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A review of patient education interventions within paediatric ophthalmology

1 March 2024 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This systematic review aimed to review published literature around the content, effectiveness and outcomes related to interventions educating patients within paediatric ophthalmology. A single database was searched from inception to June 2022. Interventions aimed at either the patient or carers...

Retinoblastoma management update (part 2): treatment, screening and surveillance, long-term follow-up and new developments

1 February 2017 | | Ocular Pathology and Oncology
Retinoblastoma treatment requires significant multidisciplinary input, but early detection through raising awareness remains key to improving outcomes. In the second article of a two-part series, Manoj Parulekar discusses retinoblastoma management, screening and research. This article has been published in two...

Designing ophthalmology services - Part 1: How do we address the queues in a clinic?

23 January 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
This first of a three-part series shows how systems engineering can be used to correctly diagnose and address the causes of delays in a clinic. The second article, which will be featured in the April/May 2020 issue, describes how to...

C-spp corneal consequences

1 October 2016 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease | Cornea
This is a retrospective review of microbiological records of 22 patients, who had presented at the LV Prasad Eye Institute, India, between June 2009 and December 2012. The corneal scrapings were performed in all patients and had yielded significant growth...

ABDO College achieves carbon neutrality for the second year running

9 October 2023 | ABDO, green, global warming, climate change, carbon neutral, industry
ABDO College has successfully achieved carbon neutrality for 2022, alongside a significant reduction in emissions in a number of areas.

Milton Keynes ophthalmology hospital opens doors

17 January 2024 | CHEC, community services, healthcare, hospital, infrastructure
CHEC’s new site set to reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice.

SARCS 2019 Deep Dive Phaco Fundamentals - Trainee Day

13 June 2019
By Emily Proudfoot, Optometrist, Vision Surgery & Research Centre, Hull. As somewhat of an appetizer for the conference the following day, in Hull University this year was held a different meeting. A dissection of all things phaco, hosted by two...

A unique case of macular burn from ‘toy’ laser

2 February 2024 | | Emergency Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
The first laser was created in 1960 and its name is an acronym for ‘light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation’. Laser technology has been used for medical, industrial, research and entertainment purposes in a variety of fields following extensive...

Principles of management

1 August 2016 | | Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology
Whatever section of pathology is to blame and wherever it strikes, the aim of treatment is always the same. Find the cause if you can. Establish the effects of the cause. Halt the pathological process if you can. Reverse its...

Glucose-sensing contact lenses replace the finger prick test!

1 August 2018 | Cataract and Refractive, Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are scientific reality and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Glucose-sensing contact lenses replace the finger prick test! The concept of contact lenses was first illustrated by...

Understanding the inequalities of ophthalmic care for Indigenous people in a first world country

6 November 2023 | | Ocular Pathology and Oncology
Aboriginal Australians have faced numerous challenges over the past centuries. Here in this article, Edward Saxton highlights why there are inequalities of ophthalmic care in Australia and why this has led to increased levels of blindness in Aboriginal people relative...

Reflections on designing and delivering an undergraduate ophthalmology teaching programme

28 March 2023 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Dr Alexander Strother reflects on his time designing and delivering a classroom-based programme to ensure that medical students know how to take comprehensive ophthalmic histories from patients. Working as a clinical teaching fellow, in 2021 I had the great privilege...