Joanne Sims

Aug 1, 2024 | bjo.bmj.com | Aaron Yap |Helen Kearns |Joanne Sims |Rachael L. Niederer

AbstractPurpose Our aim was to describe the visual outcomes and determine the clinical factors in ischaemic retinal vasculitis (IRV) that were predictive of a poor visual prognosis or infectious aetiology. Methods Retrospective cohort study of consecutive presentations of IRV to Auckland District Health Board from 2009 to 2022. Results The median age at presentation was 39.2 years and 108 (53.7%) were women. The total median follow-up was 4.8 years.

Dec 18, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Aaron Yap |Lucy Lu |Joanne Sims |Sarah Welch

1 INTRODUCTION Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is defined as pre-retinal proliferation of myofibroblastic cells associated with extracellular matrix deposition.1 ERM formation has previously been reported to be present in approximately 40%–50% of patient with uveitis, and can lead to loss of visual acuity (VA), metamorphopsia, macropsia, or micropsia.2-4 There is a strong temporal relationship between ERM formation and cystoid macular oedema (CMO), which is the most common cause of severe vision...

May 1, 2023 | tandfonline.com | Joanne Sims |Rachael L. Niederer

This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of anterior uveitis in patients presenting with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and with no other identifiable cause for their uveitis. A retrospective study of 121 eyes in 89 patients who presented at Auckland District Health Board with idiopathic acute anterior uveitis and uncontrolled diabetes between September 2009 and January 2022.