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Infection prevention and control through a VISION 2020 LINK between Mombasa and Southampton

The authors share how a partnership between Mombasa and Southampton has enabled Kenyan healthcare professionals from four institutions to innovate and work as a group to improve infection prevention and control. Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a cornerstone of...

Home Wi-Fi / range and security tips

This issue covers two topics that relate to Wi-Fi. The first is keeping your wireless network secure and the second is extending its range. Keeping home Wi-Fi secure Let’s say the recent computer attacks that resulted in disruption to NHS...

The first on-call

You’ve made into ophthalmic specialist training and before you know it, it’s your first on-call shift. You are expected to provide the specialist on-call service out of hours and there is a new wave of responsibility, with, let’s be honest,...

Thyroid eye disease

Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an autoimmune condition with a spectrum of signs and symptoms, usually associated with Graves’ hyperthyroidism. The diagnosis is based on history and physical examination but there are further investigations that can aid diagnosis if unclear....

Upcoming webinar: COVID-19 Clinical Experience and Impact in Ophthalmology

Alimeria Sciences and Heidelberg Engineering are to jointly host a webinar to discuss the RCOphth COVID-19 guidelines.

Moorfields- Botulinum toxin: Is it injector error, side effects or complications July

This course is designed to improve clinical practice and improve the treatment, management and administration of botulinum toxin for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, bells palsy, gustatory lacrimation and entropion. OverviewDeveloped by Moorfields Adnexal Nurse Consultant Nicola Dunlop and delivered in conjunction...

Moorfields: cornea focus 2025

The 2025 Moorfields cornea focus meeting will take place on 21 November 2025. The topic will be corneal nerves.

Nasolacrimal duct probing success

The aim of this study was to report the treatment effectiveness of primary probing in children with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) and describe the factors relating to the failure of the procedure. This was a retrospective study of 62...

SLT short-term results

The aim of the study was to evaluate the risk of adverse effects and short-term results after 360 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in glaucoma patients. The authors enrolled 64 eyes of 64 patients all who had poorly controlled primary...

Long-term outcomes of deep anterior lamellar versus penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus

This is a retrospective consecutive and comparative case series of keratoplasties (228 deep anterior lamellar keratoplasties (DALKs) and 274 penetrating keratoplasties (PKs)) in a single centre by one surgeon in France, between 1993 and 2021. Graft survival was 96.7% at...

Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in trisomy 21 vs non-trisomy 21 patients

This is a retrospective case review study looking at patients who underwent intervention for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) between January 2017 and January 2018. The authors state that patients were excluded if there was less than 60 months of...

In conversation with Andrew Tatham at SGC2022

We spoke to Dr Andrew Tatham, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, about his experience at this year’s Scottish Glaucoma Club symposium in Edinburgh. Andrew also discussed his podcast with European Glaucoma Society, which you can find here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KABi99o8kmUJybRQKk4K3