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Welcome from Guest Editor Evelyn Mensah
3 October 2022
I loved attending RCOphth Annual Congress face-to-face in Glasgow this year. How wonderful it was to see old friends and meet new after two pandemic years. At Congress I chaired the session on ‘Racism in the NHS’ with ‘three professors’...
“Beware of the pigment”
Using some captivating artwork, Iheukwumere Duru describes key features of pigment dispersion syndrome. Pigmentary dispersion syndrome (PDS) leads to pigmentary glaucoma (PG) in approximately 35-50% of patients with the condition [1]. PG is the leading cause of non-traumatic blindness in...Life’s rich tapestry
2 February 2024
| David Lockington
Have you ever watched someone cross-stitch, or do needle-point? I recently had the joy of observing my teenage daughter create such an artwork. She separated all the threads into the various colours, and then started to follow the instructions carefully....
Preview: Oxford Ophthalmological Congress
18 June 2024
| Samuel Verdin
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conferences, events, Oxford, OOC, registration, opportunities, education, meeting, England, UK
Between 1–3 July, we will be heading down to England for the 107th Oxford Ophthalmological Congress.
Ambitions for sustainable service recovery amidst an escalating post-COVID backlog
5 April 2022
| Rod McNeil, Andrew Tatham
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EYE - General
Rod McNeil reviews plans, activity and solutions to better address the post-COVID backlog and bolster sustainable service recovery. Ophthalmology was the busiest outpatient specialty during the three years to March 2020 across the English NHS and again recorded the highest...
The structure function relationship in glaucoma
1 April 2017
| David Henson (Prof)
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EYE - Glaucoma
Chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG) is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide. It is diagnosed on the basis of three clinical signs, raised intraocular pressure (IOP), visual field (VF) defects and structural changes to the optic nerve head...
Development of eyecare services in Dominica: Past, present, and future
3 October 2024
| Hazel Shillingford-Ricketts, Kevin Melanson, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran
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EYE - General
Dominica is a small island developing state in the Caribbean with a population of approximately 73,000 people [1] and has a long and proud history of developing eyecare services through international partnerships. This article will give you an outline of...
CALL TO ACTION: Ophthalmology on Myanmar / Thailand border: do you have any redundant kit?
29 June 2023
| Kate Claridge
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EYE - General
In 1990, the late Doctor Frank Green, a consultant ophthalmologist in Aberdeen, along with Doctor Phillip Ambler, a GP with ophthalmic training, responded to an invitation to provide ophthalmic care for Karen refugees on the northern and eastern Myanmar borders....
Glaucoma-NET: a novel way of improving glaucoma management in sub-Saharan Africa
1 June 2022
| Fatima Kyari, Affiong Ibanga, Adeola Onakoya, Heiko Philippin, Winifred Nolan, William Dean, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran, Andrew Tatham
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
Background Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide [1]. People with untreated glaucoma suffer from irreversible, progressive loss of sight. The disease is characterised by progressive loss of visual field, with pathological cupping of the optic disc...
End stage glaucoma management
1 August 2014
| Yajati K Ghosh
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EYE - Glaucoma
A 48-year-old female has had multiple drug treatment for glaucoma and is still losing field of vision. How do you manage this over time? This patient is at high-risk for going blind and should be managed aggressively to protect remaining...
The results of the last survey Oct24
3 October 2024
| Amar Alwitry
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EYE - Glaucoma
*Please be aware that this data does not form part of a peer reviewed research study. The information therein should not be relied upon for clinical purposes but instead used as a guide for clinical practice and reflection. The sample...
