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NEOS (North of England Ophthalmological Society) Summer Meeting (Wetherby 19)
By Ritu Chaturvedi, ST5, Northwest Deanery. The North of England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) summer meeting 2019 was convened by Andy Chung, Pinderfields Hospital, and the main theme was ‘Beyond excellence in ophthalmology’. An engaging programme attracted a good attendance and...
Clinical evaluation of a multifocal aspheric diffractive intraocular lens
This is a multi-centre prospective study involving five different centres in Europe including 52 patients with cataract. The average age was 68.5±10.5 years, 35 females were bilateral implanted with aspheric diffractive multifocal lens implantation of the Tecnis 1-Piece multifocal intraocular...
Rebamipide 2% for dry eye
Rebamipide is a quinolinone derivative that has been found to increase mucin production and the number of conjunctival goblet cells. A previous phase two study has shown rebamipide 2% to be better than placebo in improving the ocular surface and...
Outcome of secondary intraocular lens implantation-conventional 23- vs. modified 27-gauge vitrectomy port anchor fixation
This retrospective case study series evaluated the outcome of a secondary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation technique of a Carlevale IOL (Soleko IOL Division, Italy) with either a conventional 23- or a modified 27-gauge (-g) vitrectomy port used as anchor fixation....The Escape Room and gamification of ophthalmology teaching
Recently, there has been an interesting development in medical education and its ‘gamification’. Educators are constantly looking for new ways to engage their students by adding a friendly element of competition, as evidenced by the great success of online education...Employers asked to get in touch with ABDO College to support launch of new apprenticeship programme for dispensing opticians
ABDO College is calling on employers with experience of offering apprenticeships to get in touch. We aim to launch our apprenticeship programme for dispensing opticians in September 2024, subject to General Optical Council (GOC) approval.Understanding and confronting bacterial endophthalmitis
Abdus Samad Ansari highlights the importance of early recognition of this condition using an unusual presentation. Endophthalmitis is a medical emergency with devastating consequences. Despite adequate treatment, severe cases frequently result in permanent blindness. Endophthalmitis involves inflammation of both the...
