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Assessing everyday visual function in dry AMD – what matters to the person?
1 April 2019
| Bethany E Higgins, Deanna J Taylor, David P Crabb (Prof)
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of blindness in the developed world and is accountable for more than one half of sight impairment registrations within England and Wales [1]. AMD is prevalent in people aged 60 years and...
Sustainability in eyecare: Intraocular gases and the climate emergency
In 2020 the NHS became the first national health system to commit to delivering ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2040. The author investigates how the impact of ophthalmic surgery can be reduced. Medical gases have been used in ophthalmic surgery...Strengthening eye care services in Botswana through the Botswana-Addenbrooke’s Abroad VISION 2020 LINK
1 April 2016
| Evelyn Brealey, Alice Lehasa, Malcolm Kerr-Muir, Marcia Zondervan
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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
The VISION 2020 LINK between Botswana and Addenbrooke’s Abroad has been running for 10 years. With support from the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme two-way exchange visits were undertaken leading to the formation of the first formal international partnership under Addenbrooke’s...
Sustainable prevention of blindness from diabetic retinopathy through prevention and control of diabetes mellitus – LINK partnership experience in Dominica
1 October 2018
| Hazel Shillingford-Ricketts, Covadonga Bascaran, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The Caribbean Diabetic Retinopathy Project (DR Caribbean) is a five-year project that aims to reduce blindness due to diabetic retinopathy (DR) across four Commonwealth countries: Belize, Dominica, Jamaica and St Lucia. The VISION 2020 LINKS Programme at the London School...
Virtual reality for the ophthalmic trainee
1 June 2015
| Luke Anderson
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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
If you believe the tech blogs 2015 is the year of virtual reality. Industry experts believe this will be due to the potential commercial release of the poster boy of this new revolution, the Oculus Rift. This is a headset...
Is it NAION… Now what?
3 April 2024
| Urvi Patel
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Case presentation We present the case and discussion of a 46-year-old Caucasian male who complained of immediate reduced vision following complicated neck dissection including a total laryngopharyngectomy, free flap reconstruction for a T4N3 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the left...
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...
Redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic: personal accounts from four ophthalmology trainees
5 August 2020
| Nada Burgess, Mary Henry, Maria Tadros, Yu Jeat Chong
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EYE - General
We once believed that the coronavirus would not penetrate the safe confines of the United Kingdom, like so many outbreaks before this. Once the news came that this pandemic descended into our hospitals, the anxieties about redeployment began. Many of...
Post-Brexit deal welcomed but leaves future relationship with EU far from settled
6 April 2021
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - General
Rod McNeil breaks down the impact of the Brexit deal on healthcare in the UK, including medicines regulation, research funding, sharing of information and the ability to work abroad. A disorderly no-deal exit from the European Union (EU) was averted...
‘Life-changing eye surgery helped me win at Crufts’
22 May 2023
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Cataract surgery
Dog handler who needed FOUR pairs of glasses for daily tasks fulfils childhood dream following treatment at Freedom Vision.
Happy hour
3 August 2023
| Baljean Dhillon (Prof), David Lockington
Welcome Eye News Aug/Sep 2023, your bi-monthly tonic for a much-needed happy hour. In the current climate of challenge across all fronts, there’s no better time to reach out for the professional equivalent of a cheery cup in the company...
A life less miserable
2 December 2024
Secret reveal… I love musicals! Ignoring regular derision from high-brow critics, musical theatre continues to maintain a strong presence in the hearts and minds of the people. Broadway and the West End thrive with new shows and classic productions entertaining...