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Clinic invests in Hampshire people’s eyecare

13 November 2023 | Newmedica, Hampshire, NHS, Waiting list, Cataract surgery, glaucoma, ocular plastics
Sight-saving specialist Newmedica has officially opened a multimillion-pound clinic for the people of Hampshire.

Intravitreal bevacizumab vs. triamcinolone in patients with DMO at the time of cataract surgery

1 October 2016 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | bevacizumab, cataract surgery, diabetic macular oedema, randomized clinical trial, triamcinolone
This prospective, single masked randomised control trial (RCT) compared visual and anatomical outcomes when either intravitreal bevacizumab (BVB) or triamcinolone (TA) was administered at the time of cataract surgery and at subsequent review, if required, in patients with diabetic macula...

Task shifting for eye care in Eastern Africa

1 October 2015 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit
More than eight million people suffer with trichiasis due to trachoma globally, but less than 160,000 receive surgery per year even though “S” is a key aspect of the elimination of blindness due to trachoma as part of the WHO...

Oral omega-3 fatty acid treatment for dry eye in contact lens wearers

1 June 2015 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
This study evaluates the effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation of dry eye symptoms, tear film tests, and conjunctival impression cytology in patients with contact lens wear-associated dry eye. In this randomised double-blind, multi-centred trial, contact lens wearers (n=...

ABDO Medal of Excellence awarded to Jo Underwood

28 May 2024 | nominations, awards, industry, appointments, opticians, optometry
Jo Underwood, founding principal of ABDO College, has been presented with the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) Medal of Excellence in recognition for her outstanding service and commitment to the Association.

Transferring imaging from primary to secondary care (part 2)

5 October 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
Transferring clinical imaging from high street optometrists to secondary care is an increasingly requested option, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A wide variety of solutions exist to allow this, each with their own merits and shortcomings. In...

The results of the last survey Oct22

3 October 2022 | | Ophthalmology
I thank everyone for their time in responding to this edition’s survey questions. The first question relates to an issue I have previously discussed around consent for second eye cataract surgery. I touch on this point again for two reasons....

What not to miss in neuro-ophthalmology Part 1

1 April 2018 | Neuro-Ophthalmology
Neuro-ophthalmology is a complex and difficult subspecialty in ophthalmology. It has several connections to neurology, neuro-surgery, rheumatology as well as many other medical specialties. Working in an multidisciplinary team (MDT) environment is key to success in this subspecialty as mistakes...

Cataract incidence rates in patients from the UK suffering with diabetes mellitus

1 October 2018 | | Cataract and Refractive, Ophthalmology
The authors summarise the main findings from a recent study which investigated the incidence rates of cataract in patients with or without diabetes mellitus (DM). Background to the study Worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 253 million people...

Acute dellen formation post trauma

1 January 2016 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Corneal dellen are saucer-like thinnings, usually of the peripheral cornea [1]. Dellen formation is thought to be related to localised tear film instability [2], specifically the absence of the mucin component of the tear film. Without the mucin layer, dry...

Lockdown and eye health – a case of accommodative spasm

6 April 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Orbit, Imaging
A 25-year-old male presented to the eye casualty with a one-day history of sudden onset worsening vision. More specifically, he noted his vision was more blurred than usual and this was more exaggerated for near-work than for distance-work. He was...

Trans-sinus endoscopic removal of retrobulbar air gun pellet within the orbital apex

2 August 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Orbit
Injuries to the eye have been widely reported in medical literature due to a variety of mechanisms causing significant morbidity and occasional unexpected mortality for the patient [1]. It is often wrongly assumed that air gun pellets lack this potential....