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‘Let’s place focus on Scotland’s vast innovation opportunities during National Eye Health Week’

24 September 2024 | NEHW24, eye health, InnoScot Health, Scottish Government, industry news, NHS
National Eye Health Week (NEHW) could provide essential inspiration for NHS Scotland staff looking to focus on fresh ophthalmic innovation, says InnoScot Health. This year's NEHW is taking place from 23 to 29 September under an inclusive theme of ‘Vision...

Imagination

2 October 2025 |
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” In this quote by Albert Einstein, he reminds us that whilst logic is useful for practical solutions, the expansive nature of imagination breaks boundaries. It can lead...

The College of Optometrists launches its manifesto for eyecare in Scotland: building on success

9 March 2026 | optometry, allied professions, services
As Scotland marks 20 years since it became the only UK nation to introduce free NHS-funded eye examinations for people of all ages in 2006, The College of Optometrists is calling on the next Scottish Government to continue leading the...

SeeAbility to offer eyecare to tens of thousands of children in special schools across London and the South East

4 August 2026 | charity, public health, services
Disability charity SeeAbility has been awarded an NHS contract to offer eyecare to most special schools in London and large areas of South East England. The rollout of the charity’s expanded Special School Eye Care Service, starting from September 2026...

The results of the last survey Apr22

5 April 2022 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The answer to the first question was interesting in that it seems an increasing number of units are doing same-sitting bilateral cataract surgery. It is becoming accepted practice and mainstream. Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) involves performing phacoemulsification with...

Fundus photography in Malawi – setting up a screening programmefor diabetic retinopathy

1 August 2016 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
We present the case of a 53-year-old lady who presented to the diabetes outpatient clinic at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi. She was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus six years ago, for which she takes metformin orally. She...

The madarosis mystery: unravelling the clues to a host of health issues

4 October 2023 | | EYE - Cornea
Eyelash madarosis is a medical condition characterised by the loss of eyelashes caused by the destruction of hair follicles. It can range from a few missing lashes to a complete absence of lashes on the eyelids. This condition can be...

EyeLogbook

1 June 2016 | | EYE - General
This issue we’re covering the recently updated EyeLogbook (www.eyelogbook.co.uk), the Royal College of Ophthalmologist’s (RCO) online surgical logbook. Back in March 2016 a fully re-designed version of the site was released. Not only does the new version bring a beautifully...

Using OneNote in teams

1 October 2019 |
Much like Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel, OneNote is part of Microsoft Office. For this reason it is likely that you will have access to it in your work environment. Used in isolation it is an easy to use and...

Video consultations after COVID-19

5 June 2020 | | EYE - General
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, video consultations (VC) in eye care have been adopted in some regions and hospitals as a way of replacing some face to face ophthalmic consultations. I would like to use this column to...

The flexibility of virtual clinics

7 December 2020 | | EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Oculoplastic
Virtual clinics in ophthalmology are typically associated with glaucoma and medical retina, where they are now a well-established part of the landscape. The availability of an ophthalmic electronic patient record (EPR) makes the deployment and management of virtual clinics much...

CALL TO ACTION: Ophthalmology on Myanmar / Thailand border: do you have any redundant kit?

29 June 2023 | | EYE - General
In 1990, the late Doctor Frank Green, a consultant ophthalmologist in Aberdeen, along with Doctor Phillip Ambler, a GP with ophthalmic training, responded to an invitation to provide ophthalmic care for Karen refugees on the northern and eastern Myanmar borders....