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How to pass the FRCOphth Part 1 as a foundation trainee: some practical tips

7 February 2022 | Vanessa Yeo | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES

Attempting the FRCOphth Part 1 examination as a foundation trainee requires significant time and financial commitment. Unlike the MRCP and MRCS examinations, the curriculum of this exam does not overlap with the undergraduate syllabus. As such, it is a steep...

Running a high-volume nurse led intravitreal service using the Sp.eye device – the Stanley Eye Unit experience

2 February 2024 | Julia Baxter, Eoin Guerin, Catrin Bertalot, Alison Birch, Tracy Turner, Karen Evans | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

Introduction The vast majority of ophthalmology units utilise allied healthcare professionals (AHPs) to deliver intravitreal injections (IVIs). The Royal College of Ophthalmologists issued a statement 10 years ago advocating the use of non-medical practitioners performing IVIs [1]. The main benefit...

Commonest mistakes during the refraction certificate exam

2 February 2024 | Nouf Alnafisee, Ali Yagan | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Cataract and Refractive

Ophthalmology specialty trainees are required to pass the refraction certificate exam within the first two years of training. If one passes this exam before entering a training programme, this can add two points to the portfolio during applications. In this...

Money never sleeps

5 April 2022 | Peter Cackett | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

“I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich” As declared by Jordan Belfort in a motivational speech to his staff in the film Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Unfortunately, medicine as a career does not lead to...

The Story of Looking: Mark Cousins

5 June 2023 | Peter Cackett | Cataract and Refractive

Lake, Sweden, as featured in The Story Of Looking. In an interview with Director Mark Cousins about his relationship with sight and storytelling, Peter Cackett discusses Cousins’ recent film, The Story of Looking, and how its production informed, and was...

Dr Glaucomflecken: Stayin’ Alive

13 October 2022 | Peter Cackett | Ophthalmology

Peter Cackett spoke to ophthalmologist and social media sensation Dr Glaucomflecken about his early days in comedy, the role satire can play in impacting medical governance, and where he might take his brand of medical comedy next. It was towards...

Samsung focuses on the sight impaired and internet security flaws

1 June 2014 | David Haider | Ophthalmology, Optometry

Smartphone assistive technology for the sight impaired In previous issues we’ve covered some specific smartphones that have been developed for the sight impaired. Samsung are now doing something similar, but in the form of accessories. In March 2014 they announced,...

External dacryocystorhinostomy in the management of childhood epiphora

1 December 2014 | Inderpaul S Sian, Kim Hakin | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus

Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction is thought to be caused by a membranous obstruction at the distal end of the nasolacrimal duct (NLD). Rarely, associated midline deformities in soft tissue and bony structures of the face are present in patients with...

COVID-19 and the eye: a review of ocular involvement and protective strategies

1 June 2020 | Sohaib Rufai | Ophthalmology, Optometry, COVID-19

A lot of attention has been placed on the use of face coverings to limit COVID-19 transmission, but there has been less focus on ocular involvement and ocular protection strategies. The author reviews the literature and discusses possible solutions. The...

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