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What's trending Apr/May 2019

A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #JessicaStarr #suicide This Detroit meteorologist committed suicide in December 2018 following SMILE corrective laser refractive surgery back in October 2018. Small...

A paperless future – get involved!

Jeremy Hunt’s statement earlier in 2014, about a paperless NHS by 2018, has added momentum to the transition away from paper records. The Tech Review this issue discusses what that will involve and how and why you may want to...

A connected workplace – Part 1

Losing services to external providers is an increasingly common challenge for traditional NHS eye care providers. The external providers tend to have a well connected IT infrastructure, allowing sharing of patient records and imaging data between their different facilities. Working...

Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Birmingham Afferent Course

Objective: The aim is to review the physiology and the pathology of optic nerve disorders. The course is aimed at ophthalmologists, neurologists and orthoptists of all grades. It will be of value to those preparing for exams or refreshing their...

Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Birmingham Efferent Course

Objective:The aim is to review the physiology and the pathology of eye movements. The course is aimed at ophthalmologists, neurologists and orthoptists of all grades. It will be of value to those preparing for exams or refreshing their neuro-ophthalmology knowledge....

Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Efferent course 2026

Objective: the aim is to review the physiology and the pathology of eye movements.

Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Afferent course 2026

Objective: the aim is to review the physiology and the pathology of optic nerve disorders.

Eye drop reminder apps

There are quite a few apps in both the iPhone and Android app stores designed to help patients remember to take their eye drops. The goal here was to select an app suitable to recommend to patients. Ophthalmic specific apps...

Art for art’s sake

As a junior medical student roaming the wards of St Thomas’ Hospital in the early 1990s, I was unaware that I was surrounded by a large art collection comprising over 4500 pieces. The collection is displayed throughout the building to...

Myopia-related strabismus – heavy eye syndrome

Introduction Myopia can be associated with any type of strabismus, but high myopia has increased frequency of esotropia and vertical heterotropia. The incidence and severity of the strabismus increases with the degree of myopia and age of the patient. Classification...

Glaucoma UK reveals new name, website and branding

Glaucoma UK - formerly the International Glaucoma Association - is using this year’s Glaucoma Awareness Week (GAW) to launch a new name, visual identity and website for the charity, with the aim of reaching more people who have glaucoma, or who are at risk of glaucoma.

Limitations batted away at Glasgow blind cricket event

A unique event is being run in Glasgow this weekend for blind and sighted people to have a go at visually impaired cricket.