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Birdshot retinochoroiditis

1 June 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Birdshot retinochoroiditis (BRC) is a chronic, sight-threatening uveitis, most commonly affecting caucasian individuals in their fourth to sixth decades [1]. The disease is associated with HLA-29 and is characterised by progressive inflammation at the level of retina and choroid, with...

‘The biggest jump in confidence’: SpaMedica officially launches STEPS development programme for NHS trainee ophthalmologists

17 July 2024 | industry, SpaMedica, infrastructure, trainees, ophthalmology, NHS, private, cataract
STEPS aims to provide registrars with experience of treating all types of cataracts.

My Top Five: Ophthalmology TikTok accounts, educating and entertaining both the public and trainees

5 April 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
In the modern world, our electronic devices have now become an extension of ourselves, with our reliance and use of them of comparable importance to an arm or a leg. The importance of electronic devices can also be seen in...

In conversation with Charles Leclercq (ARxVision)

5 October 2022 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Julian Jackson (Founder and Director, VisionBridge) spoke to Charles Leclercq (CEO, ARx) about the ARxVision, a wearable device that captures the world around us through audio and artificial intelligence to empower blind and low-vision individuals. You can read the Eye...

Why Ophthalmology?

13 December 2023 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Ophthalmology is a medical specialty that deals with eye diseases and helps preserve vision. The ophthalmic community consists of a wide range of healthcare professionals who work together to address eye-related problems in many extraordinary ways. This article explores the...

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...

House of cards

3 August 2023 | | Ophthalmology
When I was a junior doctor in the late 1990s writing my first scientific papers, once each article was finished, I had to fill out an application form, print out multiple copies and then walk to the post office at...

Primary eye health care in low- and middle-income countries

2 February 2024 | | Cataract and Refractive, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The need for eyecare services in low- and middle-income countries Recent global estimates (2020) suggest that there is more than a three-fold difference in the prevalence of all categories of visual loss (presenting visual acuity <6/12 in the better eye)...

Simulated ocular surgery: pars plana vitrectomy and scleral buckling surgery

1 August 2015 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit
See also Simulated ocular surgery and Simulated ocular surgery - strabismus surgery In this second article on ocular surgery simulation, we will discuss how vitreoretinal surgery can be simulated using high tech virtual reality modalities such as the Eyesi, as...

What's trending Dec/Jan 2021

7 December 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Cataract and Refractive
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #threeblindmice US company Nanoscope Therapeutics has developed a new treatment which is hoped will restore vision in those affected by retinal...

The eye surgeon and eye physician together: the joint ophthalmic clinic

3 February 2023 | | Ophthalmology
Since the early 19th century, physicians and surgeons have been working together in eye clinics and hospitals to bring about the best outcome for the patients. From the early Babylonian age, important advances in ophthalmic knowledge arose in a stuttered...

Papilloedema: an update

1 June 2016 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
Some readers may have seen a recent report in the national newspapers of the case of a teenage girl with persistent severe headache associated with a fatal brain tumour having been undiagnosed despite many consultations with her medical advisers. It...