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The results of the last survey Feb24
Thank you to all those who participated in this edition’s survey and for those of you who attended my recent Medico-legal Seminar at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. It was a fascinating and educational day, made a success by the...The history of ophthalmology: John Argyll Robertson and Douglas Moray Cooper Lamb Argyll Robertson
The author shares the story of an extraordinary father and son, two of the major figures in defining the specialty of ophthalmology as we know it today. The renowned Glasgow Surgeon Peter Lowe described ophthalmic surgery in his legendary surgical...A personal reflection: working at the International Centre for Eye Health from 2006–2024
I feel incredibly fortunate to have been working part-time at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) [1] since 2006. Earlier in my career, the responsibilities of work and a growing family made this merely an aspiration, and apart from...Ophthalmology in a War Zone: an interview with Dr Volodymyr Melnyk
It is now nine months since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in late February 2022, with Putin announcing a “special military operation” to “denazify and demilitarise” Ukraine. The rest of the world, however, saw it for what it...
One-week intubation in external dacryocystorhinostomy
Whether to routinely intubate or not in dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery has been a subject of controversy among lacrimal surgeons. Similarly, if intubated the timing of removal of stent is not standard. Here, the authors carried out a survey of their...
Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and age-related cataracts
Cataractogenesis occurs as a result of ageing, smoking, exposure to UV radiation and genetic predisposition. Antioxidants can reduce the cataract risk as found in animal models and humans and vitamin D is one of them. This epidemiological study based in...Deadline approaching for Edinburgh scholarship applications
The University of Edinburgh has opened applications for scholarships to its two online courses, the MSc in Primary Care Ophthalmology and the ChM in Clinical Ophthalmology.Axial length measurement advice to be shared in webinar
The first BCLA webinar of 2024 will look at using axial length measurement as a guide for decision making around myopia management.
Outcomes for strabismus surgery dependent on access to insurance
The primary aim of this study was to compare postoperative outcomes in a larger cohort of paediatric patients having strabismus surgery with at least 11 months follow-up to determine the impact of low socio-economic status (SES) and health disparities and...Beyond 2020 Episodes 01-03
Introduction Working in remote, Amazonian villages, the Andean Medical Mission (AMM) have made progress into eliminating avoidable blindness in this small corner of the globe and have produced a video series, Beyond 2020, to share what they’ve learned over 12...
Axial length in congenital ptosis
The axial length in patients with unilateral congenital ptosis was prospectively examined in this study and lengths compared to fellow eyes. Thirty-seven patients included 24 male and 13 females with mean age of 17.8 ±16.3 years. Right ptosis was present...
