Journal Issue: Br J Ophthalmol Volume 91(12);  2007 Dec

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Volume 91(12);  2007 Dec

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
PMCID:
PMC2095534
Abstract Article PDF–141K
Aphakic glaucoma: a never‐ending story?
A V Levin
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1574–1575. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.121020
PMCID:
PMC2095516
Abstract Article PDF–148K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095498
Abstract Article PDF–145K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095520
Abstract Article PDF–106K

BJO at a Glance

[No title available]
Harminder S Dua, Arun D Singh
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1573.
PMCID:
PMC2095511
Article PDF–436K

Commentary

The blood money tradition continues
Simon Chapman
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1578. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.125351
PMCID:
PMC2095525
Abstract Article PDF–80K

World View

Ocular features of Behçet's disease: An international collaborative study
Nobuyoshi Kitaichi, Akiko Miyazaki, Miles R. Stanford, Hormoz Chams, Daiju Iwata, Shigeaki Ohno
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1579–1582. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123554
PMCID:
PMC2095523
Abstract Article PDF–377K
Initial therapy for suppurative microbial keratitis in Iraq
Faiz I Al‐Shakarchi
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1583–1587. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123208
PMCID:
PMC2095518
Abstract Article PDF–141K
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. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.119123
PMCID:
PMC2095536
Abstract Article PDF–130K

Scientific Reports

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 2007 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.111872
PMCID:
PMC2095526
Abstract Article PDF–131K
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 2007 Jul 9. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.124461
PMCID:
PMC2095506
Abstract Article PDF–154K
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 2007 Jul 12. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123810
PMCID:
PMC2095544
Abstract Article PDF–100K
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 2007 Jun 13. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.121830
PMCID:
PMC2095496
Abstract Article PDF–547K
Early onset vitreous amyloidosis in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy with a transthyretin Glu54Gly mutation is associated with elevated vitreous VEGF
Thomas M O'Hearn, Amani Fawzi, Shikun He, Narsing A Rao, Jennifer I Lim
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1607–1609. Published online 2007 May 23. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.119495
PMCID:
PMC2095545
Abstract Article PDF–906K
Inflammatory ocular hypertension syndrome (IOHS) in patients with syphilitic uveitis
Shantan Reddy, Leo D P Cubillan, Anna Hovakimyan, Emmett T Cunningham, Jr
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1610–1612. Published online 2007 May 23. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123174
PMCID:
PMC2095512
Abstract Article PDF–107K
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 2007 Jun 13. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.120261
PMCID:
PMC2095521
Abstract Article PDF–356K
Size of the neuroretinal rim and optic cup and their correlations with ocular and general parameters in adult Chinese: the Beijing eye study
Liang Xu, Yaxing Wang, Hua Yang, Li Zhang, Jost B Jonas
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1616–1619. Published online 2007 Jun 27. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.121509
PMCID:
PMC2095546
Abstract Article PDF–352K
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 2007 Jun 21. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.118968
PMCID:
PMC2095539
Abstract Article PDF–168K
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 2007 Jun 13. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.120121
PMCID:
PMC2095504
Abstract Article PDF–175K

Extended Reports

Secondary glaucoma after paediatric cataract surgery
B N Swamy, F Billson, F Martin, C Donaldson, S Hing, J E H Smith, R Jamieson, J Grigg
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1627–1630. Published online 2007 May 2. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.117887
PMCID:
PMC2095522
Abstract Article PDF–120K
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. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.116533
PMCID:
PMC2095557
Abstract Article PDF–193K
The effect of contact lens induced oedema on the accuracy of Goldmann tonometry in a mature population
Kirsten Hamilton, David Pye, Sarshia Hua, Fei Yu, Jiyoon Chung, Qian Hou
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1636–1638. Published online 2007 May 15. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.118695
PMCID:
PMC2095538
Abstract Article PDF–172K
The accuracy of accredited glaucoma optometrists in the diagnosis and treatment recommendation for glaucoma
Augusto Azuara‐Blanco, Jennifer Burr, Ruth Thomas, Graeme Maclennan, Stephen McPherson
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1639–1643. Published online 2007 May 30. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.119628
PMCID:
PMC2095552
Abstract Article PDF–161K
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 2007 May 15. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.118497
PMCID:
PMC2095528
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
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
PMCID:
PMC2095527
Abstract Article PDF–843K
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 2007 Jun 22. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.122044
PMCID:
PMC2095503
Abstract Article PDF–457K
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 2007 Jun 21. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.117515
PMCID:
PMC2095529
Abstract Article PDF–142K
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 2007 Jul 10. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.124156
PMCID:
PMC2095535
Abstract Article PDF–802K
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 2007 Jun 21. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.119834
PMCID:
PMC2095493
Abstract Article PDF–174K
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 2007 Jun 21. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.118687
PMCID:
PMC2095519
Abstract Article PDF–183K
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 2007 Jun 25. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.124099
PMCID:
PMC2095553
Abstract Article PDF–5.0M
Effect of pupillary dilatation on glaucoma assessments using optical coherence tomography
Michael Smith, Andrew Frost, Christopher Mark Graham, Steven Shaw
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1686–1690. Published online 2007 Jun 7. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.113134
PMCID:
PMC2095515
Abstract Article PDF–149K
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 2007 Jun 25. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123083
PMCID:
PMC2095537
Abstract Article PDF–189K
Topographical changes of biconvex objects during equatorial traction: an analogy for accommodation of the human lens
Ronald A Schachar, Deborah Kuchnir Fygenson
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1698–1703. Published online 2006 Jul 19. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.094888
PMCID:
PMC2095551
Abstract Article PDF–830K

Surgical Technique

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
PMCID:
PMC2095542
Abstract Article PDF–634K

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
PMCID:
PMC2095497
Abstract Article PDF–134K

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
PMCID:
PMC2095554
Article PDF–1.0M
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): 1710–1712. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.109322
PMCID:
PMC2095549
Article PDF–338K
Decreased retinal vein diameter after intravitreal triamcinolone for retinal vein occlusions
Jost B Jonas, Florian Rensch
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1712–1713. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.116558
PMCID:
PMC2095540
Article PDF–524K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095507
Article PDF–681K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095510
Article PDF–623K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095547
Article PDF–489K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095533
Article PDF–178K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095500
Article PDF–719K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095505
Article PDF–1.0M
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
PMCID:
PMC2095530
Article PDF–748K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095532
Article PDF–987K
‘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
PMCID:
PMC2095494
Article PDF–970K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095513
Article PDF–522K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095548
Article PDF–405K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095508
Article PDF–231K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095541
Article PDF–165K
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
PMCID:
PMC2095502
Article PDF–903K
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): 1727–1729. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.116830
PMCID:
PMC2095555
Article PDF–1.5M
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
PMCID:
PMC2095501
Article PDF–802K

Notice

[No title available]
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1730.
PMCID:
PMC2095524
Article PDF–83K

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
PMCID:
PMC2095499
Article PDF–295K
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Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1649. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.129452a
PMCID:
PMC2095550
Article PDF–94K

Fillers

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Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1587.
PMCID:
PMC2095514
Article PDF–67K
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Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1606.
PMCID:
PMC2095517
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Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1670.
PMCID:
PMC2095495
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PMCID:
PMC2095556
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Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1694.
PMCID:
PMC2095531
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Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1703.
PMCID:
PMC2095543
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Video Report

A new approach for visualisation of dye leakage in fluorescein angiography
Giuseppe Querques, Gisele Soubrane, Eric H Souied, Giuseppe Querques, Nicola Delle Noci
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007; 91(12): 1685. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.129155
PMCID:
PMC2095509
Abstract Article PDF–116K
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