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Ophthalmic Aid to Eastern Europe (OAEE)

4 March 2022 | | Ophthalmology
Peter Cackett, Tim ffytche and Dr Irina Gout reflect on historic ophthalmic aid sent to Eastern Europe. This article was written prior to the horrific events in Ukraine. An appeal for funds and equipment may be made by OAEE later...

Sustainability in eyecare: Climate action in eyecare

4 August 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
Climate change will cause disruption to critical eyecare services and increases in rates of eye disease around the world. The International Agency for Prevention of Blindness has recommended 10 key areas of action on how the eyecare sector can address...

PACK-crosslinking for infectious keratitis

1 October 2015 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
Corneal cross-linking with riboflavin and UV-A light (CXL) is a technology that has been initially developed to treat corneal ectatic disorders [1]. Its effect in stabilising diseases such as keratoconus was reported in numerous trials with excellent long-term outcomes and...

Laser corneal refractive procedures – a review

1 December 2017 | | Cataract and Refractive
Evolution of refractive surgery stays true to the quote of Theodore Roosevelt: “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” Refractive surgery is an evolving field, which thanks modern technologies for refining ideas...

SOS (Simplified Ophthalmic Statistics) Part 3: Which statistical test should I use (if any)?

4 December 2018 | | Ophthalmology
P<0.05 is a statement that brings joy to many researchers. Arguably this is because inclusion of such a statement may increase the chance of acceptance for publication. Whilst statisticians and non-statisticians are united in trying to change this culture, cultural...

End of an era: completing training. Tips for survival, fellowship applications and how to CCT

1 February 2019 | | Ophthalmology
Tafadzwa Young-Zvandasara shares the things he wishes he had paid more attention to when approaching the end of training. It is the end of an era, you are now ready to move on. Training has been filled with a structured...

The fragile p-value

5 October 2020 | | Ophthalmology
Abdus Samad Ansari explores the limitation of the p-value and the application of the fragility index in clinical trials. Clinical trials and tribulations? The restoration of vision or more purely the gift of sight is an aspect of care that...

The interpretation and use of ultrasound biomicroscopy (part 1)

1 October 2016 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease, Imaging, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM) has become increasingly important for the diagnosis of a variety of anterior segment pathologies. Most ophthalmologists are familiar with conventional B-scan ultrasonography techniques, which operate at lower sound frequencies (7.5 to 20MHz). UBM is an ultrasound technique...

Ophthalmology clinical teaching and research fellowships: a pathway into ophthalmology specialty training

25 January 2022 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Ophthalmology is known for being one of the most competitive medical specialties in the UK, with 6.8 applicants per post in 2021. In fact, the competition ratio has drastically increased in recent years, rising from 5.73 in 2020 and 3.24...

Blinking blepharitis has a lot to answer for…

1 October 2015 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
Never ignore the small things’…someone once said. There is no doubt blepharitis is one of the most common eye conditions encountered daily, but with the typical pressures of a busy outpatient department, the management of more obvious, sight-threatening conditions necessarily...

How do you solve the problem of trachoma in Ethiopia?

4 October 2023 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
Background Trachoma is one of the oldest diseases known to humankind and the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Spread by the bacterium chlamydia trachomatis, it is transmitted through contact with the eyes, eyelids and nose of those infected. The...

Part 2: the Arclight Device: frugal imaging for eyecare

3 June 2024 | | Ophthalmology
In this three-part series (Click here for Part 1) Andrew Blaikie and his team explore the role and application of the Arclight Device in Imaging of the Eye. There are many different types of ophthalmic imaging tools; from simply taking...