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Harry Moss Traquair: Edinburgh Ophthalmologist and Father Figure of Perimetry

3 February 2023 | | Ophthalmology
It is a unique honour bestowed upon only a few clinicians, that their name becomes for evermore associated with the subject of their particular expertise and knowledge. Such an individual is undoubtedly Harry Moss Traquair, an Edinburgh-based ophthalmologist, who in...

The last three patients: dermatology (Patient Three)

3 August 2023 | | Dermatology
For the third and final reflection in this series (see Part 1 and Part 2), Professor Jonathan Rees recounts his experience of a patient with cancer who was failed by the NHS, and how their inadequate treatment illuminates some issues...

Understanding amniotic membrane grafts

1 June 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease
Safa Elhassan gives a brief review of amniotic membrane grafts and their application in theatre and clinic-based settings. Amniotic membrane (AM) transplant has been an established adjuvant treatment for many corneal, conjunctival and scleral disorders in ophthalmic clinical practice with...

The results of the last survey Dec23

4 December 2023 | | Ophthalmology
*Please be aware that this data does not form part of a peer reviewed research study. The information therein should not be relied upon for clinical purposes but instead used as a guide for clinical practice and reflection. Hopefully by...

My top five Apps for UK-based general ophthalmologists

1 October 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
The way we interact in society is changing as more of us are becoming ‘digital natives’: individuals who are in close contact to the internet and expect to integrate smart devices with our daily lives. This was stereotypically a term...

Robotic assisted orbital surgery (RAOS) – a novel approach to orbital malignancy surgery

3 June 2024 | | Ophthalmology, Orbit, Oculoplastics
Robotic technology in ENT surgery has been used in certain areas of head and neck cancer care but, in this article, we hear of an exciting development from the team at Guy’s & St Thomas’. Advances in surgical robotic technology...

Clinical relevance of the anatomic classification of neovascular age-related macular degeneration

1 February 2018 | | Imaging, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Ophthalmology
The author explains why an OCT-based classification of neovascular AMD is needed and how these neovascular subtypes may help to predict patients’ long-term visual outcome. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative process involving the macula in...

“Steel True, Blade Straight”

1 October 2019 | | Ophthalmology
Steven Kerr of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh explores the medical career of Arthur Conan Doyle, his relationship with his mentor Joseph Bell and his fascination with ophthalmology. Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh on the...

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

6 April 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Orbit
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...

Unlocking the power of simulation: a next generation solution to training ophthalmic professionals

30 November 2020
With experts predicting that global blindness will triple by 2050, and the number of people requiring eyecare already outpacing the number of trained ophthalmologists, eyecare training has never been more vital. Traditional in-person ophthalmic training has been curtailed by the...

Results from two eye tests suggest that vision is a battle of the sexes

31 March 2022
The research was developed by Contact Lenses UK to explore the nation's eye health, by analysing participants ‘colour vision’ and ‘perception’.

A Doctors.net.uk app and more security woes

1 December 2017 | | Ophthalmology
Doctors.net.uk gets a new app The Doctors.net.uk website is well known in the medical community. Its online services started 20 years ago, in 1998! Since then it has retained its core features of providing email accounts and also an online...