Trainees archive for August 2022

Photo showing awkward slit-lamp posture.

Watch your back: Ergonomics and Ophthalmology

2 August 2022 | | EYE - General

Aadil Hussain discusses an ophthalmologist’s risk of musculoskeletal injury and highlights the importance of ergonomics education, to ensure a pain-free career. Chronic and disabling musculoskeletal injury has been identified in the field of ophthalmology with increasing prevalence. The ophthalmologist is...

Table showing occupational visual standards summary table. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA).

How good does my vision have to be to drive this thing? Visual standards for various occupations

2 August 2022 | | EYE - General

We can all picture that moment in clinic: you are about to tell someone that they’re no longer legally able to drive, ready to deploy our ‘breaking bad news’ techniques. For some patients this may have been expected, or they...