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How to maximise points for your ophthalmology portfolio as a medical student

4 December 2023 | | EYE - General
Ophthalmology is an extremely popular and competitive career option, with one of the highest competition ratios at ST1 level entry (10:1 in 2023) [1]. It is also a highly rewarding speciality, involving: a mixture of medicine and surgery in a...

“Herr Doktor, I can’t see but I am driving”

1 February 2018 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
This 56-year-old lady was quite puzzling. With her own glasses and the pinhole she merely managed to see the 1.3 and 1.0 logMAR lines with her right and left eye, respectively (I am currently working in Germany again, so goodbye...

A tale of two membranes

1 February 2016 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness... I am fortunate to work on a vitreoretinal firm at the moment and only a few...

Obtaining US clinical experience in ophthalmology as a UK medical student or junior doctor

2 April 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Oculoplastic
Medical students or junior doctors in the UK may be interested in gaining US clinical experience for many reasons. Unfortunately, many trainees do not know how to arrange these and there is a common misconception that it is difficult to...

My COVID-19 songs

17 August 2020 | | EYE - General
A portrait of Anna by Tamara Jovandic-Everson as part of #portraitsforNHSheroes. I am a consultant eye surgeon and these are my COVID songs. First of all, I have not even had time to digest the past six months, partly because...

Saving sight and changing lives: working with Syrian refugees in Jordan

7 December 2020 | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Two ophthalmologists from the Emory Eye Center share their three-year experience of treating refugees in the camps in Jordan. Jordan currently hosts an estimated 1.4 million Syrian people who have fled the war in their home country. Cataract & Cornea...

My ophthalmic elective: Harvard Medical School

10 December 2021 | | EYE - General
Medical electives are an excellent opportunity to learn, enjoy and explore countries and their healthcare systems. I was grateful to do mine in ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School (HMS). This article will share my personal experience working at HMS with...

Unexpected diagnoses – stroke in children and homonymous hemianopia

1 February 2022 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
We present the case of a 12-year-old child presenting with a few days history of left-sided visual loss. Upon further investigation with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) she was unexpectedly diagnosed with a right-sided chronic posterior cerebral arterial territory infarct, causing...

The eye surgeon and eye physician together: the joint ophthalmic clinic

3 February 2023 | | EYE - General
Since the early 19th century, physicians and surgeons have been working together in eye clinics and hospitals to bring about the best outcome for the patients. From the early Babylonian age, important advances in ophthalmic knowledge arose in a stuttered...

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,...

Getting the Duke Elder examination right: reflections and tips from a medical student

31 May 2023 | | EYE - General
The Duke Elder undergraduate prize examination is an annual exam organised by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom. Named after Sir Stewart Duke Elder, a prominent British ophthalmologist, the exam is designed to encourage undergraduate medical students...

My Top Five: Ophthalmology learning tools for doctors

2 August 2024 | | EYE - General
Starting a career in ophthalmology can be both exciting and demanding. Despite its captivating and broad nature, ophthalmology often proves challenging for beginners around the globe due to limited exposure during medical school [1–5]. Fortunately, plenty of resources are available,...