Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
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To evaluate the impact of blindness on hospitalization rates of children. ⋯ Children who are born or become blind in childhood have more and longer periods in hospital than sighted children likely because of complex comorbid health problems. There was a disproportionate incidence of comorbid respiratory diseases in the blind children.
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While Leber hereditary optic neuropathy typically causes bilateral visual loss in the second through fourth decades, we highlight visual loss from Leber hereditary optic neuropathy in older patients to characterize the clinical features of this cohort. ⋯ This series reinforces the importance of including Leber hereditary optic neuropathy in the differential diagnosis of patients of any age with optic neuropathy.
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · Aug 2013
Letter Multicenter Study Comparative StudyPresence of an anaesthetist during cataract surgery.
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · Jul 2013
Aetiology and outcome of open and closed globe eye injuries in children.
This paper reports on the aetiology and outcome of childhood open and closed globe eye injuries presenting to the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia from January 2000 to December 2008. ⋯ This study demonstrated improved visual outcomes when compared with previous studies. However, many unsalvageable childhood eye injuries with little useful vision were evident, and most disconcerting is that the majority of childhood eye injuries in this study were preventable.
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · May 2013
Multicenter StudyCorrecting Indigenous Australians' refractive error and presbyopia.
This paper aims to identify the barriers and solutions for refractive error and presbyopia vision correction for Indigenous Australians. ⋯ The refractive error and presbyopia correction needs of Indigenous Australians are immediately treatable by the simple provision of glasses. The workforce capacity exists to provide the eye exams to prescribe glasses and the cost is modest. What is required is identification of patients with refractive needs within community, referral to accessible optometry services, a good supply system for appropriate and affordable glasses and the coordination and integration of this service within a broader eye care system.