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Leading eyecare charity Orbis launches a research trial to identify link between vision loss and mental health in children

10 July 2023 | mental health, vision Loss, china, orbis, children
In 2022, leading eye care charity Orbis published research showing that children with poor vision are more likely to suffer with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and a reduced quality of life.

Endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-VEGF injection

1 August 2019 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Endophthalmitis, Intravitreal injection, Vascular endothelial growth factor
The authors report the results of a retrospective multicentre study conducted at 17 retina referral centres to investigate the microbial spectrum of endophthalmitis after anti-VEGF injections. A total of 83 cases of culture-positive endophthalmitis (58.4%) were included. The most frequent...

A standardised strategy for uveitis etiological diagnosis

1 August 2017 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This was a prospective, non-inferiority, multicentre randomised control trial, which aimed to assess the effectiveness of a standardised approach in the etiological diagnosis of uveitis versus an open strategy, where clinicians could perform any test. The authors developed their standardised...

Blind Football Fan ‘Scores’ Support

25 January 2024 | ECLO, RNIB, sight loss, patient stories, AMD, Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
A Ross County supporter has praised the club and leading sight loss charity, RNIB Scotland, for helping him to keep attending games.

AOP calls for ‘bold thinking’ in response to DHSC request for new minor and urgent eyecare service

19 November 2023 | ICB, optometry, LOCSU, CCHEC, Adam Sampson
The development of a standard specification for ICBs is welcome but ambition for a national approach ‘should not be sacrificed’.

Initiatives in macular service provision

1 December 2015 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
A report from Monitor in October 2015 identifies good practices that will realise most of the potential productivity gain in elective care available to NHS hospitals. These include: stratifying patients by risk and creating low-complexity pathways for lower-risk patients (tailoring...

Capacity building for ophthalmic nursing in Ghana, Botswana and Tanzania

2 December 2019 | | Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic nurses (ON) have been the backbone of eye health services in Africa since the mid-20th century and remain the largest single cadre of allied ophthalmic personnel in Commonwealth countries in Africa. Numbers are currently estimated at between 3500 and...

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...

The VISION 2020 LINKS Programme: Cascading leadership training in Calabar, Nigeria

1 October 2016 | | Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology
The VISION 2020 LINKS Programme has initiated ‘LEAD FORWARD’, an innovative leadership development project incorporating a commitment to cascade training and participate in achievable quality or service improvement projects. The project provides opportunities to apply leadership skills in practice as...

Amnion-assisted conjunctival epithelial redirection (ACER): Enhancing stem cell transplantation treatment of total limbal stem cell deficiency

1 April 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease
An exploration of Professor Harminder Dua’s recent work using a technique called amnion-assisted conjunctival epithelial redirection (ACER) to aid the success of conjunctival-limbal grafting procedures. ACER provides a refined way to use amniotic membrane (amnion), such as Omnigen® (NuVision® Biotherapies,...

Myasthenia gravis presenting with isolated ptosis: a poorly studied subgroup

1 February 2015 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Investigation into the cause of one isolated symptom or sign can be challenging if that particular sign may be caused by a variety of pathological processes, affecting different tissues, and presenting to different specialties. Unilateral ptosis is a case in...

Quality matters in the management of serious eye disorders

1 June 2019 | | 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
The author discusses the first quality standard for serious eye disorders from NICE and takes a look at new care models for enhanced service delivery. Patient backlogs pose risks to patient safety, with research showing that people are losing sight...