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Visual prognosis in Irish Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy
1 December 2022
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, idebenone, inherited optic neuropathy, mtDNA, ophthalmic genetics, optic atrophy
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited optic neuropathy This paper presents a retrospective review of clinical data from patients with LHON presenting to an Irish tertiary referral ophthalmic hospital. Clinical and genetic characteristics were assessed for useful biomarkers...
Glaucoma UK’s campaign raises awareness of glaucoma through people’s unique glaucoma stories
Glaucoma UK is marking Glaucoma Awareness Week 2023, which will run from 26 June to 2 July 2023.Moorfields Education: Ocular Emergencies Level 1
5 February 2024
This three-month course is open to optometrists, orthoptists, nurses and other allied ophthalmic health professionals. You’ll learn about the knowledge and skills required for the examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients who present in an ophthalmic emergency setting....
Practice Plus Group: CSR in primary care optometry
28 April 2025
Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology are delighted to offer a virtual accredited event for local referrers: ‘CSR in primary care optometry’Central serous retinopathy (CSR) is the fourth most common medical retinal condition which affects mainly patients of working age. It is...
Practice Plus Group: CSR in primary care optometry (1)
28 April 2025
Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology are delighted to offer a virtual accredited event for local referrers: ‘CSR in primary care optometry' Central serous retinopathy (CSR) is the fourth most common medical retinal condition which affects mainly patients of working age. It...
Oct/Nov 2018 Quiz
History A 37-year-old male was referred from the Emergency Eye Clinic with a swollen right upper eyelid. Symptom relieved with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The initial clinical diagnosis was dacryoadenitis. The patient presented again six weeks later with 3mm proptosis,...Major grant secured to transform immune cell imaging research
A research team has been awarded significant funding by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to develop an innovative drug-device combination that aims to revolutionise how individual immune cells are monitored and treated in patients at Moorfields...Choroidal melanoma – breaking bad news
Case report A 55-year-old Caucasian female presented to her general practitioner with a three-month history of headaches and worsening blurred vision in the left eye. On further close questioning, she reported no eye pain, intermittent floaters and flashes of light...Friendly felines and a spot diagnosis
1 June 2014
| Jonathan Park
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A nine-year-old girl presented to me in eye casualty with a three-week history of blurred vision in her left eye. Otherwise she was apparently well, with no past ophthalmic, medical, drug or relevant family history. Visual acuity was 6/4 right...
Intraocular Inflammation
1 August 2018
| Jaya Myneni
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EYE - General
Intraocular Inflammation is an encyclopedic treatise on uveitis. The editors have invited several experts in the field to author different chapters and provide the reader with an excellent repository of knowledge, experience and evidence on the subject. The approach to...
RCOphth (The Royal College of Ophthalmologists) Diagnostic dilemmas and management of Neovascular AMD
29 April 2024
@18:30 - 20:00
Esme’s Umbrella announces the world’s first Charles Bonnet Syndrome Essay Prizes
20 February 2023
| Judith Potts
Esme’s Umbrella (www.charlesbonnetsyndrome) has just announced the world’s first Charles Bonnet Syndrome Essay Prizes.