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Eyecare education in times of COVID-19

4 February 2021 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, COVID-19, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
A collaboration between the German Committee for the Prevention of Blindness (DKVB), Rukwa regional government in Tanzania and the University of St Andrews Global Health Team successfully delivered a hybrid teaching programme for ophthalmic nurses in Sumbawanga, south west Tanzania,...

Bupivicaine injection for Bell’s palsy

1 April 2016 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
This study assesses the use of intramuscular bupivicaine to treat lid retraction and lagophthalmos in facial palsy. It is a prospective non-comparative interventional series of 10 patients with Bell’s palsy (House-Brackman grade IV or V) who each received three serial...

Persistence of Ebola virus in ocular fluid during convalescence

1 August 2015 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The most recent Ebola outbreak has infected over 26,300 patients, but also resulted in the highest number of survivors in history. Uveitis has been described during the convalescent period, but Varkey and colleagues report, for the first time, finding viable...

Typical or surprisingly uncharacteristic presentations of neuro-ophthalmic emergencies

1 April 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Irrespective of geographical location or patient cohort, emergency departments are high risk locations capable of inspiring extreme anxiety and dread in patients and doctors alike. The stress multiplies when a walk-in or referred case is suspected of underlying neurological pathology....

Myasthenia gravis presenting with isolated ptosis: a poorly studied subgroup

1 February 2015 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Investigation into the cause of one isolated symptom or sign can be challenging if that particular sign may be caused by a variety of pathological processes, affecting different tissues, and presenting to different specialties. Unilateral ptosis is a case in...

FMLM Conference 2024

26 March 2024
by Somain Verma, Ophthalmology Registrar (ST2), Northampton General Hospital. Clinical leadership is more important than ever. With an ever-increasingly burdened health system, we must assure that appropriate resources and systems are in place to maintain an effective and efficient health...

First online education day for locum optometrists

19 June 2023 | optometry, AOP, locum education event
The AOP’s online locum day will take place on Sunday 25 June, 09:30-15:45.

Wearing glasses boosts income by a third in low-income communities, finds landmark new study

4 April 2024 | international, humanitarian, VisionSpring, BRAC, Queens University, Belfast, THRIVE, study, research
A pair of reading glasses increases the earnings of people in low-income communities by 33% according to new research.

The management of antiplatelets and anticoagulation in elective ophthalmic surgery

1 April 2016 | | Orbit, Oculoplastics
Clinical scenario: A 57-year-old gentleman who is scheduled to have Mohs micrographic surgery and reconstruction for a medial canthal basel cell carcinoma (BCC) has been started on aspirin and clopidogrel following a coronary stent three weeks ago. Does the antiplatelet...

Pituitary tumours: why are they so often missed?

1 October 2017 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
Part 3: Clinical features, assessment and management (see also Part 2, and Part 1) As previously mentioned in this treatise [1] pituitary tumours are common, occur in all age groups and can present with anything from minimal visual symptoms to...

Eyes on the road – visual standards for car drivers

1 June 2019 | | Optometry
The author examines the current visual standards required by drivers and asks whether more needs to be done to make roads safer. Are the public adequately protected by the current system of visual standards required by drivers? In a survey...

Typical and atypical optic neuritis – diagnosis and initial management

1 June 2016 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
Optic neuritis is a relatively common presentation to ophthalmologists in the acute setting. The vast majority are cases of ‘typical’ optic neuritis (ON) but a smaller group of conditions, so-called, ‘atypical’ optic neuritides require a different work-up and management strategy....