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Warfarin Induced Suprachoroidal Haemorrhage Presenting as Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma
1 February 2014
| Shampa Gupta, Kashif Ali
Spontaneous suprachoroidal haemorrhage is a rare but recognised entity. Anticoagulant therapy is a well known risk factor. We describe a case of warfarin induced suprachoroidal haemorrhage presenting as acute angle closure glaucoma in a patient with raised International Normalised Ratio...
The Arclight: A ‘pocket’ ophthalmoscope to revitalise undergraduate teaching?
Ophthalmoscopy should be a core skill for every doctor and should be firmly embedded in the undergraduate curriculum similar to the unquestioned position of the stethoscope. The simplicity of the Arclight means it is easy to useand, importantly, to learn...Urban Changes and Rural Struggles for Ophthalmology in China
1 December 2013
| Anne-Line Crochet, Christopher Liu (Prof)
China is by far the most populated country in the world, with over 1.3 billion inhabitants. It is also the country with the highest number of blind and visually impaired people. As a developing country, half of China’s population lives...
Retinal prosthetics: science fiction or a vision for the future?
“Is it a fact – or have I dreamt it – that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?” – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House...Intraocular lens technology to deliver enhanced optical performance after cataract refractive surgery
Modern cataract surgery aims to provide patients with the best possible visual outcome with the least dependence on spectacles and minimal or no complications and to treat both cataract and refractive errors with a single procedure. Phacoemulsification is the standard...UKISCRS 47th Annual Congress Preview
1 November 2023
| Samuel Verdin
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UKISCRS, Eye News, Preview, Congress, Event, Coverage, David Lockington, Paul Ursell, London
Check out the Eye News preview for UKISCRS' 47th Annual Congress in London, 1-3 November.
How a calcified Soemmerring ring was removed from the vitreous cavity when the cutter and forceps failed to do so
1 June 2018
| Jan Huelle, Jonathan Park
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Know’st thou the land where lemon-trees do bloom,And oranges like gold in leafy gloom; A gentle wind from deep blue heaven blows, The myrtle thick, and high the laurel grows? ‘Tis there! ‘tis there, O my beloved one, I with...
The All Eyes Foundation
3 April 2024
| Haidar Al-Hakim
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EYE - General
At its core, All Eyes Foundation (AEF) wishes to help bring vision back to Iraq, and it intends to do this through ophthalmic subspecialty training, mentoring and infrastructure development. Based in Najaf, just over 100 miles south of Baghdad, the...
Cataract surgery in uveitis patients
Cataract formation is a common complication of uveitis, causing up to 40% of vision loss in these patients. Cataract results from inflammation +/- corticosteroid therapy and is usually posterior subcapsular, but a small proportion have a rapid increase in nuclear...Management of diabetic macular oedema in vitrectomised eyes
1 August 2016
| Maged Habib
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is one of the leading causes of blindness; its prevalence is on the rise with progressive increase in numbers of people suffering from diabetes. The management of DMO has evolved significantly over the past few years....
In conversation with Andy Pyott
4 October 2023
| Baljean Dhillon (Prof)
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EYE - General
Discussing a detour into ophthalmology from zoology in 1988, experiences in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Europe and the National Treatment Centre – Highland, Baljean Dhillon interviews his newest guest on the Eye Views podcast, Andy Pyott. Take us back to...
PACK-crosslinking for infectious keratitis
1 October 2015
| David Tabibian, Farhad Hafezi
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EYE - Cornea
Corneal cross-linking with riboflavin and UV-A light (CXL) is a technology that has been initially developed to treat corneal ectatic disorders [1]. Its effect in stabilising diseases such as keratoconus was reported in numerous trials with excellent long-term outcomes and...
