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OrCam Technologies launches new class of AI reading device
OrCam Technologies, innovator of life-changing, personal 'AI as a companion' solutions, has announced the UK launch of the OrCam Read 3, an all-in-one solution for people with vision loss or reading fatigue, or who find reading challenging.Melton optometrist and lecturer wins RNIB Eye Care Professional of the Year Award
The RNIB See Differently Awards, supported by People’s Postcode Lottery, recognise and celebrate outstanding work supporting people with sight loss. Hosted by standup comedian, Jamie MacDonald, the awards took place on Tuesday 21 May.Lifelong braille user pays tribute to “excellent” writing system
Sight loss charity RNIB Scotland is celebrating 200 years of braille, the revolutionary writing system for blind and partially sighted people. Developed by Louis Braille in 1824, it uses raised dots to represent letters, numbers, punctuation, and abbreviations. Braille has...Artists Unite to showcase experiences of sight loss in new collection
1 June 2022
| Chris Henson
The exhibition will open on 10 June as part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe in London.
Artists Unite: hear from artist Lindsey Whitelaw
22 June 2022
| Chris Henson
An art exhibition examining sight loss opened as part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe in London on 10 June. Artist Lindsey Whitelaw spoke to Eye News about her process, and the influence of visual impairment on her work.
Michael Burdon to begin term of office as a BCPB Trustee
17 June 2020
Michael Burdon begins his term of office as a BCPB Trustee in July 2020, and in October 2020 will become Chairman of the Council when Paul Hunter retires after six years.
British Council for Prevention of Blindness has a new Chairman
9 November 2020
BCPB’s new Chairman Mr Michael Burdon FRCOphth FRCP is a consultant ophthalmologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with a specialist interest in neuro-ophthalmology.
Assaying acetylcholine receptor antibodies in the diagnosis of ocular myasthenia
1 December 2022
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Ocular myasthenia, anti-acetyl choline receptor antibody, generalised myasthenia
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that leads to impaired neuromuscular transmission. Solely ocular manifestations of MG (OMG) occur in 15-50% of cases, most frequently in the form of fluctuating ptosis and diplopia. Most cases of OMG convert later...
Aberrant regeneration rates following traumatic oculomotor palsy
1 October 2018
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Aberrant regeneration, oculomotor nerve, steroids, synkinesis, trauma
Traumatic oculomotor nerve palsies can result in aberrant regeneration / synkinesis which impairs normal facial function. In this paper, the authors retrospectively reviewed the records of 16 patients with traumatic oculomotor nerve palsies who were treated with or without steroids....
Visual and refractive outcomes and complications in FLACS versus CPS cataract surgery
7 April 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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Cataract and Refractive
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clinical trial, intraocular pressure, lens and zonules, vision
This is a randomised, controlled study of 110 paired eyes from 55 patients that were randomised into either femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) or conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery (CPS) groups. Visual, refractive outcomes, intraocular pressure (IOP) and complications were compared...
Spectral domain OCT vs. confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope in measuring RNFL thickness
1 June 2014
| Anjali Gupta
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Ophthalmology
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Cirrus optical coherence tomography, Heidelberg retinal tomograph 3, retinal nerve fibre layer thickness
The aim of this prospective study was to compare the retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (RNFL) measurements obtained from the Cirrus optical coherence tomography (spectral domain OCT) with the Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph 3 (HRT3, confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope). Eighty-eight normal...