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iGLEAMS: The 2nd International Glaucoma Microsurgery Symposium East Anglia 2023
12 May 2023
-13 May 2023
Featuring 3D NGENUITY Gonio-Surgery with Lukan Mishev Friday 12 May. ICENI Centre Practical Skills Dry Labs on MiGS Course Director: Mr Chrysostomos Dimitriou MB ChB (Hons) FRCOphthFEBOphthFEBOS (Glau) PGCertMedEd(Healthcare) RCOphthCollege Tutor East Anglia Simulation Lead –Founder of iGLEAMS Saturday 13...
Master Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy training course
10 June 2025
Enhance your ophthalmology examination skills with this one-day hands-on training course, led by Dr. Andrew Blaikie, Consultant Ophthalmologist at NHS Fife. Held at FORGE, a state-of-the-art simulation and training centre at Queen Margaret Hospital, this course is ideal for ophthalmology...
Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy Training Workshop – NHS Fife, Scotland
22 April 2025
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Research & Development
Join leading ophthalmology educator Dr. Andrew Blaikie for a one-day BIO Workshop at FORGE, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline. This hands-on course using the new Arclight BIO is ideal for ophthalmology trainees. Learn to examine retinal disease, including diabetic retinopathy and...
A week in the world of ophthalmology: A reflective journey at New Cross Hospital
3 October 2024
| Nikhil Sharma
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EYE - General
Embarking on a taster week in ophthalmology at New Cross Hospital was a decision fuelled by the desire to delve into the intricacies of this unique specialty, which blends surgical and medical traits. For foundation doctors, a taster week is...
Virtual reality pupil assessment software
1 October 2021
| David Haider
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EYE - General
For Oct/Nov 2021 we review a virtual reality (VR) solution for training and assessing pupil function. Different types of VR exist, and the application described here is used on the Oculus Quest or Pico headsets. The user wears a headset...
Diabetic Retinopathy Network laser training programme
5 February 2020
| Nick Astbury, Denise Mabey, Joachim Kilemile, William Makupa, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The VISION 2020 Diabetic Retinopathy Network (DR-NET) was established in 2014 to tackle the increasing burden of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in developing countries [1]. By forming a network of long-term LINK capacity-building partnerships, learning and best practice can...
The art of ophthalmic simulations
4 December 2023
| Nicky L Webster
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EYE - Imaging
For Dec/Jan 2024, I got in touch with Nicky Webster, a Principal 3D Artist at FundamentalVR (https://fundamentalsurgery.com). Nicky is also a registered medical illustrator, healthcare scientist and medical photographer. With over 18 years of experience working in various disciplines within...
What's trending Feb/Mar 2018
1 February 2018
| Stephanie Chiu
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EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. We are officially in 2018. New year, new you. The clock starts to turn to midnight and suddenly the excess...
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...
A possible biomarker for diabetic retinopathy
1 August 2017
| Graham Wallace
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common form of diabetic eye disease, characterised by exudates, microaneurysms and haemorrhage. Early diagnosis is crucial for preventing visual loss. The risk of developing diabetic retinopathy is known to increase with age as well...
Microdroplet and splatter contamination during phacoemulsification in COVID-19 era
3 June 2021
| Ivan Yip
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, aerosol-generating procedure, microdroplet generating procedure, phacoemulsification cataract surgery
Half a millilitre of fluorescein was incorporated into 400ml of balanced salt solution to identify microdroplet and splatter from phacoemulsification to simulate possible COVID-19 contamination. Five porcine eyes were mounted to an ophthalmic mannequin head and two surgeons (height 189cm,...
