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Haag-Streit Academy to host an ‘iTrack Advance Masterclass’

20 April 2023 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Haag-Streit UK is delighted to confirm the launch of the iTrack Advance Masterclass. This will take place at Vision Engineering Headquarters, Woking on Friday 28th July 2023.

Haag-Streit Academy prepares for final slit lamp courses & Skills Hub of the year

4 August 2025 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Haag-Streit Academy has become renowned for its exceptional slit lamp courses, aimed at clinicians with a variety of slit lamp skills, whether they are complete beginners, or more advanced users of the equipment. Additionally, Haag-Streit Academy offers a Slit Lamp...

RNIB working with games studios to make VR more accessible

11 December 2025 | technology, charity, services
Abertay University and RNIB launch toolkit to make extended reality experiences more accessible for blind and partially sighted people. The new guidance launched in December 2025 will support accessible design in games and immersive experiences for blind and partially sighted...

Building leaders for eye care in Africa: the COECSA-RCOphth VISION 2020 LINK

1 April 2015 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The VISION 2020 LINK [1] between the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) has been building leaders of eye care in Africa since 2008, when a Memorandum of Understanding...

VISION 2020 LINKS: COECSA Fellowship examination goes from strength to strength

1 April 2019 | | EYE - General
Eye health problems and access to diagnosis and treatment is an important issue throughout low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and particularly on the African continent, where quality of life is drastically affected by poor vision, blindness and deteriorating eye health,...

Unconscious bias (part 2)

5 February 2020 | | EYE - General
Does unconscious bias exist, and does training help to reduce discriminatory behaviour? Clare Inkster questions her role as a trainer. I read Gwyn Williams’ Learning Curve article on this topic a few months ago with interest, and as someone who...

My top five ways in which LinkedIn can be useful for ophthalmologists

3 April 2023 | | EYE - General
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social networking site, that allows over 830 million users from over 200 countries from a variety of industries to connect. As a result, it is a powerful tool used by professionals to network, collaborate,...

My Top Five: Ways in which LinkedIn can be useful for ophthalmologists

3 April 2023 | | EYE - General
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social networking site, that allows over 830 million users from over 200 countries from a variety of industries to connect. As a result, it is a powerful tool used by professionals to network, collaborate,...

The results of the last survey Apr25

2 April 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Postoperative endophthalmitis is arguably the worse possible complication of cataract surgery. We are a victim of our own success as the procedure has such an amazing safety profile that when things go wrong patients are bound to feel aggrieved and...

Oculogyric crisis with B12 deficiency

1 June 2022 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
An oculogyric crisis (OGC) is a dystonic movement disorder of the eyes which can last from seconds to hours. Although there is no published diagnostic criteria for OGC, typically the onset is acute, and it is characterised by conjugate upward...

Issues with standard practice: Luer lock syringes in cataract surgery

4 December 2025 | | EYE - Cataract
For a few years, we have worked together with the practice variance surveys to tease out differences in the way we work and to discuss issues that arise. I hope that we have learnt some lessons and reflected on what...

Typical and atypical optic neuritis – diagnosis and initial management

1 June 2016 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Optic neuritis is a relatively common presentation to ophthalmologists in the acute setting. The vast majority are cases of ‘typical’ optic neuritis (ON) but a smaller group of conditions, so-called, ‘atypical’ optic neuritides require a different work-up and management strategy....