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Communication in ophthalmological surgery: Perspectives from an observer

3 February 2026 | | EYE - Cataract
"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...

VISION 2020 LINKS Programme and DR-NET World Sight Day Workshop

7 December 2020 | | 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
World Sight Day (WSD) was celebrated globally on 8 October 2020 [1]. From Australia and the Pacific to the Americas, via Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, awareness-raising and advocacy activities took place throughout the day, to focus attention on unnecessary...

An update on idiopathic intracranial hypertension

1 August 2017 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The incidence of Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is increasing, likely in line with the worldwide epidemic of obesity. To date, there have been revisions in the terminology used and diagnostic criteria for IIH; these recognise the need to exclude secondary...

Sensitive cilia – eyelashes in health and disease

5 October 2020 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - General
In health our eyelashes protect the eyes, but in disease they can disfigure, impair quality of life and threaten vision. In this review the authors discuss aspects of lashes that are relevant to all professionals working near the eyes and...

Breakthroughs in the genetics of angle-closure glaucoma

1 April 2017 | | EYE - Glaucoma
Angle closure glaucoma (ACG) is not widely known to be a familial condition, yet the recent explosion of genetic data and large scale genome wide investigations have confirmed at least 13 genetic loci associated with ACG [1], and provided some...

Entries welcome for SOC's first e-poster competition

6 August 2020
The first e-poster competition by the Scottish Ophthalmological Club (SOC) is now open for entries.

Charity partners celebrate 10 years in Zambia

15 October 2021
Vision Aid Overseas and Specsavers are celebrating 10 years of working together.

ABDO College releases new annual report

23 November 2023 | ABDO College, Report, infrastructure, industry, annual
ABDO College has published its Annual Report for 2022, providing a pictorial overview of activities as well as detailing ABDO College's financial status.

The College of Optometrists responds to the abolishment of NHS England

25 March 2025 | NHS England, Optometry, Optometrist, Gillian Ruddock, Government
Dr Gillian Rudduck MCOptom, President of The College of Optometrists, commented: “The announcement today of the scrapping of NHS England must not slow the progress of reform and the government’s plans to shift focus from hospitals to primary care. With...

Wiseman Fund recipient expands low vision knowledge

9 October 2025 | low vision, service delivery, funding, opportunities, awards
Gemma Gould, a lecturer in optometry at the University of Manchester, has recently attended the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation conference 2025 in Florence, thanks to support from the Wiseman Fund. “I presented a poster of my...

The PMFA Journal - October/November 2018 issue available

24 September 2018 | Research & Development
FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE: A practical guide to the most commonly used dressings in wound care by Sotirios Foutsizoglou. / Raising the bar for safer cosmetic surgery in the UK - part 2 by James D Frame. AND SO MUCH MORE...

The PMFA Journal - December/January 2019 issue available

10 December 2018 | Research & Development
FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE: Life after medicine by Andrew Burd. / The creation of PlayDoh® models as an educational tool for teaching anatomy of the eyelid by Maria De Bono Agius, Roth M Manners, Fiona R Jazayeri, Christina V Miller and Sally M Webber. AND MUCH MORE...