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Childhood headaches

1 February 2015 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The goal of this study was to compare headache resolution in children receiving or not receiving refractive correction. The authors conducted a retrospective review of 158 patients: 78 male and 80 female aged three to twelve years (mean eight). Twenty-seven...

Use of technology in low vision rehabilitation

1 August 2014 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Adaptive technology, low vision, rehabilitation, visual impairment
This article is a review of the accessibility features available on tablets and smartphones for the visually impaired. It explains exactly what the accessibility features are, how to access them and how to use them as well as some useful...

Stroke-vision symptoms

1 August 2014 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency and type of visual symptoms following stroke and evaluate what certain factors were associated with the absence of visual symptoms. This was a prospective, multi-centre, observation cohort study with 915...

Errors in refractive surgery

1 December 2013 | | Cataract and Refractive
A retrospective case series looking at sources of errors in patients undergoing laser refractive surgery. Twenty-two cases of error were identified in 18 patients; 15 were unilateral, three bilateral and two errors occurred in the same eye (on attempting correction...

A complicated case of cytomegalovirus viremia: “What would you do doctor?”

1 February 2016 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Mrs W walked gracefully into my urgent care clinic. It was another busy session and I hoped she did not have anything serious going on which might slow the clinic further. She was an elegant 72-year-old lady who seemed like...

In conversation with Andrena McElvanney (President, MCLOSA)

22 September 2022 | Cornea / External Eye Disease
We spoke to Andrena about MCLOSA's annual meeting this November, key developments in cornea and external eye disease, and plans for the association’s 30th anniversary. Andrena McElvanney (top, second from right) and the OSI council members. The Medical Contact Lens...

How a calcified Soemmerring ring was removed from the vitreous cavity when the cutter and forceps failed to do so

1 June 2018 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Know’st thou the land where lemon-trees do bloom,And oranges like gold in leafy gloom; A gentle wind from deep blue heaven blows, The myrtle thick, and high the laurel grows? ‘Tis there! ‘tis there, O my beloved one, I with...

AOP responds to GOC consultation on contact lens care

7 September 2023 | contact lens, AOP, GOC, aftercare
The regulator is reviewing the process for verifying contact lens specifications and the definition of patient aftercare.

BOLD Optical Fair // The Hottest show of the year

19 September 2023 | BOLD Optical Fair, Opticians, Fashion, Events, Netherlands
The September edition of Bold Optical Fair, the optical event for the Netherlands (and neighboring regions such as Flanders and North Rhine Westphalia, among others), turned out to be the hottest show of the year.

Broadening of treatment options for potentially blinding retinal conditions

2 August 2022 | | Ophthalmology
Rod McNeil provides an update on a promising bispecific antibody recently approved for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular oedema (DMO) and considers emerging developments in biosimilars to established anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapies, including...

Intraocular lens technology to deliver enhanced optical performance after cataract refractive surgery

1 February 2017 | | Cataract and Refractive
Modern cataract surgery aims to provide patients with the best possible visual outcome with the least dependence on spectacles and minimal or no complications and to treat both cataract and refractive errors with a single procedure. Phacoemulsification is the standard...

Resurfacing the ocular surface

1 April 2016 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
The ocular surface (OS) is an anatomical and functional unit made of the tear film, the conjunctival, limbal and corneal epithelium, the lacrimal, mucous and meibomian glands and the lids and blink reflex. The tear film is composed of a...