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Paediatric ptosis

1 December 2018 | | Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
Manoj Parulekar and colleagues provide a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis, assessment and management of childhood ptosis. Blepharoptosis (commonly referred to as ptosis – Greek, πτῶσις, ‘to fall’) is a condition where the upper eyelid is in an abnormally low...

A practical guide to anisocoria

1 February 2018 | | Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Anisocoria means the presence of difference in the size of the right and left pupils. It is a sign of an abnormality in the efferent pathway. The first question facing the ophthalmologist is to ascertain if anisocoria is present or...

Third nerve palsy

1 August 2017 | Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Case scenarios A 71-year-old female presented to a nearby eye emergency unit with two days history of partial ptosis in her left eye with diplopia. She saw her GP earlier that day and he asked her to go to the...

Profile of a tertiary referral oculoplastics service in the UK

22 March 2021 | | Oculoplastics, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
The provision of safe and effective ophthalmic care to large patient populations has always been challenging. Severe restrictions of outpatient clinical activity due to the COVID-19 crisis has compounded this problem, with 26,800 appointments cancelled in our unit in the...

Quiz Feb/Mar 2024

2 February 2024 | | Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
History A 21-month-old boy presented to his local ophthalmology department with a left proptotic eye from a growing cystic lesion known to be present from birth. Notes taken on presentation were: Known left microphthalmia with chorio-retinal coloboma, contralateral eye was...

An unusual case of silicone oil in the anterior chamber simulating intraocular implant

1 October 2016 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive
Silicone oil internal tamponade has been used for over 50 years, even prior to pars plana vitrectomy [1].Over a course of time silicone oil may migrate to the anterior chamber through the pupil. This may disperse in the form of...

Is it NAION… Now what?

3 April 2024 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
Case presentation We present the case and discussion of a 46-year-old Caucasian male who complained of immediate reduced vision following complicated neck dissection including a total laryngopharyngectomy, free flap reconstruction for a T4N3 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the left...

NHS staffing experts back insourcing as practical solution to long NHS waiting lists

30 October 2023 | insourcing, outsourcing, NHS, waiting list, Claire Dubowski, 18 Week Support
NHS staffing experts back insourcing as practical solution to long NHS waiting lists amid cross-party consensus on the need for increased independent sector support.

What's trending Aug/Sep 2021

4 August 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #algae #optogenetics Scientists in Paris have used optogenetics to partially restore sight in a blind man’s eye who was diagnosed with...

Myopia-related strabismus – heavy eye syndrome

3 January 2023 | | Ophthalmology
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...

Pharmacopoeia of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

4 February 2021 | | Ophthalmology
The compact volume depicted in Figure 1 bears the simple title Pharmacopoeia. The book originally belonged to the author’s father, the late John King. A pharmacist by profession, John King maintained a keen interest in matters pertaining to pharmaceutical history....

Preparing for modern ophthalmic surgical training as a trainee

9 December 2022 | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
As a trainee in ophthalmology, every day you are learning more and more about the specialty. In addition, you will most likely be exploring the vast array of subspecialties that ophthalmology has to offer, and would probably be trying to...