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Four Pillars: Leadership for clinical practice settings
2 April 2025
| Regina Tavengwa
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EYE - General
This series explores the four pillars of advanced clinical practice and here, Regina Tavengwa explores the pillar of leadership and management. I have been in my current role as a matron for eight years, with a background of practicing as...
A simple technique for managing eyelid retraction in a patient with an exposed Boston type 2 keratoprosthesis (Kpro)
The article describes a patient with mucous membrane pemphigoid and a Boston type 2 Kpro. In the early postoperative period (one week) inferior skin retraction was noted with exposure of the Kpro and carrier cornea. The exposure was managed by...The only thing to fear is fear itself
1 February 2014
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
There is a song by the Amateur Transplants called ‘Finals Fantasy’ which describes in humorous detail how stressful clinical exams can be. Having not done any viva or objectively structured clinical examination (OSCE) style exams for many years indeed I...
SightCare wins Service Excellence Award at INSPIRE Business Awards 2024
We are thrilled to announce that SightCare has won the Service Excellence Award at the Inspire Awards 2024! SightCare was selected by the judges because it was felt that “they were pushing the boundaries and trying to move the business...Sight Sciences: The Role of Implant-Free MIGS in Glaucoma Care The OMNI® Surgical System
19 September 2024
18:30 Arrival, Refreshments and Dry-Lab Demonstrations 19:00 Targeting the iridocorneal angle with implant-free MIGS, Viscocanaloplasty and Trabeculotomy : C-109172 (1 CPD) Mr. Francesco Stringa (Moderator) Southampton University Hospital 19:45 Don’t miss the opportunity! Combining cataract surgery and MIGS : C-109173...
The first on-call
1 December 2022
| Amrita Saravanan
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EYE - General
You’ve made into ophthalmic specialist training and before you know it, it’s your first on-call shift. You are expected to provide the specialist on-call service out of hours and there is a new wave of responsibility, with, let’s be honest,...
Oertli Instrumente AG achieves milestone with FDA 510(k) clearance for Faros surgical system
24 July 2024
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Research & Development
Oertli Instrumente AG, a leader in innovative surgical solutions for ophthalmology, is proud to announce the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the worldwide established Faros anterior cataract surgery system. This milestone underscores Oertli's global reach and...
Mastering clinical skills in ophthalmology
3 October 2022
| Sammie Mak, Zaria Ali
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EYE - General
To young junior doctors, and some senior doctors who may not have had much exposure to ophthalmology, the specialty can seem very foreign. Not only are the conditions and examination findings specific to the eyes, but the skill set required...
‘The biggest jump in confidence’: SpaMedica officially launches STEPS development programme for NHS trainee ophthalmologists
STEPS aims to provide registrars with experience of treating all types of cataracts.Independent Opticians Win SightCare Excellence Awards at the 2022 SightCare Business & Networking Conference
14 February 2023
Six deserving independent optical practices were named as winners in the 2022 SightCare Awards celebrating the independent spirit.
Regulatory drug evaluations and expedited review initiatives: EU and US perspectives
1 April 2016
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - General
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) each conduct independent assessments of benefit-risk profile when evaluating applications to market new or modified medicines, and their respective decision-making is guided by distinct legislation, procedures and...
Introducing the Royal College of Nursing Ophthalmic Nursing Forum
4 February 2025
| Tendai Gwenhure
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) represents nurses and nursing. While the terms ‘nurses’ and ‘nursing’ are used generically, membership is inclusive of a variety of clinical roles, including midwives, advanced nurse practitioners, advanced clinical practitioners, nurse consultants, registered nursing...