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Appeal for fundus cameras and OCT machines for Nigeria

29 January 2021

Nigeria has the highest population of people living with diabetes mellitus (DM) in sub-Saharan Africa. As at 2013 the population of people living with DM stood at 4.9 million, of whom an estimated 1.7 million had diabetic retinopathy (DR). There is currently no national DR screening and treatment programme.

SOS (Simplified Ophthalmic Statistics) Part 4: How to present your statistical analysis

1 October 2019 | Catey Bunce, Tafadzwa Young-Zvandasara | EYE - General

This is the last in this series of short guides which we hope provide some guidance in relation to statistical issues researchers may encounter when conducting research, audit or indeed quality improvement projects. Here we focus on an issue that...

My Top Five: Innovations in the diagnosis of ocular tumours

4 February 2025 | U Leo Chanda | EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Pathology

Ocular tumours can vary widely in origin, from benign growths to metastases from distant disseminated malignancies. Although rare, ocular tumours pose a significant health and economic burden globally, with ocular cancers accounting for 0.2% of all diagnosed malignancies in the...

Sickle cell eye disease: an overview of vitreoretinal complications and their surgical management

1 December 2016 | Antonio Berarducci, Tom Williamson | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder worldwide and is associated with lifelong anaemia, intermittent pain and multi-organ morbidity. Ocular involvement can be associated with significant visual impairment due to the complications of proliferative sickle retinopathy (PSR). Occasionally...

A new observation point: updating the nomenclature and classification with OCT

3 June 2021 | Fabio Galli | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General

The evolution of ophthalmic imaging technologies has been particularly rapid over the last few years. The author provides an update of the current terms for common signs and pathologies observed using optical coherence tomography. My experience as an ophthalmic technician,...

Recurrent corneal erosions secondary to isotretinoin use

7 December 2020 | Priyancaa Jeyabaladevan | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma

Isotretinoin (13–cis-retinoic acid) is the first line treatment for moderate to severe nodulocystic or papulopustular acne [1,2]. Although it is a safe medication, it has several adverse side-effects, including ophthalmic manifestations, as shown in Table 1 [3]. These side-effects need...

Capacity-strengthening for diabetic retinopathy services in low- and middle-income countries

3 February 2023 | Covadonga Bascaran, Clare Waite, Darra Burt, Andi Suryanita Tajuddin, Marcia Zondervan | EYE - General

Introduction DR-NET eye health professionals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have, since 2015, been able to access training in diabetic retinopathy (DR) grading provided by Gloucestershire Retinal Education Group (GREG). GREG, led by Professor Peter Scanlon and based at...

Addressing childhood blindness in sub-Saharan Africa

2 August 2024 | Barnabas Mshangila, Furahini Godfrey Mndeme, Bernadetha Robert Shilio, Rosie Brennan, Covadonga Bascaran | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus

In this article, the authors explore paediatric ophthalmology subspecialist fellowship training in African nations south of the Sahara. Until recently, most African ophthalmologists who wished to pursue a subspecialty ophthalmology training fellowship had to go abroad. There is a huge...

Specialty-driven EMR for paperless clinical environment – insights for an informed choice

1 August 2016 | Rod McNeil | EYE - General

Deployment of specialty-driven (or specialty-specific) electronic medical record (EMR) systems across UK ophthalmology units appears to be growing rapidly at the expense of generic, multiuse digital technology packages. Experience further suggests that open source systems can play a significant role...

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