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QuickSee Free autorefractor results in outreach settings

The Gambia screening project was launched in 2022 to provide vision screening for school-aged children. Within this screening programme, the refractive error measurements of the QuickSee Free autorefractor were compared to cycloplegic refraction in this outreach setting. Six rural schools...

Cataract surgery in the extremely small eye: morphology, comorbidities and outcomes in 300 eyes

This is a retrospective study from Heidelberg University, Germany, between January 2009 to October 2023, including 300 eyes of 191 patients undergoing cataract surgery with short axial length requiring lens implantation of > 30 dioptres. Eyes were classified into the...

WATCH EPISODE 14: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

Welcome to the 14th episode of Beyond 2020, the video series from Andean Medical Mission | Bolivian Medical Charity that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common...

Results of bilateral medial rectus recession combined with either BT or bridge Faden when treating large angle strabismus

In a series of 26 patients (11 female, 15 male) with large angle esotropia >35PD, the authors compared results of botulinum toxin A (BTA) and bridge Faden operation combined with bilateral medial rectus (BMR) recession. Overall age of surgery was...

Use of immunomodulatory treatment for non-infectious uveitis: an International

Two-hundred-and-twenty-one group members from 53 countries completed a questionnaire on their indications, investigations and use of conventional and biologics and follow-up of treated patients. Main indications to start systemic immunomodulatory drugs were: uveitis not controlled by oral prednisolone (94.1%), specific...

Developments in retinal pigmentation measurement and the hopes of an equitable future

Our AI & Oculomics co-editor, Nima Ghadiri, sat down with Abraham Olvera-Barrios from Moorfields and Anand Rajesh from the University of Washington to discuss their recent international study into retinal pigmentation and its wider clinical, technological and academic applications. Can...

Birmingham Optical welcomes Irem Ali as Chief Commercial Officer

She brings with her extensive experience across sales, marketing, and operations within the MedTech, healthcare, and pharmaceutical sectors. Commenting on her appointment, Irem said: “I am delighted to be joining a growing organisation at such a pivotal time. The team...

Inter-deanery transfers

In the past, a system existed for when unexpected circumstances arose, with trainees from one part of the country being able to apply to relocate to another part without losing out on training time. This was mainly because of marriage,...

Three-year results of 0.01% and 0.1% loading dose atropine treatment including washout in Danish children with myopia: a placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial

This was a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised clinical trial of 97 children to examine the safety and efficacy of low-dose atropine (0.1% and 0.01% loading dose) after 2-year treatment and 1-year washout in 6–12-year-old Danish children with myopia. Ninety-one children were...

Anti-VEGF injections and macular atrophy progression in patients with nAMD in remission

This is a retrospective study of 59 eyes with neovascuar age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) with at least 6-month remission, to determine the effect of continuing anti-VEGF injections on the progression of macular atrophy (MA) during remission of nAMD. Group 1...

The increasing privatisation of ophthalmology: How has and how will it affect resident doctors?

It’s well known that the rising number of private ophthalmology providers in the UK have continued to increase their market share in providing various services. Referrals from NHS trusts have continued to increase with nearly 60% of cataract operations being...

Pituitary tumours: why are they so often missed?

Part 2: Clinical varieties, anatomical considerations and case report (see also Part 1 and Part 3) For ophthalmologists there are four types of pituitary tumour to be considered, three of which are named according to the hormone secreted, along with...