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What's trending Oct/Nov 2020

5 October 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Optometry, Emergency Ophthalmology
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #oldEnglish #herbalremedies Researchers from the University of Warwick, investigating natural remedies to treat bacterial infections, have discovered a potential new treatment....

What's trending Dec/Jan 2020

2 December 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Cataract and Refractive
#eyedoctor #banned #visamix-up #HomeOffice #hostileenvironment An ophthalmologist was left stranded overseas when the Home Office refused him entry due to a visa mix-up. Dr Chan was working as a fellow at Moorfields Eye Hospital until August 2019, then was offered...

Adaptive optics imaging: resolving single cells in the living eye

1 June 2014 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
The human retina is unique in the central nervous system (CNS) in that it can be directly visualised non-invasively. Technological advances of several imaging modalities, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), multichannel scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) and fundus photography, have afforded...

Developing community eye care: the evolution of Wales’ eye care services

1 April 2020 | | Optometry
In the third in our series about community eye care in the home nations, David O’Sullivan explains how Wales has developed its community eye care services. Since the devolution of healthcare to Wales on 1 July 1999 [1], significant changes...

An eyeful of independence

1 August 2014 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Scots will decide this September whether or not Scotland should be an independent sovereign state. “As all key areas of our business are already fully devolved, it’s very much business as usual for us,” noted a spokesperson for Healthcare Improvement...

IN FOCUS - The achievements and lasting effects of VISION 2020

1 April 2020 | | Ophthalmology
Blindness is a major public health problem globally. The first estimate of global blindness by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1972 provided a figure of 10 to 15 million, which was considered an underestimate [1]. In 1999, an extraordinary...

Treatment of diabetic macular oedema

1 June 2014 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is a common complication associated with diabetic retinopathy, and the most common cause of visual impairment in diabetes [1]. With predicted rising levels of diabetes (in England by 2025 the estimated population with diabetes will be...

Cataract surgery supervision

1 June 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive
Senior trainees supervising other more junior trainees’ cataract surgery is a skill which needs to be taught and developed with care. It is beneficial for senior trainees as it provides an opportunity to develop supervision techniques prior to consultancy and...

The most frequent complaints and claims in ophthalmology – a Medical Protection Society (MPS) analysis

4 December 2018 | | Optometry, Cataract and Refractive, Glaucoma
The authors look at the reasons behind medico-legal cases reported to MPS and share key learning points. Complications following ophthalmology surgery are rare, however, medico-legal cases are not uncommon due to the significant impact they can have on patients’ lifestyles....

Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery: What options are there and when might they be considered?

25 March 2024 | | Glaucoma, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
In recent years there has been a rapid expansion in a group of operations termed ‘minimally invasive’ or ‘micro invasive’ glaucoma surgery (MIGS). These options generally offer less significant IOP reduction, but with a more favourable safety profile when compared...

Hot debates in medical retina and imaging: Perspectives from the Controversies in Ophthalmology 2020 virtual conference

5 August 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Imaging
Controversies in medical retina and imaging were debated during the Controversies in Ophthalmology 2020 virtual conference held during two mid-day scientific sessions on 27 and 28 March 2020. The author recounts key perspectives and presents viewpoint recommendations from the Vision...

Coming to terms with AI

1 August 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Imaging, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Glaucoma
A machine might be called intelligent if its response to questions could convince a person that it was human, a test proposed by Alan Turing in 1950 [1]. The author considers potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) using machine learning...