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Reliability of colour perimetry to assess macular pigment optical density in age-related macular degeneration
Ganglion Cell Complex Analysis as a Potential Indicator of Early Neuronal Loss in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Outcomes measures in idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
IntroductionIdiopathic Intracranial Hypertension is condition characterised by raised intracranial pressure, papilledema, and normal neuroimaging (aside from radiological signs of raised intracranial pressure). Symptoms of idiopathic intracranial hypertension include chronic headaches and for some, visual loss. New treatments are an unmet clinical need.Areas coveredThe aim of this review is to present the evidence base and considered opinion on outcome measures to determine successful management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.Expert opinionLess invasive measures of disease activity such as optical coherence tomography will continue to grow in this field, both as a measure of papilledema, and potentially as a surrogate for intracranial pressure and visual function. As a highly disabling aspect of the disease is headache, treatment outcomes for headache morbidity need to be appropriately chosen and standardized to allow comparison between trials
Reliability of kinetic visual field testing in children with mutation-proven retinal dystrophies: Implications for therapeutic clinical trials
The investigation of acute optic neuritis: a review and proposed protocol
Optic neuritis is an inflammatory optic neuropathy that affects many patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) at some point during their disease course. Differentiation of acute episodes of MS-associated optic neuritis from other autoimmune and inflammatory optic neuropathies is vital for treatment choice and further patient management, but is not always straightforward. Over the past decade, a number of new imaging, laboratory and electrophysiological techniques have entered the clinical arena. To date, however, no consensus guidelines have been devised to specify how and when these techniques can be most rationally applied for the diagnostic work-up of patients with acute optic neuritis. In this article, we review the literature and attempt to formulate a consensus for the investigation of patients with acute optic neuritis, both in standard care and in research with relevance to clinical treatment trials