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The Irlen Experience

1 November 2014 | | 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
My father used to say that humanity is divided into those that see the world through a moral framework and recognise their place within it, and Tories. When a concerned mother came to the paediatric clinic bearing literature from the...

Specialist high-street eye clinics for managing patients with retinal disorders can enhance care standards

1 December 2018 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Ophthalmology
The author examines the successful introduction of community-based retinal clinic services by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Sajjad Mahmood, Consultant Ophthalmologist, MREH, shares experience of establishing community-based medical retina clinic services. Sight loss from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract,...

Ambitions for sustainable service recovery amidst an escalating post-COVID backlog

5 April 2022 | | Ophthalmology, COVID-19
Rod McNeil reviews plans, activity and solutions to better address the post-COVID backlog and bolster sustainable service recovery. Ophthalmology was the busiest outpatient specialty during the three years to March 2020 across the English NHS and again recorded the highest...

The results of the last survey Jun23

5 June 2023 | | Ophthalmology
*Please be aware that this data does not form part of a peer reviewed research study. The information therein should not be relied upon for clinical purposes but instead used as a guide for clinical practice and reflection. I continue...

Doctor prints cornea on demand!

1 April 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Doctor prints cornea on demand! Dr Hideo Kodama from the Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute first...

The results of the last survey Aug 2020

5 August 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Glaucoma
Once more I would like to thank those of you who took the time to complete the last edition’s survey. It was highly pertinent to what we are facing now. It is clear that our services have been markedly disrupted....

Managing a dislocated intraocular lens

1 October 2014 | | Cataract and Refractive
A 70-year-old male patient is referred from the optician with a history of onset of double vision and examination shows a dislocated / subluxated IOL. How will you manage this patient? If the double vision is causing serious concern to...

The COVID-19 ‘frontlines’: a foundation doctor’s perspective

20 April 2020 | | COVID-19, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Staring through the fragmented stained glass of the Virgin Mary and her assorted angels, I reflected on the strangeness of the workplace I now found myself working in and the irony of a workforce now working together more enthusiastically than...

Sharing best practice and landmark evidence in glaucoma care

1 August 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Glaucoma
Evolving technology, best practice and landmark evidence in glaucoma care were reviewed by an international expert faculty in session presentations and debates during the 11th Moorfields International Glaucoma Symposium 2019. The authors were meeting chairs and provide an overview of...

Innovative 3D printing could revolutionise treatment for cataracts and other eye conditions

28 May 2024 | research, breakthrough, cataract, refractive, IOL, intraocular, lens, 3D, printing
University of East Anglia researchers have made a significant breakthrough in ocular device technology with the introduction of a novel resin for 3D printing intraocular devices. This innovation has potential to enhance the manufacture of eye implants universally used in cataract and refractive surgeries.

Quiz Jun/Jul 2024

3 June 2024 | | Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
History A one-year-old girl originally presented with a red eye, initially bilaterally and later in the left only. On examination a membrane was found on the tarsal conjunctiva of the upper eyelid (Figure 1). Figure 1: Anterior segment. Serum plasminogen...

Reflections on a twelve-year partnership: The Makassar-Dundee LINK

3 June 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, COVID-19
In the first article of a two-part series (see Part 2 here), the authors provide an overview of this hugely successful partnership and how they overcame the challenges of COVID-19. What began in 2008 as a connection between equals, has...