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Diagnostic error rates for ROP detection by trainee ophthalmologist in middle-income countries

3 April 2024 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
The purpose of this study was to describe errors in ROP diagnosis made by ophthalmologists-in-training from programmes in middle-income countries including Brazil, the Philippines and Mexico who participated in a tele-education programme. Trainees were tested on 20 cases from a...

Types of nystagmus and associations in a large international database for nystagmus

2 August 2024 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
The authors aimed to characterise a large international cohort of children with nystagmus. Data were taken from a prospective database which was started in 2010. Up to 2020, this contained 1774 patients with nystagmus from 38 US states and 30...
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Google searches predict pathology after a solar eclipse

4 February 2025 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This light-hearted review identified that the Google search term, ‘my eyes hurt’ was trending on 8 April 2024, coinciding with the exact time when a total solar eclipse passed over the US. They identified the subregions that searched this term...

Nordic Pharma Announces CE Mark Approval for Lacrifill® Canalicular Gel, Paving the Way for European Launch

4 August 2025 | Company Profiles, Research & Development, Contracts & Distributors
Nordic group B.V – an international pharmaceutical company operating as Nordic Pharma have received CE mark approval for Lacrifill®, a novel dry eye therapy. Lacrifill® is a cross-linked hyaluronic acid gel that temporarily blocks tear drainage by occluding the canalicular...

Sight Sciences at ESCRS

23 October 2025 | Company Profiles, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
The Sight Sciences team recently returned from an incredibly busy and successful ESCRS congress in Copenhagen. The team were in town to support the MIGS masterclass programme and were pleased to spend time with customers, colleagues and contacts from across...

The power of the full blood count

1 October 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Vishal Shah walks us through his thought process whilst highlighting the importance of routine investigations when dealing with unusual retinovascular presentations. Retinal changes can arise in anaemia, leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic syndrome. They are often the first manifestation of...

3rd Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Summit

28 January 2025 -30 January 2025
Translating Long Lasting Efficacy & Less Invasive Retinal Drug Delivery The importance of matching the right drug delivery route to the right ophthalmic disease is more pressing than ever. The 3rd Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Summit is the premier gathering for...

In conversation with Bernie Chang (RCOphth President)

24 May 2022 |
We spoke to Professor Bernie Chang, President of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, about his highlights so far, the curriculum update being delivered tomorrow, and the innovations required to run the Congress this year.

Towards virtual reality conferences?

5 August 2020 | | EYE - General
COVID-19 is forcing us to reconsider every aspect of life. The authors ask what future ophthalmic meetings could look like. The coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic disrupted ophthalmic conferences resulting in the cancellation of the majority of meetings in 2020, e.g....

Fairytale published to encourage children to wear glasses

7 March 2022
The Amazing Fairy Glasses is the first book published by author Katy Tainton, of Neath, South Wales. Katy felt the need to write a book aimed at helping young children who wear glasses when her eldest daughter Belle was diagnosed...

1/3 UK considering laser eye surgery but majority unaware it's non-reversible and affects night vision

27 October 2023 | Vik Sharma, London Ophthalmology Centre, LASIK
National eye health survey shows a third of UK are considering laser eye surgery but vast majority are unaware it is non-reversible and how it can affect night vision.