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Blind veterans take to the hills for life-changing winter survival course

19 March 2024 | charity, Sight Scotland Veterans, sight loss, impairment, blind
A group of inspirational Sight Scotland Veterans recently ventured up the Cairngorms to participate in a life-changing Winter Skills Course.

Surgical treatment of high myopia

1 June 2016 | | Cataract and Refractive
Although several excellent modalities are available for correcting high myopia, the surgical treatment of this condition remains one of the biggest challenges for refractive surgeons; this group of patients is often very dependent on contact lenses. If these patients become...

The adverse effects of COVID-19 on undergraduate ophthalmology education: An opportunity to reform ophthalmology training

11 January 2021 | | Ophthalmology, COVID-19, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
The steady erosion of undergraduate ophthalmology teaching, which has been acutely exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, has led to a lack of basic ophthalmology examining skills and knowledge amongst clinicians of other specialities. Concurrently, there has been a rise in...

The blue-light hazard – is it true?

1 February 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: The blue-light hazard – is it true? Blue light is part of the visible optical spectrum...

“Beware of the pigment”

4 August 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Glaucoma
Using some captivating artwork, Iheukwumere Duru describes key features of pigment dispersion syndrome. Pigmentary dispersion syndrome (PDS) leads to pigmentary glaucoma (PG) in approximately 35-50% of patients with the condition [1]. PG is the leading cause of non-traumatic blindness in...

Best way to detect glaucoma progression: by reflecting on the past 25 years

1 June 2018 | | Glaucoma
Glaucoma – a condition of optic neuropathy leading to progressive visual field loss often associated with raised intraocular pressure. It is fair to say that our definition for this condition has remained unchanged over the last 25 years and the...

Brain tumours in adults: the essentials for an ophthalmologist

1 August 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology
The author provides a review of the common intracranial tumours in adults (other than pituitaries) which may present to an ophthalmologist. Primary malignant brain tumours comprise 3% of adult cancers but with an ageing population such tumours are becoming more...

Don’t ignore the black lesion! It might be mucormycosis

1 June 2017 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
Keeping mucormycosis infection in the foreground of your differential diagnosis, especially in those more vulnerable patients, will help save their lives if recognised and managed appropriately. Mucormycosis is a fulminant infection caused by the fungi of the family Mucoraceae. It...

Bovine pericardium scleral patch graft associated scleritis: Ahmed valve implant for pupillary block glaucoma

1 April 2016 | | Ophthalmology, Glaucoma
Processed bovine pericardium is a lyophilised collagen sheet used as a surgical armamentarium. It renders the material antigenically inert with minimal inflammation [1]. Sclera patch pericardium graft (Tutopatch) is a collagenous membrane derived from solvent preserved, irradiated bovine pericardium [2]...

Pituitary tumours: why are they so often missed?

1 August 2017 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
Part 2: Clinical varieties, anatomical considerations and case report (see also Part 1 and Part 3) For ophthalmologists there are four types of pituitary tumour to be considered, three of which are named according to the hormone secreted, along with...

Typical or surprisingly uncharacteristic presentations of neuro-ophthalmic emergencies

1 April 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Irrespective of geographical location or patient cohort, emergency departments are high risk locations capable of inspiring extreme anxiety and dread in patients and doctors alike. The stress multiplies when a walk-in or referred case is suspected of underlying neurological pathology....

Decontamination and sterilisation of surgical instruments and medical devices

1 June 2018 | | Ophthalmology
Ann-Marie Ablett is a Theatre Nurse and Team Leader who volunteers with Orbis. This has allowed her to gain a wealth of experience on ophthalmic procedures, nursing in under-privileged parts of the world, leadership, management and use of scarce resources....