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The College of Optometrists and AOP support “once-in-a-generation” reform for assessing drivers’ eyesight
The bodies are working together to prepare recommendations for Government on optometry-led mandatory eyesight testing for older drivers. The College of Optometrists and the Association of Optometrists (AOP) will send a clear message to government when they submit their response...Rayner champions earlier conversations about cataract lens options
Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed operation in the UK, with an estimate of 960,000 procedures in 2026i. As demand continues to rise, so does the importance of helping patients understand the intraocular lens choices available to them. For...LSHTM: Epidemiological Methods Applied to Eye Diseases
This course takes place in October/November each year on Thursdays and Fridays over 3 weeks (5 full teaching days and one day for the written assessment). Morning is face-to-face teaching from 9:30 - 12:45 and the afternoon is self-directed learning...Altomed announces attendance at RCOphth
Altomed are pleased to confirm they will be attending RCOphth congress in May with their ever-popular hands-on workstations and practice lab. Once again, they will have the much talked about Malyugin Ring #fastestestringer challenge, SimulEYE training models and try before...Altomed at RCOphth 2026
Altomed are pleased to confirm they will be attending RCOphth congress in May with their ever-popular hands-on workstations and practice lab. Once again, we will have the much talked about Malyugin Ring #fastestestringer challenge, SimulEYE training models and try before...
SS-MIOCT for suture depth
The authors describe a case in which swept-source microscope-integrated OCT (SS-MIOCT) was used to directly visualise and evaluate key suturing-related steps of strabismus surgery in real time. Using SS-MIOCT, the surgeons could visualise the precise depth of the needle through...
One muscle surgery
This is a review of current literature on unilateral strabismus surgery for small to moderate angle esotropia, exotropia, residual and consecutive strabismus and convergence or divergence insufficiency. The review considers recession surgery for eso / exotropia of angles up to...
Reducing postop nausea and vomiting
This study adopted an aggressive prophylactic anti postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) regime with retrospective review of patient outcomes. Of 794 adult strabismus procedures, 31 (4%) had PONV. Median post-anaesthetic recovery was 45 minutes. Prolonged recovery was associated with long-term...
