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Latest updates on virus protection and location sharing

1 June 2017 |
Time to uninstall your virus killer? Installing security software and keeping it up-to-date has long been considered good advice, certainly when talking about Windows PCs. A recent article in Ars Technica (https://goo.gl/4v4jde) highlighted increasing problems with this approach. The conclusion...

Ocular Trauma Scores in paediatric open globe injuries

1 August 2014 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Child health (paediatrics), Eye (Globe), Retina, Trauma, Vision
This is a retrospective case series of 71 open globe injuries in children of less than 18 years of age, with a minimum follow-up period of one year, between 1 September 1992 to 31 July 2011, from the Eye Department...

The Eyes Have It and World Eye Health Day - A Q&A with Marsha de Cordova

15 December 2023 | TEHI, WEHD, Politics, eye health, report, change, sight loss
Westminster Eye Health Day is the flagship parliamentary event of The Eyes have It, a partnership of Roche, Macular Society, Fight for Sight, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Association of Optometrists and RNIB and has returned for its third year, sponsored by Marsha de Cordova MP.

Hydroxychloroquine toxicity

1 August 2017 | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Being the subject of litigation is stressful and upsetting. Having to look back over your previous decisions and justify the care you delivered in good faith can be difficult. Sadly, we all live with the Sword of Damocles above us...

What’s next in retinal imaging? Faster, deeper and full-on

1 April 2015 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Imaging
Fast-evolving technological leaps are opening the way toward clinically useful ocular coherence angiography, generating 3-dimensional microvasculature maps without intravenous dye injection, as well as whole-eye imaging, handheld patient-operated optical coherence tomography (OCT) devices and, for challenging vitreoretinal procedures, integrated intraoperative...

The influence of Covid-19 infection and pandemic restrictions on the risk of corneal transplant rejection or failure: a multi-centre study

2 February 2024 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease, COVID-19 | Graft failure, Graft rejection, Keratoplasty
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Conservative management of concomitant strabismus

1 October 2019 | | Optometry
The aim of management for all patients with strabismus should centre around four goals: to prevent amblyopia, to alleviate symptoms, to restore binocular single vision (BSV) and to improve ocular alignment. The conservative management options available for strabismus include observation,...

Nano-ophthalmology paves a new path in the future of eyecare

1 December 2022 | | Ophthalmology
Introduction The treatments of ocular conditions in the field of ophthalmology varies from topical to surgical procedures. The field of nanotechnology is one of the fast-growing fields of medicine, which plays an important role in turning the impossibilities of the...

The value of hospital placements in ophthalmology in general practice specialty training

2 February 2024 | | Ophthalmology
Pratik Bikkannavar provides insights into the potential benefits a placement in ophthalmology provides General Practice Specialty Trainees (GPSTs) and its valuable purpose for the wider ophthalmic community. Ophthalmic complaints are known to account for up to 1 in every 20...

Quiz Feb/Mar 2024

2 February 2024 | | Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
History A 21-month-old boy presented to his local ophthalmology department with a left proptotic eye from a growing cystic lesion known to be present from birth. Notes taken on presentation were: Known left microphthalmia with chorio-retinal coloboma, contralateral eye was...

Understanding optical lab processes at 100% Optical

14 March 2024 | 100%, events, conferences, cpd, optometry, optician, contact, lens
Boosting understanding amongst the entire practice team about what happens in the optical lens manufacturing process was a keynote lecture which drew a packed audience to the OSA stand at 100% Optical.

The results of the last survey Aug 2019

1 October 2019 | | Cataract and Refractive, Ophthalmology
Thank you once again for participating in the survey. Some fascinating results once again. Almost one in five of us do not cancel cataract surgery on the day if the blood pressure (BP) is high, which I am surprised about....