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December 2007, Volume 91, Issue 12

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  1. Editorials
  2. BJO at a glance
  3. Commentary
  4. World view
  5. Education
  6. Scientific report
  7. Extended report
  8. Video Report
  9. SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
  10. Perspective
  11. Letters
  12. Letter
  13. NOTICES
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Editorials

  • Behçet’s disease: global epidemiology of an Old Silk Road disease

    • Hiroshi Keino,
    • Annabelle A Okada
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1573-1574 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.124875

  • Aphakic glaucoma: a never-ending story?

    • A V Levin
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1574-1575 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.121020

  • Can the integrity of the photoreceptor layer explain visual acuity in branch retinal vein occlusion?

    • Naoichi Horio
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1575-1576 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.121632

  • Genomics and proteomics of retinopathy of prematurity: DNA-based prevention and treatment

    • W V Good,
    • R L Gendron
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1577 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.124404

BJO at a glance

  • BJO at a glance

    • Harminder S Dua,
    • Arun D Singh, Editors-in-Chief
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1573

Commentary

  • The blood money tradition continues

    • Simon Chapman
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1578 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.125351

World view

  • Ocular features of Behçet’s disease: An international collaborative study

    • Nobuyoshi Kitaichi,
    • Akiko Miyazaki,
    • Daiju Iwata,
    • Shigeaki Ohno,
    • Miles R Stanford,
    • Hormoz Chams
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1579-1582 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.123554

  • Initial therapy for suppurative microbial keratitis in Iraq

    • Faiz Al-Shakarchi
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1583-1587 Published Online First: 27 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.123208

  • Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Negros Island and Antique District, Philippines

    • Cristina Eusebio,
    • Hannah Kuper,
    • Sarah Polack,
    • John Enconado,
    • Noel Tongson,
    • Donald Dionio,
    • Anne DumDum,
    • Hans Limburg,
    • Allen Foster
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1588-1592 Published Online First: 13 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.119123

Education

  • Ciliary body metastasis masquerading as scleritis

    • Brian J Lee,
    • Careen Y Lowder,
    • Charles Biscotti,
    • Lynn Schoenfield,
    • Arun D Singh
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1582 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.129452

  • Answers

    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1649 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.129452a

Scientific report

  • The North Jutland County Diabetic Retinopathy Study (NCDRS) 2. Non-ophthalmic parameters and clinically significant macular oedema

    • L L Knudsen,
    • H-H Lervang,
    • S Lundbye-Christensen,
    • A Gorst-Rasmussen
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1593-1595 Published Online First: 3 January 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.111872

  • Early detection of macular changes in patients with diabetes using Rarebit Fovea Test and optical coherence tomography

    • M Nilsson,
    • G von Wendt,
    • P Wanger,
    • L Martin
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1596-1598 Published Online First: 25 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.124461

  • Biennial eye screening in patients with diabetes without retinopathy: 10-year experience

    • E Ólafsdóttir,
    • E Stefánsson
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1599-1601 Published Online First: 12 July 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.123810

  • Histopathological findings in postmortem eyes after photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularisation in age-related macular degeneration: report of two cases

    • S J Kang,
    • I Schmack,
    • H E Benson,
    • H E Grossniklaus
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1602-1606 Published Online First: 13 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.121830

  • Early onset vitreous amyloidosis in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy with a transthyretin Glu54Gly mutation is associated with elevated vitreous VEGF

    • T M O’Hearn,
    • A Fawzi,
    • S He,
    • N A Rao,
    • J I Lim
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1607-1609 Published Online First: 23 May 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.119495

  • Inflammatory ocular hypertension syndrome (IOHS) in patients with syphilitic uveitis

    • S Reddy,
    • L D P Cubillan,
    • A Hovakimyan,
    • E T Cunningham, Jr
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1610-1612 Published Online First: 23 May 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.123174

  • Argon laser iridotomy-induced bullous keratopathy—a growing problem in Japan

    • Leonard P K Ang,
    • Hisayo Higashihara,
    • Chie Sotozono,
    • Vijay A Shanmuganathan,
    • Harminder Dua,
    • Donald T H Tan,
    • Shigeru Kinoshita
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1613-1615 Published Online First: 13 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.120261

  • Size of the neuroretinal rim and optic cup and their correlations with ocular and general parameters in adult Chinese: the Beijing eye study

    • L Xu,
    • Y Wang,
    • H Yang,
    • L Zhang,
    • J B Jonas
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1616-1619 Published Online First: 27 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.121509

  • Bilateral tonic pupils: Holmes–Adie syndrome or generalised neuropathy?

    • F D Bremner,
    • S E Smith
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1620-1623 Published Online First: 21 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.118968

  • Results of lacrimal assessment in patients with congenital clinical anophthalmos or blind microphthalmos

    • M P Schittkowski,
    • R F Guthoff
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1624-1626 Published Online First: 13 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.120121

Extended report

  • Secondary glaucoma after paediatric cataract surgery

    • B N Swamy,
    • F Billson,
    • F Martin,
    • C Donaldson,
    • S Hing,
    • R Jamieson,
    • J Grigg,
    • J E H Smith
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1627-1630 Published Online First: 2 May 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.117887

  • Long-term outcome of trans-scleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation in refractory glaucoma

    • M E Iliev,
    • S Gerber
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1631-1635 Published Online First: 10 May 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.116533

  • The effect of contact lens induced oedema on the accuracy of Goldmann tonometry in a mature population

    • K Hamilton,
    • D Pye,
    • S Hua,
    • F Yu,
    • J Chung,
    • Q Hou
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1636-1638 Published Online First: 15 May 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.118695

  • The accuracy of accredited glaucoma optometrists in the diagnosis and treatment recommendation for glaucoma

    • A Azuara-Blanco,
    • J Burr,
    • R Thomas,
    • G Maclennan,
    • S McPherson
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1639-1643 Published Online First: 30 May 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.119628

  • Association between integrity of foveal photoreceptor layer and visual acuity in branch retinal vein occlusion

    • Masafumi Ota,
    • Akitaka Tsujikawa,
    • Tomoaki Murakami,
    • Mihori Kita,
    • Kazuaki Miyamoto,
    • Atsushi Sakamoto,
    • Noritatsu Yamaike,
    • Nagahisa Yoshimura
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1644-1649 Published Online First: 15 May 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.118497

  • ABCA4 mutations and discordant ABCA4 alleles in patients and siblings with bull’s-eye maculopathy

    • M Michaelides,
    • L L Chen,
    • M A Brantley, Jr,
    • J L Andorf,
    • E M Isaak,
    • S A Jenkins,
    • G E Holder,
    • A C Bird,
    • E M Stone,
    • A R Webster
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1650-1655 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.118356

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials on topical treatments for vernal keratoconjunctivitis

    • F Mantelli,
    • M S Santos,
    • T Petitti,
    • R Sgrulletta,
    • M Cortes,
    • A Lambiase,
    • S Bonini
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1656-1661 Published Online First: 22 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.122044

  • Clinical and biological efficacy of preservative-free NAAGA eye-drops versus levocabastine eye-drops in vernal keratoconjunctivitis patients

    • A Leonardi,
    • D Bremond-Gignac,
    • M Bortolotti,
    • D Violato,
    • P Pouliquen,
    • L Delval,
    • J M Grouin,
    • I A Fregona
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1662-1666 Published Online First: 21 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.117515

  • Idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome: Clinical features and treatment outcomes

    • B N Swamy,
    • P McCluskey,
    • A Nemet,
    • R Crouch,
    • P Martin,
    • R Benger,
    • R Ghabriel,
    • D Wakefield
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1667-1670 Published Online First: 9 July 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.124156

  • Symptom assessment in patients with functional and primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction before and after successful dacryocystorhinostomy surgery: a prospective study

    • L M Cheung,
    • I C Francis,
    • F Stapleton,
    • G Wilcsek
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1671-1674 Published Online First: 21 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.119834

  • Falls and health status in elderly women following first eye cataract surgery: an economic evaluation conducted alongside a randomised controlled trial

    • Tracey H Sach,
    • Alexander J E Foss,
    • Richard M Gregson,
    • Anwar Zaman,
    • Francis Osborn,
    • Tahir Masud,
    • Rowan H Harwood
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1675-1679 Published Online First: 21 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.118687

  • The characteristic features of optical coherence tomography in posterior uveitis

    • M J Gallagher,
    • T Yilmaz,
    • R A Cervantes-Castañeda,
    • C S Foster
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1680-1685 Published Online First: 25 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.124099

  • Effect of pupillary dilatation on glaucoma assessments using optical coherence tomography

    • M Smith,
    • A Frost,
    • C M Graham,
    • S Shaw
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1686-1690 Published Online First: 7 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.113134

  • Microsurgical lab testing is a reliable method for assessing ophthalmology residents’ surgical skills

    • J B Taylor,
    • G Binenbaum,
    • P Tapino,
    • N J Volpe
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1691-1694 Published Online First: 25 June 2007 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.123083

  • Topographical changes of biconvex objects during equatorial traction: an analogy for accommodation of the human lens

    • R A Schachar,
    • D K Fygenson
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1698-1703 Published Online First: 12 July 2006 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.094888

Video Report

  • A new approach for visualisation of dye leakage in fluorescein angiography

    • Giuseppe Querques,
    • Gisele Soubrane,
    • Eric H Souied,
    • Nicola Delle Noci
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1685 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.129155

SURGICAL TECHNIQUES

  • A technique for the reconstruction of lower eyelid marginal defects

    • Ingemarie Moesen,
    • Dion Paridaens
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1695-1697 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.123075

Perspective

  • Genetic susceptibility to retinopathy of prematurity: the evidence from clinical and experimental animal studies

    • Gerd Holmström,
    • Peter van Wijngaarden,
    • Douglas J Coster,
    • Keryn A Williams
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1704-1708 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.117283

Letters

  • Transient macular dysfunction determined by focal macular electroretinogram

    • Naoki Terauchi,
    • Kaoru Fujinami,
    • Kei Shinoda,
    • Kazushige Tsunoda,
    • Gen Hanazono,
    • Yozo Miyake,
    • Koichi Inomata
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1709-1710 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.113373

  • In-vivo scanning of Ascher intrastromal corneal ring opacity

    • D Q Nguyen,
    • S A Quah,
    • N Kumar,
    • A Jacob,
    • S B Kaye
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1710-1711 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.109322

  • Decreased retinal vein diameter after intravitreal triamcinolone for retinal vein occlusions

    • Jost B Jonas,
    • Florian Rensch
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1711-1712 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.116558

  • Non-penetrating deep sclerectomy for glaucoma surgery using the femtosecond laser: a laboratory model

    • Irit Bahar,
    • Igor Kaiserman,
    • Graham E Trope,
    • David Rootman
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1713-1714 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.116632

  • Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting with central retinal vein occlusion

    • D G Fullerton,
    • A Shrivastava,
    • M Munavvar,
    • S Jain,
    • J Howells,
    • P MacDowall
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1714-1715 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.114777

  • Maggot therapy following orbital exenteration

    • Adrian Gericke,
    • Esther M Hoffmann,
    • Susanne Pitz,
    • Norbert Pfeiffer
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1715-1716 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.116673

  • Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration: results from 118 cases

    • K C Madhusudhana,
    • S R Hannan,
    • C P R Williams,
    • S V Goverdhan,
    • C Rennie,
    • A J Lotery,
    • A J Luff,
    • R S B Newsom
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1716-1717 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.108639

  • British family with early-onset Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy associated with p.L450W mutation in the COL8A2 gene

    • P Liskova,
    • Q Prescott,
    • S S Bhattacharya,
    • S J Tuft
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1717-1718 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.115154

  • Three oncocytomas in a short space of time

    • Francis Carbonaro,
    • Geraldine J O’Dowd,
    • Lorna M Cottrell,
    • Charles Diaper
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1718-1719 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.117317

  • Centripetal retinal capillary proliferation in idiopathic parafoveolar telangiectasis

    • Hideki Koizumi,
    • Michael J Cooney,
    • Anita Leys,
    • Richard F Spaide
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1719-1720 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.115485

  • Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α and 2α in choroidal neovascular membranes associated with age-related macular degeneration

    • Yuji Inoue,
    • Yasuo Yanagi,
    • Kyosuke Matsuura,
    • Hidenori Takahashi,
    • Yasuhiro Tamaki,
    • Makoto Araie
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1720-1721 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.111583

  • Photodynamic therapy in non-subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to pathological myopia: 1-year outcome

    • Juan Reche-Frutos,
    • Cristina Calvo-González,
    • Juan Donate-López,
    • Julián García-Feijoó,
    • M Wasfy,
    • F Saenz-Frances,
    • C Fernandez-Perez,
    • J Garcia-Sanchez
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1722-1723 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.112045

  • Preseptal cellulitis caused by community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA)

    • Sofia Charalampidou,
    • Paul Connell,
    • Jerome Fennell,
    • Maureen Lynch,
    • Robert Acheson
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1723-1724 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.117846

  • HIV and hepatitis B/C infections in patients donating blood for use as autologous serum eye drops

    • Volker Weisbach,
    • Tina Dietrich,
    • Friedrich E Kruse,
    • Reinhold Eckstein,
    • Claus Cursiefen
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1724-1725 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.117572

  • Irreversible aneurysm-like ectasia of the optic nerve sheaths in a patient with bilateral subdural hematomata

    • Ingo Nolte,
    • Marcel Seiz,
    • Jost Jonas,
    • Eva Neumaier Probst
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1725-1726 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.117325

  • Unilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation (DUMP)

    • Shantan Reddy,
    • Paul T Finger
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1726-1727 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.116681

  • Possible association between scleritis and lymphoma

    • Lynnelle K Smith,
    • Eric B Suhler,
    • Lyndell L Lim,
    • Dongseok Choi,
    • George A Cioffi,
    • James T Rosenbaum
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1728-1729 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.116830

  • Idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis in monozygotic twins

    • Shabeeba R Hannan,
    • Krishnappa C Madhusudhana,
    • Christina Rennie,
    • Andrew J Lotery
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1729-1730 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.115675

Letter

  • ‘Ab interno’ intravitreal suturing of a large traumatic scleral perforation at the posterior pole

    • Jörg C Schmidt,
    • Stefan Mennel,
    • Steffen Hörle,
    • Carsten H Meyer
    Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:12 1721-1722 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.112201

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