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My ophthalmic elective: focusing on myopia in Taiwan

3 June 2021 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
The authors describe their elective experience and delve further into high myopia, an emerging ophthalmic disease that is increasingly recognised in and outside Asia. The medical school elective programme presents an opportunity for students to conduct learning in their chosen...

Preview: UKISCRS 48th Annual Congress 2024

22 November 2024 | conference, meetings, events, UKISCRS, cataract, refraction, United Kingdom, Ireland, Eire, society, London, David Lockington, Paul Ursell, YOP, UKISOP, Rebecca Turner
One of the biggest UKISCRS events is upon us, and we’ll all by making our way down there in the next several weeks or so. Not only is it the 75th anniversary of the IOL, but it is also the...

A missed intraocular telescope – an opportunity to re-focus the evidence

4 February 2021 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
Intraocular telescopes allow magnification of the image so that it would be projected into a larger area of the macula, this makes the central defect caused by dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) smaller. The most common approach is a Galilean...

Myopia-related strabismus – heavy eye syndrome

3 January 2023 | | EYE - General
Introduction Myopia can be associated with any type of strabismus, but high myopia has increased frequency of esotropia and vertical heterotropia. The incidence and severity of the strabismus increases with the degree of myopia and age of the patient. Classification...

What's trending Aug/Sep 2023

3 August 2023 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #Trufflesthekitty #Visionambassador #glassescat #ambylopiaawarness Truffles the Kitty was recently featured on Good Morning America [1]. Save the cute kitty footage for...

People watching…

5 June 2023 |
Confession time: I love a good airport lounge! Not only does it mean that you are about to go get some sunshine on a well-deserved break, it also provides a perfect opportunity to watch people go by. And what a...

What's trending Jun/Jul 2021

3 June 2021 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
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...

Watch your back: Ergonomics and Ophthalmology

2 August 2022 | | EYE - General
Aadil Hussain discusses an ophthalmologist’s risk of musculoskeletal injury and highlights the importance of ergonomics education, to ensure a pain-free career. Chronic and disabling musculoskeletal injury has been identified in the field of ophthalmology with increasing prevalence. The ophthalmologist is...

£1.7 million funding for research into children’s eye health

14 September 2023 | Moorfields, Charity, Medical Research Foundation, Funding, Children, Adolescent
Moorfields Eye Charity and the Medical Research Foundation are working in partnership to support research into childhood and adolescent eye health, putting £1.7 million of funding into this massively underfunded area of research.

Sunflower Scotland delivers aid to Ukraine

8 July 2024 | ukraine, donations, charity, humanitarian, international
Sunflower Scotland has been helping Ukraine since the second week of the war, first as volunteers and later as a registered charity.

Volunteers urged to consider VCHP in 2025

24 January 2025 | Volunteering, charity, VCHP, Homeless
Chair of Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP) Elaine Styles is urging the profession to get behind the charity in 2025 and put a few hours aside each month for volunteering. “We have ambitious plans for the growth of our...

New support pathway for children with sight loss launches to address vital need for consistency of care

25 July 2025 | paediatrics, patient experience, pathway, Guide Dogs UK
A new eye care support pathway to help children and young people with a vision impairment get the support they need, has been launched today by partners from across the sight loss sector. This sets out the care and services...