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Guideline considerations for management of paediatric traumatic cataract

This study aimed to develop guidelines for preoperative decision-making and perioperative management of paediatric traumatic cataract patients. A 24-question survey was designed to assess surgeon background, preoperative planning and testing, surgical timing, intraoperative techniques and postoperative management. Anonymous responses were...

Profile of sympathetic ophthalmia (SO)

The authors undertook this study to examine the clinical profile of patients aged <18 years with SO over the past 20 years. This was a hospital-based retrospective study from 1997 to 2017. SO is a diagnosis of bilateral panuveitis following...

Complications after cataract surgery in high myopes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The authors review all the modern literature on complications after phacoemulsification in high myopes with axial lengths (AL) greater than 25.0mm. Twenty-eight studies reporting on 19,586 eyes were included. The corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) improved from 0.96 ± 0.53...

What characteristics are linked with adolescent blindness and severe visual impairment

The authors present a retrospective cohort analysis which aimed to characterise the risk factors for adolescents being blind or severely visually impaired. The publicly available National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) was used as the data source and...

The use of virtual reality in paediatric ophthalmology

The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of virtual reality (VR) in the broader field of paediatric ophthalmology with review of examination, screening, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. This review also explores the potential of eye tracking used...

Bagpipes and breaking down barriers at Celtic Connections

Sight Loss Councils Scotland have launched a groundbreaking new training initiative at Celtic Connections, where for the first time in Scotland visually impaired members delivered Visual Impairment Inclusion and Sighted Guiding training to Glasgow Life and Celtic Connections staff, helping...

On the wrong track

A 65-year-old very high myope lady presented with sudden blurred vision down to count fingers to her right eye after a short and sharp pain. She also described seeing a black swirly line and as all these symptoms were exactly...

PREVIEW: UKISCRS Cornea & Cataract Day

Taking place on Monday 19 May at The Hilton Liverpool (L1 8LW), just a stone's throw away from 2025's RCOphth Annual Congress, you will be able to find the wonderful team from UKISCRS hosting their Cornea & Cataract Day. Our...

What's trending Jun/Jul 2021

A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #blindpensioner #teachescooking #cookbook Simon Mahoney lost his eyesight to uveitic glaucoma. His wife was his main carer and did most of...

Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Efferent course 2026

Objective: the aim is to review the physiology and the pathology of eye movements.

Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Afferent course 2026

Objective: the aim is to review the physiology and the pathology of optic nerve disorders.

Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Birmingham Efferent Course

Objective:The aim is to review the physiology and the pathology of eye movements. The course is aimed at ophthalmologists, neurologists and orthoptists of all grades. It will be of value to those preparing for exams or refreshing their neuro-ophthalmology knowledge....