in our laboratory in Reading over the years.
Anna M. Horwood   +6 more
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A comparative review of methods to record ocular rotations

open access: yesBritish and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2009
Aim: To review the methods reported for recording ocular rotations. Methods: A literature-based review from 1899 to 2008 was carried out to enable a comparative discussion on the methods available to record ocular rotations.
Sahira Hanif   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparison of the Incidence and Type of Ocular Motility Defects in Patients Presenting to Birmingham Midland Eye Centre Emergency Department during 2019 and 2020 to Assess the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic

open access: yesBritish and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2022
Aim: This audit aimed to investigate whether COVID-19 had any impact on the incidence and type of ocular motility defects in patients presenting to Birmingham Midland Eye Centre (BMEC) Emergency Department (ED) during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 ...
Jessica Edwards   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Orthoptic status before and immediately after heroin detoxification [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Aim: To determine whether changes in orthoptic status take place during withdrawal from heroin and/or methadone. Method: A prospective study of patients, using a repeated measures design, attending a 5 day naltrexone compressed opiate detoxification ...
Beaini, A.Y.   +3 more
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Management of nystagmus by surgery and botulinum toxin options: a review

open access: yesBritish and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2009
Aim: To critically evaluate the literature in order to explore the success of botulinum toxin and extraocular muscle surgery in the management of acquired nystagmus.
Fay Hobson, Fiona J. Rowe
doaj   +1 more source

Conservative and Surgical Management of Unilateral and Bilateral Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia (INO)—A Retrospective Analysis

open access: yesBritish and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2022
Aim: To report the outcomes of the natural progression and ophthalmic treatment of patients reviewed in a tertiary hospital trust with unilateral or bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia.
Joshua Simmons, Martin Rhodes
doaj   +1 more source

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