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On reflection

4 December 2023 |
Welcome one and all to our festive Eye News Dec/Jan 2024. The arrow of time has flown through 2023, landing us at the year’s end, but not before Santa brings you this special delivery. Aside from the partying and generally...

My top five: A foundation doctor’s top five misconceptions about ophthalmology

4 December 2023 | | Ophthalmology
Choosing a specialty is challenging. As a foundation doctor, it often feels as if this choice is based solely on fleeting experiences. Compared to other specialties, there is relatively little exposure to ophthalmology during either medical school or foundation years....

Birmingham welcomes new ophthalmology hospital

25 January 2024 | CHEC, community services, healthcare, infrastructure, hospital
CHEC’s new Kings Norton site set to reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice.

Surgitrac is thrilled to welcome Noah Banienuba as our new Marketing Manager

2 April 2024 | Recruitment & Personnel
With a proven track record in strategic healthcare marketing and brand engagement, Noah brings valuable experience to our team.

Surgitrac is proud to announce Jeremy Whitehouse as our new Clinical Representative for the Southwest region

14 May 2024 | Recruitment & Personnel
With over twelve years of hands-on experience in ophthalmic surgical scrub roles, as well as ENT and maxillofacial surgery, Jeremy brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding of surgical needs to our team.

Investigating the link between corneal clarity and statin use

2 February 2024 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
Transparency is a vital attribute of the cornea, necessary in preserving healthy vision. Maintaining this requires the collective input of the various layers of the cornea. Mostly, the layers implicated in this are the corneal stroma and endothelium [1]. Our...

Rare eye diseases: progress continues with authorised orphan medicines and breakthrough technologies

1 October 2018 | | Ophthalmology
An update on the development of orphan medicines, recent regulatory treatment approvals for rare eye conditions and advances in retinal prosthetic technologies for blinding diseases. The prevalence of a rare disease is based usually on a range of estimates and...

Ocular electrophysiology

1 April 2014 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit
A 34-year-old woman, who is a CEO in a multinational firm, has been losing vision over the last 12 months. She has seen her opticians, who initially tried different glasses but could not improve things. Clinical examination is unremarkable. How...

All systems go for Oriel - final approval granted to make new centre a reality

24 November 2022
Plans for Oriel, a new state-of-the-art eye care, research and education centre, have been given the green light.

Broadening horizons in ophthalmology: crafting a varied elective experience

24 January 2024 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
The elective period for medical students is a unique opportunity to immerse oneself in a field of interest. For students interested in ophthalmology, this can offer a dedicated experience for what can otherwise be quite limited through undergraduate rotations. Alongside...

End stage glaucoma management

1 August 2014 | | 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...

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...