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Moorfields Eye Charity appoints Dr Louise Wood CBE as new chair

3 June 2024 | Louise Wood, Moorfields, Industry, infrastructure, charity, hospital, grants, Appointments
Dr Louise Wood CBE has been appointed as Moorfields Eye Charity’s new chair and will succeed Mervyn Walker when he steps down from the role in July 2024.

The results of the last survey Jun24

3 June 2024 | | Cataract and Refractive
When I was in my training and even in my early years as a consultant, I did not fully understand the difference between different lenses. When asked my preference of hydrophilic versus hydrophobic intraocular lenses (IOLs) I really did not...

One million people complete The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism e-learning

16 November 2023 | Oliver McGowan, training, disability and health, autism, healthcare, staff
Over one million people have completed The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism’s e-learning in the year since it was launched.

Retinoblastoma management update (part 1): clinical features, diagnosis and genetics

1 January 2017 | | Ocular Pathology and Oncology
The first of a two part series, this article will discuss the clinical features, diagnosis and genetic aspects of retinoblastoma. Manoj Parulekar is based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, one of the two designated national retinoblastoma and paediatric ocular oncology treatment...

Lessons from an unusual case of syphilis

3 August 2023 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The rise of syphilis transmission rates over the past two decades has been one of public health’s great puzzles. In the UK, the situation has reached epidemic levels, with a 126% increase between 2013 and 2018 [1]. We present a...

Advanced Glaucoma Surgery Course in Africa through the Juba-Bournemouth VISION 2020 LINK

1 October 2019 | | Glaucoma, Ophthalmology
In order to enhance specialist skills, particularly for South Sudan, the Juba-Bournemouth VISION 2020 LINK has been offering week-long intensive ophthalmic specialist training for the last three years, in collaboration with the University of Nairobi, the College of Ophthalmology of...

Aug/Sep 2015 Quiz 1

1 August 2015 | | 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
History A 60-year-old woman was referred to ophthalmology with a suspected left eye choroidal naevus. Visual acuity was unaffected in both eyes and she was asymptomatic. Ocular history and medical history were unremarkable. Questions Figure 1: Fundus photograph. 1. What...

Can e-learning help bridge the ophthalmology teaching gap?

1 February 2022 | | Ophthalmology
The authors ask whether e-learning can help to address the current lack of ophthalmology teaching in the undergraduate curriculum. Studies among the United Kingdom, Australasian, Canadian and Asian medical schools have found that students on average spent just over a...

Friendly felines and a spot diagnosis

1 June 2014 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
A nine-year-old girl presented to me in eye casualty with a three-week history of blurred vision in her left eye. Otherwise she was apparently well, with no past ophthalmic, medical, drug or relevant family history. Visual acuity was 6/4 right...

Usher syndrome: an overview

22 September 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Usher syndrome is the most common hereditary condition that affects both vision and hearing. It is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss [1,2]. Usher syndrome is the cause of approximately 10% of...

COVID-19 and Charles Bonnet Syndrome

14 April 2020 | | COVID-19, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
As COVID-19 rips through the country, it is – of course – imperative that we stay at home to try and prevent the virus spreading through the whole community. We are all aware of the need to take special care...

The art of giving generous grains

3 April 2024 | | Ophthalmology
On the drive home, after a long day of eye screening patients in homeless shelters, I would pass through the boroughs, towns and villages of east London. Stopping at the soup kitchen, I would meet Christian with heavy cataracts, and...