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A simple technique for managing eyelid retraction in a patient with an exposed Boston type 2 keratoprosthesis (Kpro)

1 December 2013 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit
The article describes a patient with mucous membrane pemphigoid and a Boston type 2 Kpro. In the early postoperative period (one week) inferior skin retraction was noted with exposure of the Kpro and carrier cornea. The exposure was managed by...

OBITUARY: James Finbarr (Barry) Cullen

16 October 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology
On the sad passing of Eye News’ first editor and long-term contributor JF (Barry) Cullen, his friend Hector Chawla takes a look at the life and career of this effervescent character and giant of the ophthalmology world. Barry Cullen was...

Oculoplastics: an evolving specialty

1 August 2015 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit
Consultant Ophthalmic and Oculoplastic Surgeon Raman Malhotra provides an insight into this increasingly popular subspecialty of ophthalmology. Oculoplastic surgery refers to plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the eyelids, the surrounding facial areas, orbits and lacrimal system. Its scope has...

The Spectacle Makers’ Charity takes up the challenge of glaucoma in Nigeria

16 August 2022
The Glaucoma-NET was established by the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme in 2021 to address the high levels of irreversible blindness due to glaucoma in low-income countries. It aims to preserve the sight of people with glaucoma through bringing together patients, clinicians, researchers, NGOs and Ministries of Health, with a lasting and sustainable impact.

Home testing versus in-person visual acuity test results

4 October 2023 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This retrospective review compared visual acuity findings by parents / carers during telehealth consultations compared with their subsequent in-person tests. Parents were given an information pack with testing instructions for home tests. The study included 43 patients (86 eyes) with...

Vertical angle surgical outcomes

1 June 2018 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | overcorrection, strabismus surgery, thyroid eye disease, vertical strabismus
The surgical results of all patients undergoing isolated adjustable suture vertical squint surgery for thyroid eye disease are presented for a single centre over five years to explore the predictive factors for surgical planning. This was a retrospective study in...

OSA Sustainability Committee holds first meeting

4 August 2021
The OSA Sustainability Committee held its first meeting on Friday 23 July. The aim of the committee is to provide information, support and advice to OSA members who want to demonstrate their commitment to behaving in a more environmentally sensitive and more sustainable way.

Vacancy for Clinical Management Guidelines Writer - Ophthalmologist

16 March 2023 | Company Profiles, Recruitment & Personnel
The College of Optometrists is the professional body for Optometrists and a registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter in 1995.

Cataract surgery training in the independent sector

3 June 2024 | | Cataract and Refractive
I am now most of the way through my ST3 year working in Plymouth, within the Peninsula Deanery. Before the start of the year, I was approached by one of my consultants who asked if I would like to carry...

Designing ophthalmology services Part 2: How do we address the queues for a clinic?

1 April 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
The first of this three-part series showed how systems engineering can be used to correctly diagnose and address the causes of delays in a clinic. This second article describes how to design a more productive system that meets the new...

Foundation Post in Ophthalmology

7 February 2023 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
If you are in your final year of medicine at university, firstly congratulations on making it so far and secondly, you may be wondering how and which jobs to rank highly. If you have found yourself reading this article, then...

Strange Sequelae Succeeding ‘Surfer’s Eye’

1 February 2014 |
Ophthalmologists in the UK are relatively infrequently faced with a patient requesting surgery for a pterygium. This condition is more common where ultraviolet exposure is greater, especially if coupled with activities associated with ocular surface irritation. For this reason, a...