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Traumatic optic neuropathy

In neuro-ophthalmology we get asked a lot about management of patients who suffered significant trauma and presented with loss of vision secondary to presumed traumatic optic neuropathy (TON). TON happens usually in the context of significant craniofacial trauma. The incidence...

PACK-crosslinking for infectious keratitis

Corneal cross-linking with riboflavin and UV-A light (CXL) is a technology that has been initially developed to treat corneal ectatic disorders [1]. Its effect in stabilising diseases such as keratoconus was reported in numerous trials with excellent long-term outcomes and...

Pharma chameleon

One morning in September ’95, about a month into my first house job on the South Coast of England, I emerged from the ridiculously early ward round on the coronary care unit feeling a bit dazed and therefore headed off...

What's trending Feb/Mar 2023

A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #nativity #needleeye Happy New Year! Let’s kick things off with a holiday-related story. Birmingham-based micro-engraver Graham Short engraved by hand...

GREG: An Introduction to Diabetic Retinopathy Grading

Gloucestershire Research & Education Group An Introduction to Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) Grading

GREG (Gloucestershire Research & Education Group): Introduction to Grading Diabetic Retinopathy (DR)

This course has been designed to introduce students to grading in diabetic retinopathy, based around national standards. It consists of pre-course online learning, and two days of face to face training. It explores diabetic retinopathy in depth, and provides students with an extensive understanding of how this condition is classified. The teaching is provided by Gloucestershire Research & Education Group and participants will receive an in-house certificate from the Gloucestershire Research & Education Group, on successful completion.

RSM (The Royal Society of Medicine): Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Ophthalmology through the Eyes of a Geordie Ghanaian

In this talk, Evelyn Mensah, commonly known as Evie, will share her experiences and insights garnered from her diverse background and professional journey.

RSM (The Royal Society of Medicine): Students and trainee prize meeting

This valuable meeting will provides an excellent opportunity for members of the ophthalmology community and of all grades to hear detailed and insightful recent research presentations from junior doctors. Students and trainees will present their research from multiple subspecialties and...

Optegra celebrates 15th anniversary and announces expansion plans

Specialist eye hospital Optegra marks its 15th anniversary this month, having opened its first UK hospital in Guildford in 2008.

Leadership skills training through the COECSA-RCOphth LINK

The Lead Forward project was an initiative of the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme, funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) via the Tropical Health Education Trust (THET). It aimed to improve the quality of medical leadership within VISION 2020...

IN FOCUS - Prevention and treatment of blindness worldwide: the story of ‘VISION 2020: The Right to Sight’

The story of blindness and efforts to prevent and treat it cannot be told without going back to the earliest recorded history of blindness. Trachoma was described in ancient Egypt, cataract surgery in India about the fifth century BC and...

Managing an outreach eye service… 8000 miles away!

In 1997, Paul Rosen, a relatively newly appointed consultant surgeon to the Oxford Eye Hospital, was approached by Richard Davies, a GP in Stanley, Falkland Islands, to assist in the provision and management of the Falkland Islands eye surgery service....