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Local surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia
This is a retrospective review of a new surgical treatment of intractable periorbital neuropathic pain. Five patients with post-herpetic (three), post-traumatic (one) and idiopathic (one) neuralgia underwent transection of the nerves supplying the dermatomes affected by the neuropathic pain. The...Lost in translation
The article that follows is a collection of reflections and observations by Peter (British) and Nathan (Singaporean) living and working in each other’s countries. Peter Cackett “Best thing about this place is it’s not still full of pompous ex-colonials who...A novel integrated practice unit (IPU) approach to periocular skin cancer management
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the biggest challenges to face NHS workers. However, history has repeatedly shown that times of difficulty can result in the development of significant social and technological advances. We describe our own experience of this...A fresh digital look for the Gloucestershire Retinal Education Group
Gloucestershire Retinal Education Group (GREG) have unveiled a new website and invite you to take a look at the wealth of training on offer.Orbis teams up with the Alcon Foundation and OMEGA to improve eyecare in Zambia
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital returns to Zambia for a three-week training project in Lusaka coinciding with World Sight Day on October 12."Just a ‘thank you’ would be enough", says Belfast nurse
A nurse from Belfast who had her glasses broken by a patient has been given free laser eye surgery, in a campaign to thank frontline workers.
Ocular Surface Disorders
This publication provides an excellent overview of ocular surface disease (OSD). Dry eye disease (DED) is the commonest OSD. There has been a recent explosion, both in terms of its diagnosis and the treatments that are available. A textbook that...
Moorfields Manual of Ophthalmology
The second edition of MMO edited by Timothy Jackson is a very handy practical resource for use in the eye casualty by doctors of all grades and nurse practitioners. It is a user-friendly, well presented manual, comprising 14 sections followed...
Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology Third Edition
The Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology came out in 2006 and is now in its third edition. It is a valuable concise resource with over 1000 pages to cover initial assessment, diagnosis and management of a comprehensive range of ophthalmic problems....
Ophthalmology (third edition)
If you are an ophthalmologist who enjoys books with coloured pictures, you’re no lone wolf. The third edition of Lang’s Ophthalmology will definitely pique your primal ophthalmologist instincts. You will be drawn to its soft-bound yet sturdy looking exterior. Flicking...
Emergency eye care in the UK: the way forward?
In this paper the authors highlight issues pertaining to the growing number of patients presenting to the emergency eye services in the UK. Data collection involved literature review, telephone surveys and email correspondence (n=142). Ninety-one lead clinicians responded and a...
