Ophthalmology archive for 2021

Ray diagrams and resultant images of normal eye, The VIP-IOL system, and The VIP-IOL system after removal of the anterior chamber IOL.

A missed intraocular telescope – an opportunity to re-focus the evidence

4 February 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Imaging

Intraocular telescopes allow magnification of the image so that it would be projected into a larger area of the macula, this makes the central defect caused by dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) smaller. The most common approach is a Galilean...

Picture showing front cover of the pharmacopoeia.

Pharmacopoeia of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

4 February 2021 | | Ophthalmology

The compact volume depicted in Figure 1 bears the simple title Pharmacopoeia. The book originally belonged to the author’s father, the late John King. A pharmacist by profession, John King maintained a keen interest in matters pertaining to pharmaceutical history....

Photo showing the Grand opening of the new eye clinic at the Atiman Memorial Hospital in Sumbawanga with all participants and training team members present.

Eyecare education in times of COVID-19

4 February 2021 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, COVID-19, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

A collaboration between the German Committee for the Prevention of Blindness (DKVB), Rukwa regional government in Tanzania and the University of St Andrews Global Health Team successfully delivered a hybrid teaching programme for ophthalmic nurses in Sumbawanga, south west Tanzania,...