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Views invited on the future Special Schools Eye Care Service

NHS England are consulting on the current model of the Special Schools Eye Care service that is live in 83 schools across England.

The role of virtual Rb-NET Multidisciplinary Team meetings in the management of children with retinoblastoma in low- and middle-income countries

A selection of participants in an MDT meeting with Uganda. In 2017 the LINKS Programme developed a new network of LINKS to support and coordinate action against retinoblastoma (Rb) in response to requests from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), called...

AI & Oculomics: a new section for Eye News

Inaugurating this new regular section on the exciting landscape of AI and oculomics, we provide an overview which delves into the historical context and the etymology of this field, reviews the current state of play and contemplates possibilities and hopes...

Patient care a family affair at Newcastle-Under-Lyme eye hospital

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, mother and daughter Lisa Moors and Hannah Young won’t have to wait until next Sunday to spend time together - the pair work side-by-side, caring for hundreds of cataract surgery patients each week...

Eye surgeon gives sight to Cambodians

Professor Sunil Shah has racked up his air miles in recent years. Since 2016, the Consultant Ophthalmologist at Midland Eye and the Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, has become a repeat visitor to Cambodia where he has led a series...

Moorfields earns UK’s first UKAS accreditation for ophthalmic and vision science (IQIPS)

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted the first accreditation for Ophthalmic and Vision Science to Moorfields Eye Hospital. The award was made to the Electrophysiology Department at Moorfields under the Improving Quality In Physical Services (IQIPS) programme.

Empatheyes

For Dec/Jan 2024 we are showcasing a remarkably well-named technological solution. Empatheyes provides a unique way for people to increase their understanding of the experience of having a sight disorder. Whether for parents of children with sight disorders, corporate awareness...

The results of the last survey Oct22

I thank everyone for their time in responding to this edition’s survey questions. The first question relates to an issue I have previously discussed around consent for second eye cataract surgery. I touch on this point again for two reasons....

Aflibercept, bevacizumab or ranibizumab for DMO

This is a two-year randomised clinical trial of 660 patients with visual acuity impairment from diabetic macular oedema (DMO) who were randomised to monthly injections of 2.0mg aflibercept, 1.25 mg bevacizumab or 0.3mg ranibizumab. Focal or grid laser was performed...

Postoperative astigmatism

The authors investigate the short and long-term postoperative refractive effects of medial rectus recession on the involved eye and explain the detectable effects in detail by the results of vector analysis in 52 eyes and 32 patients. The subjects had...

Surgical prediction in infantile ET

The purpose was to evaluate the preoperative factors influencing the efficacy of the surgical procedure of bilateral lateral rectus recessions. Fifty cases with at least one year follow-up were included for retrospective analysis. Mean response to surgery was 2.17±0.80 PD/mm...

Cataract surgery supervision

Senior trainees supervising other more junior trainees’ cataract surgery is a skill which needs to be taught and developed with care. It is beneficial for senior trainees as it provides an opportunity to develop supervision techniques prior to consultancy and...