Andrew Turnbull

Visiting Professor

Ulster University; Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Latest Contribution

Diagram showing example of a standard operating procedure for dropless cataract surgery.

Dropless cataract surgery

3 June 2026 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea

Dropless cataract surgery (DCS) describes the complete provision of anti-inflammatory and antibiotic prophylaxis intraoperatively. This eliminates the need for postoperative eyedrops to be self-administered by the patient and thus is also known as ‘dropless after cataract surgery’ (DACS) (n.b. this...

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Ophthalmic DOPS and OSATS: The Handbook for Work-Based Assessments

1 October 2015 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

The first thing to say is: “I wish I’d had this book when I was an ST1!” The number of work-based assessments (WBA) required during ophthalmic specialist training (OST) is a daunting prospect to trainee ophthalmologists, particularly ST1s with no...

Illustration showing the possible precipitating movement.

Refractionist’s shoulder?

1 June 2015 | | EYE - General

After hearing the letter-box, I walked to the front door and stooped down to collect my latest edition of Eye News. I winced. Still, at least it would give me something to pass the time on this, my first day...