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RCOphth 2023 Preview
Here is our rundown of the RCOphth 2023 Annual Congress before it all kicks off, with dates for your diary, competitions, interviews and more!The results of the last survey Dec20
The responses to the first question in this survey demonstrate the need for it and the significant variation in practice we see in even relatively simple management decisions. Patients are seen regularly with occludable drainage angles and listed for YAG...Papilloedema: an update
Some readers may have seen a recent report in the national newspapers of the case of a teenage girl with persistent severe headache associated with a fatal brain tumour having been undiagnosed despite many consultations with her medical advisers. It...What’s Eating Gilbert Pete
“Please phone Mr C Lyon ASAP on 0131 334 9171” This was a message from my secretary waiting for me on my computer one morning shortly after I was appointed a consultant. The name did not ring any bells but...Mr Lego shows that visual impairment doesn't have to hold you back
Stewart Lamb Cromar, from Edinburgh, has achieved a lifelong ambition after Lego turned one of his designs into an official set. It is a goal he has been working towards for more than a decade, and one he feared might...Scholarships, awards and prizes
Perhaps one of the less well-known benefits of being a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) is access to the range of scholarships, awards and prizes that we offer. Many of you will be aware of the annual...Communication in ophthalmological surgery: Perspectives from an observer
"Please don’t move” is a common phrase I have heard whilst shadowing in theatres as the ophthalmologist contends with the eye of a patient looking around and tilting their head during surgery. As the average corneal diameter is approximately 12–12.5mm...My Top Five: Ways to gain discretionary points in the ‘commitment to specialty’ section of the ophthalmology portfolio
Ophthalmology remains one of the most competitive specialties of 2026, which means every point in your evidence folder matters. The largest and most influential section is the ‘Ophthalmology specialty links and commitment to date as a career’, worth an impressive...How to maximise points for your ophthalmology portfolio as a medical student
Ophthalmology is an extremely popular and competitive career option, with one of the highest competition ratios at ST1 level entry (10:1 in 2023) [1]. It is also a highly rewarding speciality, involving: a mixture of medicine and surgery in a...Evil in the east
I previously related a series of diary entries from an old, unlabelled, leather-bound journal which I discovered last year whilst clearing out the departmental ophthalmic library at my hospital. I had stopped reading it from January 1909 onwards as the...
