Ophthalmology

Photos showing binocular indirect ophthalmoscope retinopathy training workshops in Rwanda from classroom to clinic.

Part 3: The Arclight Project: Implementation workshops

2 August 2024 | Andrew Blaikie, Chimgee Chuluunkhuu, Henry E Marealle, Frank Maliko, Dechen Wangmo | EYE - General

In this three-part series (Click here for Part 1 and Part 2) Andrew Blaikie and his team explore the role and application of the Arclight Device in Imaging of the Eye. The Arclight Project aims to support and enhance the...

Belfast briefing: Retina Day roundup from the RCOphth 2024 Annual Congress

2 August 2024 | Rod McNeil | EYE - General

Belfast hosted this year’s Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ (RCOphth) Annual Congress, a meeting dedicated to sharing advances, knowledge and clinical practice points in ophthalmic care. This article summarises selected talks by medical and surgical retina specialists during the Retina Subspecialty...

Photo showing Patrick’s grandfather (Nick Staropoli) racing in upstate New York in the 1950s.

East Bound and Down: Patrick Staropoli

2 August 2024 | Peter Cackett | EYE - General

One of my heroes growing up in the 70s was the iconic Formula 1 racing driver, James Hunt. At the time, if you had asked me and my primary school friends what we would most like to do for a...

Photo showing child waiting for his mother’s operation with a smile.

Ridley Eye Foundation’s Spring camp programme

2 August 2024 | Alistair Wood | EYE - General

The Ridley Eye Foundation continues its work in taking surgery to patients in remote communities living above 2000m in Nepal’s Himalayas. This spring, between 28 March – 7 April 2024, we supported surgical camps in Jumla and Mugu, both in...

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Enhancing ophthalmology training: Unleashing the power of simulation

2 August 2024 | Connor Henry-Blake, Emma Pearson, Muhammed Jawad | EYE - General

Ethical and practical barriers hinder early surgical experience in ophthalmology training [1], which is problematic when early-career trainees bring a higher risk of poor surgical outcomes and patient harm [2]. The European working time directive and the surgical backlog secondary...

Piecharts results from the survey taken from EM doctors before and after the teaching session.

Ophthalmic exposure for emergency medicine doctors

2 August 2024 | Edward Saxton | EYE - General

Emergency medicine is a challenging specialty which requires managing a range of acute issues. In this article, I explore the experiences of emergency doctors towards ophthalmic cases presenting in the emergency department, identifying what initiatives have helped trainees. Emergency medicine...

Photo showing a sight test at the Leeds clinic.

Vision Care for Homeless People

2 August 2024 | Alison Gordon | EYE - General

Vison Care for Homeless People (VCHP) was first established in 2003 with the aim to provide eye tests and glasses free of charge to people living in shelters, hostels or who are sleeping rough. Today, we remain the only national...

The impact of obstructive sleep apnoea monitoring functionality on smartwatches: a new frontier for ophthalmologists

3 June 2024 | Yu Jeat Chong, Matthew Azzopardi | EYE - General

Dawn of a new era in wearable technology? Smartwatches have really stepped up their game and have evolved from telling time to keeping an eye on our health. In February 2024, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave...

Image showing wet lab cadaveric experiments using da Vinci Single Port System to perform RAOS.

Robotic assisted orbital surgery (RAOS) – a novel approach to orbital malignancy surgery

3 June 2024 | Jean-Pierre Jeannon, Asit Arora, Claire Daniel, Jimmy Uddin, Jack Faulkner, Moshan Malik, Hubert Stein | EYE - Orbit, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - General

Robotic technology in ENT surgery has been used in certain areas of head and neck cancer care but, in this article, we hear of an exciting development from the team at Guy’s & St Thomas’. Advances in surgical robotic technology...

Photos showing the Arclight device in action.

Part 2: the Arclight Device: frugal imaging for eyecare

3 June 2024 | Andrew Blaikie, Sahib Tuteja, Gatera Fiston Kitema | EYE - General

In this three-part series (Click here for Part 1 and here for Part 3) Andrew Blaikie and his team explore the role and application of the Arclight Device in Imaging of the Eye. There are many different types of ophthalmic...

My top five: Trinkets of fact or fiction

3 June 2024 | Nishant Aggarwal | EYE - General

Trinkets of adult wisdom are often delivered to children alongside warnings of catastrophic outcomes. In this article we present five ‘facts’ about eye health and vision and ask the question: to what extent are these ideas backed up by literature?...

Diagram showing Intraocular Implant system of ARGUS II System.

Bionic eyes: deciphering the neural circuitry of vision restoration

3 June 2024 | Muhammad Khursheed Ullah Khan Marwat | EYE - Cataract

As the boundaries between technology and biology blur, retinal prosthetics, often dubbed ‘bionic eyes’, present a ground-breaking paradigm shift in addressing blindness. This article delves into the captivating scientific intricacies of these neural interfaces, exploring their mechanisms of action, current...

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