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1 August 2019 | Ophthalmology

History A 73-year-old female patient was referred for rapid growth of two new lesions on the face. She had past medical history of systemic lymphoma. On examination, there was a palpable mass over the left superior orbital region and the...

An update on inherited retinal disorders (part 1) – overview and assessment of inherited retinal disease

1 October 2016 | Michel Michaelides (Prof) | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

Part 2 of this topic can be found here Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) is the leading cause of blindness certification in the working age population (age 16-64 years) in England and Wales and the second most common in childhood [1]....

A connected workplace – Part 1

1 December 2018 | David Haider | 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

Losing services to external providers is an increasingly common challenge for traditional NHS eye care providers. The external providers tend to have a well connected IT infrastructure, allowing sharing of patient records and imaging data between their different facilities. Working...

Reflections on a twelve-year partnership: The Makassar-Dundee LINK

3 June 2021 | John Ellis, Habibah Muhiddin, Andi Muhammad Ichsan, Marcia Zondervan | Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, COVID-19

In the first article of a two-part series (see Part 2 here), the authors provide an overview of this hugely successful partnership and how they overcame the challenges of COVID-19. What began in 2008 as a connection between equals, has...

Eye surgeon behind destroyed Gaza hospital is honoured with a special recognition award

12 April 2024 | international, charity, awards, lifetime, achievement, Israel, Gaza, war, Palestine, Practice Plus

A Manchester-based eye surgeon who has made it his life’s mission to provide internationally-renowned eye care for the people of occupied Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem, has received a Health Champion Award from The Tropical Health & Education Trust (THET) at a special ceremony in London.

Treatment of diabetic macular oedema

1 June 2014 | Samantha S Mann | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is a common complication associated with diabetic retinopathy, and the most common cause of visual impairment in diabetes [1]. With predicted rising levels of diabetes (in England by 2025 the estimated population with diabetes will be...

Ophthalmology in a War Zone: an interview with Dr Volodymyr Melnyk

7 December 2022 | Peter Cackett | Emergency Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology

It is now nine months since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in late February 2022, with Putin announcing a “special military operation” to “denazify and demilitarise” Ukraine. The rest of the world, however, saw it for what it...

EyeLogbook

1 June 2016 | David Haider | Ophthalmology

This issue we’re covering the recently updated EyeLogbook (www.eyelogbook.co.uk), the Royal College of Ophthalmologist’s (RCO) online surgical logbook. Back in March 2016 a fully re-designed version of the site was released. Not only does the new version bring a beautifully...

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