In assessing a patient who has experienced an acute disturbance of vision in an uninflamed eye an accurate history is crucial, because it may be that a longstanding visual defect has only just been noticed by the patient. It is important to make this differentiation as this alters the range of diagnoses and the urgency of treatment. Acute visual disturbance ofunknown cause requires urgent refer...

Non-invasive carotid artery testing was performed on 500 consecutive patients with visual disturbances not related to local ophthalmic pathology to determine the extent of carotid artery disease, particularly in patients with symptoms not typical of amaurosis fugax. Three hundred eighty six patients (77.2%) had an abnormal study. However, the incidence of hemodynamkaHy significant lesions was o...

BACKGROUND Visual disturbance caused by cancer metastasis from other organs is one of the largest challenges to cancer patients' quality of life (QOL). Lung cancer is the most frequent primary site of choroidal metastasis in men, but improvement of visual disturbance has not always been emphasized in lung cancers. Recently intravitreal bevacizumab is a newer modality being tried for local contr...

A 23-year-old male complained of loss of peripheral visual field and everything having purple shadows in the afternoon. This had lasted for 3 years but he had paid little attention to the symptoms. Investigations, including visual acuity, intra-ocular pressure, pupil reflex, and anterior and posterior segment of the eyes, were normal. He denied ocular pain, history of head injury, epilepsy or r...

Non-invasive carotid artery testing was performed on 500 consecutive patients with visual disturbances not related to local ophthalmic pathology to determine the extent of carotid artery disease, particularly in patients with symptoms not typical of amaurosis fugax. Three hundred eighty six patients (77.2%) had an abnormal study. However, the incidence of hemodynamkaHy significant lesions was o...

to improve visual disturbance, optic nerve decompression can be performed via transcranial or tran-sphenoidal approaches. although the surgical exposure in transcranial approach is favourable, yet the optic nerve's presence in the field may make it vulnerable to damage. of fighty patients with different types of pituitary adenomas, 35 cases with medium-sized (1-3 cm) tumors have been studi...

This paper reports a two-phased pilot study that explored the concept of 'specialling' older patients with challenging behaviours in acute ward situations. Previous research suggests that the nursing workforce is not equipped with the skills and resources required to provide quality care for these patients. The hospital in which this study was conducted, instigated a model where these patients ...

OBJECTIVE Two perspectives are offered on the transition outcomes of youth with emotional disturbances (ED) using data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS) and the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2). The first perspective compares two cohorts of youth ages 18-21 who were out of high school up to 4 years in 1990 and 2005 on their rates of high school completion, p...

Clomiphene is a widely prescribed drug for the treatment of infertility. Visual symptoms that occur as a side effect of this drug are uncommon. Some doctors may neglect to mention this side effect when prescribing clomiphene. Thus these visual disturbances can be very alarming to the patient and may also pose a hazard if the patient is doing activities such as driving or operating machinery. Th...