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Surgitrac Instruments Offers a wide range of IVT Injection packs
Our single use, ready to use packs contain a selection of specialist instruments and consumables required to perform intravitreal injections.“We’ve done it!” Blind London lawyer and boss climb 24 peaks in 24 hours for charity, SeeAbility
“We’ve done it!” Blind London lawyer and his sighted boss succeed in climbing 24 peaks in 24 hours raising tens of thousands of pounds for 225-year-old disability charity SeeAbility.Oct/Nov 2018 Quiz
History A 37-year-old male was referred from the Emergency Eye Clinic with a swollen right upper eyelid. Symptom relieved with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The initial clinical diagnosis was dacryoadenitis. The patient presented again six weeks later with 3mm proptosis,...Simulated intravitreal injection training – the way forward
Simulated surgical training is now recommended in the training curricula of all ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom [1]. Simulated training allows for familiarisation with a procedure, exercises the discipline of repetition, allows the resolution of technical difficulties and enables refinement...The value of hospital placements in ophthalmology in general practice specialty training
Pratik Bikkannavar provides insights into the potential benefits a placement in ophthalmology provides General Practice Specialty Trainees (GPSTs) and its valuable purpose for the wider ophthalmic community. Ophthalmic complaints are known to account for up to 1 in every 20...Embedding EMR for a complete transformation in user experience
Informatics and IT projects in the NHS have a history of being over budget, delivered late and not fulfilling the design brief. “But it doesn’t have to be that way,” believes Chris Canning, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Chief Clinical Information Officer...World leading ophthalmology experts join line-up at free optometry summit in Bristol
Up to 12 CPD points on offer as SpaMedica hosts its 2023 Optometry Conference at The Bristol Pavilion on 26 November.PREVIEW: International SPECTRALIS Symposium – AND BEYOND
The International SPECTRALIS Symposium (ISS) marks its 21st anniversary with an exciting new chapter in Heidelberg, Germany, just steps away from the headquarters of Heidelberg Engineering. Recognised as one of the most prestigious scientific imaging conferences, ISS 2025 will bring...
Steroid implants in the treatment of post-epiretinal membrane peel macular oedema
This is a retrospective review of 39 eyes of 37 patients treated with Ozurdex® (intravitreal dexamethasone implant) for persistent post-operative cystoid macular oedema (CMO) following vitrectomy and idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) peeling. The 0.7mg implant was injected in each eye...
Cataract surgery in patients being treated for neovascular AMD
This retrospective matched case control study evaluated outcomes and predictive factors of visual acuity (VA) change after cataract surgery in patients being treated for neovascular age related macular degeneration (nAMD). They compared 124 patients that had cataract surgery with 372...
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This was a retrospective review of 589 consecutive cases of patients who underwent 23-gauge tranconjunctival pars plana vitrectomy. Cases were split into Type 1 vitrectomies (macular hole, ERM and simple vitreous haemorrhages) and Type 2 cases which were more complex...
