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RCN: Ophthalmic Nursing Conference 2026
Royal College of Nursing: Ophthalmic Nursing Conference 2026College announces official partners for Optometry Tomorrow 2026
New partnerships will further expand the flagship conference’s renowned learning programme for 2026’s delegates. The College of Optometrists has today announced that the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Royal College of Nursing and Royal College of Ophthalmologists will be its...Scottish Braille Press makes accessibility statement with new 60k braille printer investment
The Scottish Braille Press, which is part of Sight Scotland, has announced a significant investment in a state-of-the-art braille printer to bolster its support for individuals with vision impairments across the UK. This new printer, imported from Norway at a...Genetic therapy gives infants life-changing improvements in sight
Four young children have gained life-changing improvements in sight following treatment with a pioneering new genetic medicine through Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, with the support of MeiraGTx. The children were born with a severe impairment to...
AI-Based devices in national screening programmes: barriers and challenges
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) may have long-term complications and is recorded as a leading cause of blindness. National DR screening programmes have effectively reduced severe visual loss by timely detection and subsequent treatment of sight-threatening proliferative DR and diabetic macular oedema....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...
Rate and predisposing factors for post-vitrectomy cataract formation in children
This study was a retrospective analysis of post-vitrectomy cataract formation in the general paediatric population. The authors aimed to determine the number of phakic children needing cataract surgery after vitrectomy surgery and related perioperative factors. The study was a 10-year...
Should we work together to identify congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction and otitis media?
The authors present a retrospective medical notes review. The aim of the study was to establish how common tympanostomy tube (T-tube) insertion is in children needing probe and intubation (P&I) for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO). All cases of CNLDO...From novice to overnight on-calls: developing an ophthalmology bootcamp to ease the learning curve for new trainees
Introduction My first ophthalmology on-call was nine years ago and it was a fairly traumatic experience. I was an FY2 in a Welsh district general hospital and I was on my own – at least, that’s how it felt to...Eyeball 2024
Swap your scrubs for suits or sarees, Facemasks for masquerade, You are cordially invited to the Eyeball 2024. Join us for a drinks reception in the Grand Gallery followed by a 3 course dinner in the Fazeley Room, then get...
