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How to survive the fluorescein round

1 December 2016 | Gwyn Samuel Williams | Genetics, Glaucoma, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Orbit, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Optometry, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology

One of the highlights of the medical retina fellowship programme at Moorfields is the Tuesday morning 8am fluorescein round. It is both exhilarating and terrifying. Exhilarating because they are slick presentations of the most interesting cases that each of the...

Choosing a subspecialty

1 October 2019 | Gwyn Samuel Williams | 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

It is quite worrying how many registrars reach the final years of training without choosing a subspecialty. Sometimes this is because they love everything and cannot countenance giving any of it up, but more commonly this is due to various...

Preventing refractive surprises by real time biometry during cataract surgery

1 October 2015 | Jan Huelle | Cataract and Refractive

A few months ago a retired lady presented for second eye cataract surgery. I noted on the pre-op ward round that the outcome of her first eye’s surgery looked like a refractive surprise as her spherical equivalent in that eye...

Return to Lviv

23 October 2023 | lviv, ukraine, peter cackett, Wesley McLoughlin, Doireann Hughes, aid, charity, international

The ‘Return to Lviv’ trip saw Wesley McLoughlin and Doireann Hughes journey for 10 days over more than 4000 miles, via land, air and sea to deliver ophthalmic aid to Ukraine.

Renewed momentum in ocular gene and cell therapy, broadening application to chronic disease

5 February 2020 | Rod McNeil | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

Gene and cell therapies offer the prospect of ground-breaking new avenues for the treatment of diseases, reflected in a renewed explosion of interest and investment in retinal gene therapy. Rod McNeil reports recent clinical trial readouts across a diverse range...

Resurfacing the ocular surface

1 April 2016 | Harminder Dua (Prof) | Cornea / External Eye Disease

The ocular surface (OS) is an anatomical and functional unit made of the tear film, the conjunctival, limbal and corneal epithelium, the lacrimal, mucous and meibomian glands and the lids and blink reflex. The tear film is composed of a...

The implementation of postoperative day 1 vitrectomy telephone follow-up consultations

6 April 2021 | Rubina Rahman, Nosheen Khan | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Glaucoma

In this pre-COVID-19 study, the authors argue that some follow-up consultations can be done by telephone without compromising patient safety. Thirty years ago, a study by Isernhagen et al. [1] found that 52% of patients required some form of unexpected...

Principles of contact lens fitting in keratoconus

1 December 2015 | Inderpaul S Sian, Nabil Habib (Prof) | Cataract and Refractive

Keratoconus is an ectatic condition of the cornea characterised by progressive conical distortion with irregular astigmatism, myopia and apical protrusion. Most cases progress slowly resulting in varying degrees of myopic astigmatism. Management of keratoconus includes spectacles, soft contact lenses, a...

Diabetic Macular Oedema

1 December 2013 | Pouya Alaghband

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder that affects the metabolism of all three categories of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. This condition is characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia [1]. This can cause end organ damage. The estimated worldwide diabetes prevalence for 2010...

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