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Sight loss charities appoint new director of operations

31 August 2023 | infrastructure, Sight Scotland, Sight Scotland Veterans
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans have appointed Gillian McDonald as their new Director of Operations.

Fingolimod: ocular adverse effects

1 October 2017 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
In this article the authors review the ocular side-effects of Fingolimod which is an oral immunomodulating drug used in the management of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Fingolimod-associated macular oedema (FAME) is the most common ocular side-effect linked to this drug....

Epiretinal membranes in uveitic macular oedema

1 August 2014 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Epiretinal membrane (ERM) formation in uveitic macular oedema is a fairly common structural complication of the retina. The authors describe a retrospective case series of 104 eyes of 77 patients with uveitic macular oedema from a tertiary centre. The treatment...

My top five: Trinkets of fact or fiction

3 June 2024 | | Ophthalmology
Trinkets of adult wisdom are often delivered to children alongside warnings of catastrophic outcomes. In this article we present five ‘facts’ about eye health and vision and ask the question: to what extent are these ideas backed up by literature?...

My ophthalmic elective: Lerdsin Hospital, Thailand

2 June 2021 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
My decision to undertake elective in Thailand was made to help broaden my horizons on ophthalmic conditions and practices. Additionally, I hoped to improve my Thai medical vocabulary to communicate with Thai patients fluently. As I got an opportunity to...

Useful and controversial apps and services

1 October 2018 | | Ophthalmology
These apps and web services are not specifically ophthalmic but hopefully of interest. Office Lens Delegates take pictures of presentation slides at conferences quite frequently. If this is something you do, have a look at the ‘Office Lens’ app. This...

Latest updates on virus protection and location sharing

1 June 2017 |
Time to uninstall your virus killer? Installing security software and keeping it up-to-date has long been considered good advice, certainly when talking about Windows PCs. A recent article in Ars Technica (https://goo.gl/4v4jde) highlighted increasing problems with this approach. The conclusion...

RCOphth Annual Congress - Day 1

23 May 2022 |
Follow all the updates from the first day of the RCOphth 2022 Annual Congress here.

Unconscious bias

1 April 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
Swansea University invited me to an Away Day. There was a whole day of lectures planned at a hotel conference suite just outside Swansea but due to clinic commitments I only caught the afternoon session; a ‘workshop’, on how to...

UKISCRS 47th Annual Congress Preview

1 November 2023 | | UKISCRS, Eye News, Preview, Congress, Event, Coverage, David Lockington, Paul Ursell, London
Check out the Eye News preview for UKISCRS' 47th Annual Congress in London, 1-3 November.

UKISOP and the allied health professions

3 April 2024 | | Ophthalmology
In ophthalmology practice today there is a vast number of training and educational opportunities for staff from all professional backgrounds. The key is to use your study leave and funding wisely! In the first of this series of articles, signalling...

Diagnosis and management of IV cranial nerve palsy

1 October 2017 | Neuro-Ophthalmology
Aetiology: Trochlear nerve palsy can be divided into acute or congenital. Congenital trochlear nerve palsy is usually noted in childhood with development of abnormal head posture. Various pathologies can lead to acute IV nerve palsy, most commonly trauma. Other causes...