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Ophthalmic exposure for emergency medicine doctors

2 August 2024 | | EYE - General
Emergency medicine is a challenging specialty which requires managing a range of acute issues. In this article, I explore the experiences of emergency doctors towards ophthalmic cases presenting in the emergency department, identifying what initiatives have helped trainees. Emergency medicine...

The Sickle Cell Retinopathy Network is leading global change in screening and management

2 October 2025 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Sickle cell disease or disorder (SCD) is one of the most neglected health conditions in the world. A strong hypothesis is that this is because SCD affects people of African, Caribbean and other Global Majority communities and has received disproportionately...

Ophthalmic mentors: Professor Carrie MacEwen

1 February 2015 | | 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
Caroline (Carrie) MacEwen is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, and Head of the Ophthalmology Department at the University of Dundee (Honorary Professor). She trained in Glasgow, Dundee and London. Carrie took over as President of...

Imaging papilloedema vs. pseudo-papilloedema

4 August 2021 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
Quite often, in the working week as an ophthalmic photographer, you will be given that patient with ‘swollen discs’ to image. These swollen discs could be a number of things, but mainly fall into one of two categories: papilloedema or...

The extended role of the specialist ophthalmic photographer

2 August 2022 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
The prevalence of certain retinal conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is projected to grow substantially over the next decades. Estimates for the projected growth in burden on eye services for diabetic retinopathy and neovascular ARMD...

AI & Oculomics: a new section for Eye News

2 February 2024 | | EYE - General
Inaugurating this new regular section on the exciting landscape of AI and oculomics, we provide an overview which delves into the historical context and the etymology of this field, reviews the current state of play and contemplates possibilities and hopes...

Pete’s day off

2 February 2024 | | EYE - General
“You’re not dying. You just can’t think of anything good to do” The above is the explanation given by high school student Ferris to his friend Cameron, who is lying in bed feeling sorry for himself when he should be...

Sustainability in ophthalmology and healthcare: An overview

2 April 2025 | | EYE - General
Finally, even staunch sceptics are coming around to recognising that climate change is real and that we should do something about it. But how proximal the threat is and at what pace change has to happen is not universally agreed...

Ocular surface special: Ocular manifestations of Stevens-Johnson syndrome

11 June 2026 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Pathology
Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an uncommon dermatological emergency on the same clinical spectrum as toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). SJS is characterised by an acute, immune-mediated attack on the skin and mucous membranes, producing a rapidly progressive erythematous eruption with blistering...

Making sense of the orthoptic assessment

1 April 2020 | | EYE - Cataract
Following the Specialty Trainee article on this topic in the February/March 2020 issue, Joe Smith provides a more detailed breakdown of the orthoptic report. Orthoptists investigate, diagnose and manage a wide variety of patients with varying problems. In this article,...

South-South collaboration for the treatment of avoidable blindness in Botswana

1 October 2017 | | 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
This article describes the value of South-South collaboration in the reduction of avoidable blindness. Specifically it describes a South-South collaboration between India and Botswana that evolved out of the VISION 2020 LINK between Cambridge University Hospitals, two institutions in India...

Survey of current undergraduate ophthalmology teaching in the United Kingdom

1 October 2019 |
Is there a crisis in ophthalmic education? The British Undergraduate Ophthalmology Society surveyed medical students and junior doctors to evaluate current ophthalmology teaching across medical schools in the UK. British medicals schools are currently not obligated to include ophthalmology within...