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Cavernous sinus syndrome

4 February 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Anatomically the cavernous sinus is a plexus of multiple veins that are connected and within this plexus there are several important vascular and neurological structures. These include cranial nerves III, IV, V1 (and sometimes V2), VI as well as the...

What not to miss in neuro-ophthalmology Part 2

1 August 2018 | Neuro-Ophthalmology
As mentioned previously there are several conditions in neuro-ophthalmology that should not be missed by the general ophthalmologist as well as ophthalmology trainees. We discussed in the first part some of these conditions including third cranial nerve palsies, giant cell...

Unexpected diagnoses – stroke in children and homonymous hemianopia

1 February 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Imaging
We present the case of a 12-year-old child presenting with a few days history of left-sided visual loss. Upon further investigation with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) she was unexpectedly diagnosed with a right-sided chronic posterior cerebral arterial territory infarct, causing...

My top five Instagram accounts to keep your scrolling educational

4 August 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
There’s no denying that now, more than ever, we are better connected to our electronic devices; 24/7, around the clock. The phenomenon of ‘Zoom’ and ‘Microsoft Teams’ is shaping the future of medical education, national trainee recruitment and conference access....

Optic nerve swelling – your survival guide (part 2)

1 December 2017 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
In this second article we will discuss bilateral optic nerve swelling, its aetiology, various investigations and possible treatments. We will also discuss various protocols used in the management of suspected optic nerve swelling cases. (Part one of this topic available...

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....

My top five eye-related webinars during lockdown

12 August 2020 | | COVID-19
1. Alcon Experience Academy The Alcon Experience Academy ran a non-promotional educational series from 12 May to 23 June 2020. Being mildly biased as a junior trainee, this has to be rated by far the best series due to its...

Is patient masking leading to an increase in post-op infection after eyelid surgery?

21 October 2020 | | COVID-19, Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of facemasks or face coverings in the clinical setting has become necessary. It is important to recognise that facemasks can be a source of infection after eye surgery and consider ways to minimise...

The Global Vision Database

1 December 2015 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The overall goal of the Global Vision Database (GVD) [1] is to develop and deploy new and improved evidence on the prevalence of blindness and vision impairment (VI) globally. It is a repository which allows us to assess the causes...

Volunteer abroad: the Khmer Sight Foundation

1 February 2018 | | Ophthalmology
A team of volunteers describe their experiences of working with the Khmer Sight Foundation in Cambodia. Cambodia has a population of 15 million people, of whom an estimated 300,000 are blind. This figure is increasing by 10,000 each year. Three-quarters...

Unravelling ocular motility

1 April 2016 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
Ocular motility can often be a slightly abstract concept during the earlier years of ophthalmology training. A large variance on what embodies normality; mythical concepts like fusion and binocular vision, examination techniques that can be fiddly, and complex neuroanatomy all...

The treachery of images – making sense of OCT imaging

1 June 2016 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Imaging
In 1929 Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte produced his painting La Trahison des Images. It depicted an old fashioned pipe for smoking tobacco and underneath were the words “ceci n’est pas une pipe”, this is not a pipe. You may wonder...