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ABDO updates Level 2 Child Safeguarding with Ofqual accreditation

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has launched an updated ABDO CPD Child Safeguarding Level 2 course this month, accredited by Ofqual. The qualification is designed to enhance professionals’ understanding and implementation of child safeguarding practices within the optical...

Rare presentation of giant cell arteritis in Chinese subjects

Only a few case reports of biopsy-proven GCA (BpGCA)-associated vision loss in Chinese subjects have been published. This paper presents three elderly Chinese subjects with BpGCA who presented with vision loss. A search of the literature was also conducted to...

Clinician predictions and the perspectives of parents prior to strabismus surgery compared

The aim of this study was to assess the perspectives and concerns of parents in relation to exotropia surgery in comparison to how clinicians predicted parents would respond. Parents of children with intermittent exotropia who underwent surgery over a nine-month...

Haag-Streit Academy launches exciting new agenda for their ‘Improving Outcomes’ Biometry courses

Haag-Streit Academy are thrilled to announce the launch of a new agenda for their highly popular ‘Improving Outcomes’ Biometry courses.

How to pass the FRCOphth Part 1 as a foundation trainee: some practical tips

Attempting the FRCOphth Part 1 examination as a foundation trainee requires significant time and financial commitment. Unlike the MRCP and MRCS examinations, the curriculum of this exam does not overlap with the undergraduate syllabus. As such, it is a steep...

Coming to terms with AI

A machine might be called intelligent if its response to questions could convince a person that it was human, a test proposed by Alan Turing in 1950 [1]. The author considers potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) using machine learning...

Randomised controlled trial for large-angle exotropia surgery

The purpose of this study was to investigate single eye, single setting surgical options to correct 80–90PD of exotropia with two options of muscle transplant and suture hang-back recession. There was retention of anatomical limits of 6mm resection for medial...

Comparison of surgical options for basic intermittent exotropia

This study compared the outcomes of three surgical options from one surgeon, to treat basic intermittent exotropia. Surgeries included bilateral lateral rectus recession (BLR), unilateral lateral / medial rectus recession / resection (RR), and unilateral lateral rectus recession and medial...

Comparison of two surgical procedure options for unilateral superior oblique palsy

This study compares two surgical options for management of unilateral superior oblique palsy with angles >20PD. Group 1 underwent one vertical muscle surgery – ipsilateral inferior oblique anterior transposition plus resection (IOATR). Group 2 underwent two vertical muscles surgery –...

ISD-DE (International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye) Meeting 2024

by Jane Olver, FRCS FRCOphth, President ISD-DE and 2024 London Meeting Organiser, owner and Medical Director, Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon, Clinica London. The International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye (ISD-DE) 2024 update course and scientific meeting ran between 29, 30...

Falkirk girl with sight loss is World Book Day winner

Grace Kidd, 9, from Falkirk, is the winner of a creative writing competition hosted for the first time by leading sight loss charity, RNIB, to mark World Book Day.

Help the VISION 2020 LINKS & Networks Programme to save children’s sight and lives

The LINKS & Networks Programme was established at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London School of Health and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), 20 years ago to improve the quality and quantity of eye health services in low- and middle-income...