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College insight: RCOphth Annual Congress 2024
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists share with Eye News some insights to 2024's annual congress.OSA wine promotion open to all 100% Optical visitors
The OSA is keen to ensure that visitors to 100% Optical engage with the broad spectrum of specialist suppliers at the three-day event, which runs from 24-26 February at Excel, London.
Features and associations of CVI in Australian children
The authors report the findings of an audit of data from the Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register (ACVIR) of 132 Australian children with a primary diagnosis of cerebral visual impairment (CVI). All children were living in Australia, 49% female, 51%...ST Interview: Ophthalmology ST1 Interview Workshops 2024/2025
Get your calendars out: dates for the 2024/2025 ST Interview Workshops for Ophthalmology ST1 Application are out & registration is live! Link: https://stinterview.com/courses/ophthalmologyst1/ Dates: October 2024-March 2025 interview workshops (18/1, 1/2, 8/2, 22/2, 26/2, 1/3, 8/3, 10/3, & 12/3), 26th...UKISCRS Annual Congress Image Contest
Are you an ophthalmic trainee in the UK or Ireland? Have you always wanted to attend the UKISCRS Annual Congress? Scope Eyecare are delighted to announce the UKISCRS Annual Congress Image Contest. Enter this contest and you could attend the...‘Class of 2024’ graduate from SpaMedica’s STEPS programme as ophthalmic surgeon celebrates first year teaching trainees to complete over 500 cataract cases
As the latest ‘Class of 2024’ graduate from SpaMedica’s Training and Education Programme for Surgeons (STEPS), a brand-new cohort of surgical trainees will take up positions at SpaMedica hospitals nationwide. Representing the next generation of ophthalmologists, they will benefit from...The Leicester Grading System for Foveal Hypoplasia
The University of Leicester Ulverscroft Eye Unit have published the first medical grading system named after the city of Leicester. Infantile nystagmus is characterised by constant and involuntary eye movements and affects 24 per 10,000 people [1]. Onset is usually...
Mast cells in Graves’ ophthalmopathy
Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is a potentially sight-threatening ocular disease, occurring in patients with hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease. Also known as thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy, GO is characterised by orbital infiltration by immune cells including macrophages, T cells and plasma cells, which...Has ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ gone too far?
The past few decades of surgery since the ‘mad cow disease’ have been dominated by a push to switch to disposable instruments. The reason is to prevent cross-contamination and reduce the risk of surgical site infections – especially so with...Development of a modern surgical simulation suite to promote safer ophthalmic surgical training
For trainees, having access to surgical simulation equipment is more important than ever. The authors describe the creation of a bespoke teaching and training suite in Glasgow to help trainees develop their skills and promote surgical excellence. Simulation has become...
