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The Ophthalmic Antiques International Collectors' Club AGM
By John Dixon Salt, Chairman, OAICC. The OAICC was formed in 1982 by a small group of opticians interested in optical antiques. From the initial dozen members it has grown into a truly international club of enthusiasts with about half...How to pass the FRCOphth Part 1 as a foundation trainee: some practical tips
Attempting the FRCOphth Part 1 examination as a foundation trainee requires significant time and financial commitment. Unlike the MRCP and MRCS examinations, the curriculum of this exam does not overlap with the undergraduate syllabus. As such, it is a steep...
Comparing tensile strengths of two scleral fixated intraocular lenses: CT-Lucia and MA60
The authors designed a benchtop model to measure the tensile strengths and resistance to breakage of the haptics and haptic-optic junctions of the CT Lucia 602 (Carl Zeiss, California) and AcrySof MA60 (Alcon Laboratories, Texas) IOLs. For the haptic breakage...Kevin Gutsell became president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians
Kevin Gutsell FBDO (Hons) SLD became president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) during a ceremony held on Thursday 9 May at the ABDO National Resources Centre (NRC) in Birmingham.
How common is optic disc drusen in young patients with NAION?
A retrospective notes review at two tertiary care centres was completed between 2009 and 2019. The inclusion criteria for the study was a diagnosis of nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in at least one eye, aged between 18 and...
Optical Coherence Tomography: A Clinical and Technical Update
This book is a comprehensive review of the clinical and scientific aspects of optical coherence tomography (OCT). The 255 pages are divided into 11 chapters, each written by a different group of authors. Part I provides viewpoints on the clinical...UWE are triumphant in Optoversity Challenge 2024
University of the West of England School of Optometry emerged as champions in this years’ Optoversity Challenge, beating off competition from eleven other institutions from around the UK and ROI. Run by the student training provider Out of the Box Optics, the online event saw second place going to Bradford, and third place to Plymouth.
