Making the most of your foundation year rotation in ophthalmology
Ophthalmology continues to be a highly desirable speciality in the UK; however, medical students usually encounter only minimal exposure, generally ranging from one to two weeks, during their studies [1]. Nevertheless, eye-related conditions represent a considerable share of presentations in...
Full DetailsDanger Zone: Miles Hilton-Barber
“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all” – Helen Keller, deafblind American author, activist, and disability rights advocate I have always had a thirst for adventure, even if it has been predominantly from the comfort of my...
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Bishop’s Stortford, UK – 11th June 2025 - Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer...
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Sight Sciences is proud to announce that 150 ophthalmic surgeons in the United Kingdom...
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Altomed is the largest independent supplier to the UK ophthalmic surgical sector. We manufacture...
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Haag-Streit Academy will be hosting their ‘Improving Outcomes’ Biometry courses on Friday 26th &...
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Haag-Streit UK has announced that they will no longer be working with NHS Supply...
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Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Altomed stand at the recent RCO...
Artificial intelligence and oculomics: Improving global health
The application of artificial intelligence (AI), and in particular deep learning, to high-resolution ocular imaging has led to many new discoveries, enabling the prediction of multiple different systemic diseases from ocular biomarkers. This emerging field is known as ‘oculomics’ [1]....
Full DetailsPoppers retinopathy: What is it and how do we treat it?
Poppers retinopathy is a relatively unknown phenomenon which afflicts users of poppers but should be considered as a differential in sudden-onset or sub-acute visual acuity loss – particularly in patients with a history of recreational drug use. Raising awareness of...
Full Details‘A space that rekindles the fire in my mind’
The end of 2024 offered us many reasons to celebrate, one of which was the eventful, annual UKISCRS conference in London, during which we saw our editor, David Lockington, step into the role of President and lead the society into...
Full DetailsVision on the line: Managing orbital trauma in a 30-year-old surgeon after a football injury
Blunt orbital trauma is a common consequence of sports injuries. Although retrobulbar haemorrhage is frequently associated with orbital compartment syndrome (OCS), the severity of clinical signs can outweigh imaging findings. Early recognition and intervention, such as lateral canthotomy and cantholysis...
Full DetailsHere comes the fear
“At a cardiac arrest, the first procedure is to take your own pulse” The quote above is the Fat Man’s third law from the book The House of God by Samuel Shem, previously described in the ‘Doctor by the sea’...
Full DetailsWhat's trending Jun/Jul 2025
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #Inspiration #FlyingEyeHospital It was with great sadness that I read about the passing of Dr David Paton at the age of...
Full DetailsEyecare challenges in the Middle East: Priorities of a global ophthalmology task force
Global ophthalmology is a rapidly evolving, multidisciplinary field that integrates clinical practice, research, and policy at national and international levels. One of its main objectives is to improve eyecare equity worldwide by preventing avoidable vision impairment. Since the launch of...
Full DetailsFrom spine to eye: The benefits of multidisciplinary research
What have spinal and vision research got in common? More than you’d think. Dr Richard Eva. Funded by Fight for Sight, Dr Richard Eva came to vision from spinal cord research and is now co-lead on a project related to...
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Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK) is the most challenging technique of corneal transplantation. Moorfields...
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Practice Plus Group is delighted to offer an accredited event for local referrers: ‘Sedation...
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Nearly 16 million Americans have dry eye, which in severe cases, may cause serious...
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This interactive workshop will explore the advantages and disadvantages of different types of modern...
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This new training programme has been designed to develop knowledge and skill in fundus...
My Top Five - Social movements changing eyecare awareness
Throughout recent years, the rise of the digital age has allowed for social movements to receive far greater awareness than was ever deemed possible. As a result, significant attention has been drawn towards initiatives focusing on a range of health...
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I’m here with Chris Gordon and Anthony Vukic from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust...
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In 1997, Paul Rosen, a relatively newly appointed consultant surgeon to the Oxford Eye...
The results of the last survey Jun25
The first question refers to whether we check blood glucose levels prior to cataract surgery. Almost three quarters of you do which was interesting. We know that poor glycaemic control (manifesting as a raised HbA1c) has implications for wound healing...
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Internet security advice is constantly changing in response to new and evolving threats. For...
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This column is often, but not always, about ophthalmic tech. This is one of...
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For Feb/Mar 2024, we are looking at a recently released laser machine to perform...
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Leading us into July this year will be the 108th Oxford Ophthalmological Congress (OOC),...
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Claire Forde (29) from Greenock is no stranger to a microphone. Her journey into...
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The current system of elective care is struggling to inform patients of their rights...
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The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has appointed Sir Jim Harra to...
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The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has launched an updated ABDO CPD Child...
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The president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO), Kevin Gutsell, presented six...
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As an ST3 trainee, I was provided with the opportunity to complete a surgical...
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In the first of a series of guest editorials exploring multiple different Learning Curves,...
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I am sad as this is my last article. The last Learning Curve written...