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The invisible touch: a VISION 2020 LINK with Indonesia

1 February 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
Indonesia’s population, the world’s fourth largest, is spread across 6,000 inhabited islands. Whilst some areas (e.g. Kalimantan, Papua) are relatively sparsely populated, Java is the world’s most densely populated island, with twice the population of the UK in half the...

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...

The creation of PlayDoh<sup>®</sup> models as an educational tool for teaching anatomy of the eyelid

1 July 2018 | | Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics
An understanding of the anatomy of the eyelid is essential for training in oculoplastic surgery. Active learning has been shown to increase knowledge and retention and has an advantage over passive teaching methods alone [1,2]. PlayDoh® models have been used...

Life as a Global Citizen Consultant Ophthalmologist: a personal view of working in Scotland and Tanzania

3 October 2022 | | Ophthalmology
Global Citizen post - a new challenge I was looking for a new challenge. I had been in the same consultant post with a subspecialty interest in paediatrics and strabismus for 17 years and was rattling around in an empty...

Highlights from The RCOphth Annual Congress 2023

25 May 2023 | | RCOphth2023, live updates, birmingham, icc
Check in here for live updates and media from the RCOphth Annual Congress 2023 being held in Birmingham's ICC between 22-25 May.

Immunoglobulin G4-related ophthalmic disease – what is it? (Part 2)

3 April 2023 |
Part 2: Clinical presentation and treatment (see part 1 here) Introduction IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is understood to have a vast clinicopathological spectrum; nearly every organ has had reported involvement. Similarly, IgG4-related ophthalmic disease (IgG4-ROD) is known to affect nearly every...

VISION 2020 LINKS Programme and DR-NET World Sight Day Workshop

7 December 2020 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, COVID-19, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Optometry, Orbit, Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
World Sight Day (WSD) was celebrated globally on 8 October 2020 [1]. From Australia and the Pacific to the Americas, via Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, awareness-raising and advocacy activities took place throughout the day, to focus attention on unnecessary...

Advances in the understanding, diagnostic and treatment of keratoconus

1 December 2022 | | Ophthalmology
*Joint first authors Keratoconus is a bilateral and asymmetric eye condition in which the cornea’s structure is affected and thinned, causing a cone-shaped bulge to develop. This results in progressive loss of vision and impairs the ability of the eye...

Periocular burns: a literature review of classification, management protocols and outcomes of treatment

1 October 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Oculoplastics
The author provides a review of the current literature regarding the principles of classification, management protocols of acute ocular and periocular burns and the role of the burn and oculoplastic surgeon involved in their care. More than two-thirds of facial...

Refined glaucoma referral practice offers prospect of improved capacity and expanded role for primary eye care professionals

1 February 2018 | | Glaucoma, Ophthalmology
Glaucoma is the most frequent cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and the second leading cause of blindness in the UK [1,2]. The global prevalence of glaucoma in 2010 was approximately 3.5% for people aged 40-80 years, according to Jonas et...

IN FOCUS - VISION 2020 LINKS Programme: the contribution of health partnerships to reduction in blindness worldwide

1 April 2020 | | Ophthalmology
As other articles in this series (IN FOCUS Apr 2020) demonstrate, the year 2020 is highly significant in the eye care field. Naming a global initiative ‘VISION 2020: The Right to Sight’ in 1999 was a daring way to focus...

What’s new in glaucoma? Clinical trials drive practice changes, surgical advancements gather pace

1 December 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Glaucoma
Rod McNeil reviews the latest developments in the treatment of glaucoma in the UK. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), which accounts for over two-thirds of all glaucoma cases, has an estimated UK prevalence in 2017 of approximately 2% of people over...