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Shared vision: Father and son navigate life with glaucoma together

28 June 2024 | glaucoma week, charity, awareness, family, UK, glaucoma, support, stories, patient
Glaucoma UK is a charity dedicated to supporting people living with glaucoma across the UK. They’re getting ready for Glaucoma Awareness Week, an annual awareness raising campaign, which is running from 24–30 June.

Chrome extensions

1 June 2019 |
Chrome is the most popular internet browser, with 44% of the market share (April ‘19). The other browsers of relevance are: Safari (31%) and Firefox (14%). Both Chrome and Firefox can be used on PC and Mac. Safari is only...

What’s trending? Dec/Jan 2018

1 December 2017 | Ophthalmology
#scleratattoo Yes, you read that correctly. Scleral tattoos are a relatively new form of extreme body modification. Oddly enough, ‘sclera tattoo’ comes up with more hits on Twitter and YouTube than ‘scleral tattoo’. The procedure involves injecting a mixture of...

Guildford Rotary Eye Project

1 February 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
Guildford Rotary Eye Project (GREP) was conceived and implemented during the last 15 years with the sole aim to motivate and empower host Rotary clubs in India and Africa to resolve their problems with their own money. International partners in...

A log in the eye

1 February 2017 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
"My friend wanted to show how far he could throw that log. So, he helicoptered it over his head, faster and faster and when he let go, it hit my eye at full speed,” a young lady of 19 years...

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...

Decoding the red eye

15 February 2021 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, COVID-19, Emergency Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Genetics, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Optometry, Ophthalmology, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Red eye, or hyperaemia, is one of the most common presentations to primary care [1] and the emergency department [2]. However, despite this the underlying cause is often misdiagnosed which can lead to severe, sight-threatening conditions being missed [1]. Thorough...

Recurrent unilateral preseptal cellulitis secondary to herpes simplex virus infection

3 April 2023 | | Ophthalmology
Introduction Periorbital (sometimes called preseptal cellulitis) is a common condition which on its own is not normally an ophthalmic or surgical emergency, however it has the potential to cause severe and serious morbidity in cases where the infection has crossed...

Childhood glaucoma

1 February 2019 | | Glaucoma, Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
When a child is given a diagnosis of glaucoma, the impact upon that child and their family is enormous; equivalent to the diagnosis of a cancer [14]. This article outlines the knowledge, techniques and approaches that offer solutions to the...

Pathophysiology of diabetic macular oedema: why combination therapy may be better

1 October 2015 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The prevalence of diabetes has continued to increase over the years. It is currently estimated that there are 382 million with diabetes worldwide in 2013, and that this figure is expected to rise to 592 million by 2035 [1]. In...

What's trending Aug/Sep 2018

1 August 2018 | Ophthalmology, Optometry
#QueenElizabeth #cataract It is well and truly summer! Queen Elizabeth was spotted in her sunnies during recent events, not just as a fashion accessory, or to shield the hot British summer sun. As it transpires, she underwent successful cataract surgery....

Understanding spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS): what do we know?

2 August 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics
Introduction Formerly known as visual impairment and intracranial pressure syndrome (VIIP), space-related neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) is defined by a collection of ophthalmic and neurological findings in astronauts after long-term spaceflight [1]. Changes in the eyeball, such as hyperopic shift, during...