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Ophthalmology history and examination – a guide for medical students

15 February 2023 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
*First author Students have very little exposure to ophthalmology during their years at medical school. Teaching consists of a handful of lectures followed by a short placement in which students are expected to practise histories and examinations on patients with...

A tale of two membranes

1 February 2016 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness... I am fortunate to work on a vitreoretinal firm at the moment and only a few...

Ciliary body granuloma masquerading as a melanoma

3 February 2023 | | Ophthalmology
Introduction Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous inflammatory condition which predominantly affects the pulmonary system and intrathoracic lymph nodes, followed by ocular involvement [1]. We present an interesting patient who developed acute anterior uveitis and subsequent ciliary body granuloma clinically mimicking...

Code-Free Deep Learning: a step into the future of ophthalmology

3 October 2022 | | Ophthalmology
A new focus has arisen within the research domain of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare called code-free deep learning (CFDL), and recent research demonstrates that ophthalmology is becoming one of the leading specialties in this field. Artificial intelligence (AI) is...

Case series of toxic anterior segment syndrome

1 August 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive
Herein we report two cases of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) following uneventful cataract surgery. Both patients presented 24 hours after their uneventful operations with painless blurred vision in the operated eye. The inflammatory reaction was controlled successfully with an...

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...

Intraocular lens technology to deliver enhanced optical performance after cataract refractive surgery

1 February 2017 | | Cataract and Refractive
Modern cataract surgery aims to provide patients with the best possible visual outcome with the least dependence on spectacles and minimal or no complications and to treat both cataract and refractive errors with a single procedure. Phacoemulsification is the standard...

Emerging therapies for geographic atrophy: complement inhibitors show potential to slow progression and preserve RPE and photoreceptor integrity

5 June 2023 |
Geographic atrophy (GA) is an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) characterised by progressive, irreversible loss of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors and is estimated to account for approximately 10% of AMD-related blindness [1-4]. The Age-Related Eye...

The Real Top Gun: Professor Steve Schallhorn

3 April 2023 | | Ophthalmology
Steve Schallhorn: Fighter Pilot. In the spring of 1987, I travelled to the cinema at Hendon Central in London with some school friends to watch the newly released movie The Witches of Eastwick starring Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer. Unfortunately...

From novice to overnight on-calls: developing an ophthalmology bootcamp to ease the learning curve for new trainees

4 December 2023 | | Ophthalmology
Introduction My first ophthalmology on-call was nine years ago and it was a fairly traumatic experience. I was an FY2 in a Welsh district general hospital and I was on my own – at least, that’s how it felt to...

Sight Sciences OMNI® Masterclass, Colchester

23 January 2023 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Saturday 14th January saw Sight Sciences hold their third UK Masterclass for the OMNI Surgical System.

FAQs about cerebral visual impairment (CVI): identifying and helping those affected

2 August 2022 | | Ophthalmology
Cerebral visual impairment is common in both adults and children, yet the diagnosis can easily be missed unless one is tuned into the presenting features. This article provides a succinct introduction to this important topic. What is vision? Vision is...