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A short survey of the views of clinicians on the role of procedure-specific consent forms

1 October 2018 | | EYE - General
Informed consent is an ethical and legal right of every patient [1]. It is essential that patients receive clear, concise and accurate information regarding the risks, benefits and alternatives to a potential intervention. In addition to this, the patient must...

Climb every mountain!

2 August 2024 |
Recently, on a weekend break away in the beautiful Cairngorms, I foolishly let it be known that I had never actually climbed a ‘Munro’, despite having moved from Northern Ireland to Scotland nearly 17 years ago! For the unaware, Munros...

What's trending Aug/Sep 2022

2 August 2022 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #JustinBieber #RamsayHuntsyndrome #facialparalysis Justin Bieber revealed he has been afflicted by Ramsay Hunt syndrome, and thus has had to cancel...

The importance of ‘hands-on’ learning

1 April 2014 | | EYE - General
Providing ongoing professional education and development for the allied professions out of the clinic or hospital setting is often quite challenging. The reorganisation of rotas, heavy clinic lists and financial constraints all add up to making the opportunity to learn...

Diabetic Retinopathy Network laser training programme

5 February 2020 | | 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...

Modern practice options for UK ophthalmologists

4 December 2024 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
When I spoke on setting up private practice at the annual United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS) meeting in November ’23 there was a lot of interest in different types of practice models. If we...

New BCLA President stresses importance of embracing change

21 June 2023 | BCLA, optometry, Specsavers, Rakesh Kapoor
‘If you don't keep up you risk going out of business’ – new BCLA President stresses importance of embracing change.

In conversation with Dr Robert B Nussenblatt

1 February 2016 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Dr Robert B Nussenblatt is Chief of the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Eye Institute, an eminent ocular immunologist and an expert in clinical research design and conduct. Describe the success or relevance of the SUN project. The Standardization...

Orbis celebrates International Day of Friendship

31 July 2023 | Orbis, Flying Eye Hospital, international, charity, humanitarian, vietnam, travel
International eyecare charity Orbis recognises the importance of strong bonds on International Day of Friendship 2023.

Cavernous sinus syndrome

4 February 2021 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - General
Anatomically the cavernous sinus is a plexus of multiple veins that are connected and within this plexus there are several important vascular and neurological structures. These include cranial nerves III, IV, V1 (and sometimes V2), VI as well as the...

World Optometry Day 2022

23 March 2022 |
Today, Wednesday 23rd March, is #WorldOptometryDay. A day to celebrate the global community of optometrists and all the eye care professionals that support the ophthalmic health and wellbeing of many millions of patients.

WATCH EPISODE 2: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

20 March 2023
This Andean Medical Mission series is called Beyond 2020, and focuses on the many aspects of creating services which will ultimately impact on eliminating avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services.