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Orbis brings the Flying Eye Hospital to Mongolia to train local eyecare teams
With support from the Alcon Foundation, FedEx, and OMEGA, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital returns to Mongolia for a three-week training project in Ulaanbaatar.Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology Third Edition
1 August 2015
| Bina Parmer
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Ophthalmology, Emergency Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Neuro-Ophthalmology
The Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology came out in 2006 and is now in its third edition. It is a valuable concise resource with over 1000 pages to cover initial assessment, diagnosis and management of a comprehensive range of ophthalmic problems....
Ground-breaking achievements in blindness prevention
1 October 2019
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Ophthalmology
One small UK based charity is enabling pioneering research to prevent blindness in low and lower middle income countries. The British Council for Prevention of Blindness (BCPB), established in 1976, funds innovative research and training which seeds the development of...
Prof Dhillon discusses the importance of educational events
21 May 2021
| Baljean Dhillon (Prof)
Eye News Co-editor Prof Baljean Dhillon shares a few words about the importance of educational events, particularly for trainees, as we move on from the worst of COVID-19.
Glasgow FRCOphth (OSCE/VIVA) Prep Course 2024
4 October 2024
-5 October 2024
This annual course is aimed to support Ophthalmology trainees as they prepare to sit the FRCOphth Part 2 Oral Examination. The course involves a mock examination mirroring the college exam format with real patients and videos. Individualised written feedback is...
The University of Edinburgh - Supporting Future Leaders in Ophthalmology
8 June 2022
The University of Edinburgh announce plan to award twelve scholarships this summer for successful international applicants to their Master of Surgery (ChM) in Clinical Ophthalmology programme. Deadline for application closes 15th June.
Use of a smartphone repair microscope for microsurgical suturing simulation
5 August 2020
| Tom Sherman, Salman Waqar
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Ophthalmology
Suturing ocular tissues under microscopic guidance is a skill that has declined in frequency, with the majority of cataract operations being sutureless. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, training opportunities in theatre have declined further, given elective surgery cancellations. Subsequently, trainees...
VISION 2020 LINKS Programme: building capacity for eye care services in Nigeria through leadership and skills development
1 February 2016
| Clare Inkster, Folasade Akinsola, Marcia Zondervan
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AMD, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The Lagos-Bolton VISION 2020 LINK started in December 2011. It is one of 29 LINKS now running in the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme [1]. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with a current population of 178 million, projected...
Intraocular Lens Surgery
1 December 2017
| Indira Madgula
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Cataract and Refractive
This book is a valuable update on understanding IOL surgery for ophthalmologists in training and in practice. Broadly, the book is divided into six sections dealing with three main concepts: 1) IOL selection for routine and complex scenarios; 2) IOL...
Oculoplastic Surgery (Third Edition)
5 June 2020
| Raman Malhotra
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Oculoplastics
This is a single author textbook in its third edition that reflects the author’s extensive experience and also their detailed, methodical and organised approach to oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal surgery. It is a widely known and popular textbook, not only...
You want to do paediatric ophthalmology? Seriously?
1 August 2017
| Ryan Davies
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
Completion of Core Training is approaching fast and you begin to wonder three things. One, where do you want to live? Two, is anyone going to be retiring there soon? Three, what subspecialty do you want to do? In an...