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Quality matters in the management of serious eye disorders
1 June 2019
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The author discusses the first quality standard for serious eye disorders from NICE and takes a look at new care models for enhanced service delivery. Patient backlogs pose risks to patient safety, with research showing that people are losing sight...
Ophthalmology elective: a local experience
24 March 2023
| Rajan Sondh
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EYE - General
Dr Rajan Sondh talks about medical electives and how he believes they are an opportunity to explore career interests, giving undergraduates an opportunity to develop skills in areas that they wouldn’t normally encounter on placements. Typically, electives are taken abroad,...
The increased use of surgical adjuncts in complex cataract surgeries undertaken in the COVID-19 pandemic
The authors explore whether more complicated cataract operations have been performed in the NHS since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Restrictions in availability of access to elective cataract surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent case prioritisation based on...Patient and public participation shapes biomedical research and access priorities in eye health
1 December 2014
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - General
Patients, clinicians and clinician-scientists play a valuable role in shaping the future of vision research. Limited funding demands targeted research initiatives that ultimately will shape health policy and practice to secure progress in improving patient outcomes in eye health. This...
Managing cataract surgery in a patient with diabetic maculopathy
A 56-year-old type 2 diabetic with previously treated bilateral diabetic maculopathy develops a cataract requiring surgery in the right eye. He has had grid laser previously, followed intermittently by intravitreal triamcinalone, Avastin and more recently Lucentis in both eyes. His...Intraocular lens technology to deliver enhanced optical performance after cataract refractive surgery
Modern cataract surgery aims to provide patients with the best possible visual outcome with the least dependence on spectacles and minimal or no complications and to treat both cataract and refractive errors with a single procedure. Phacoemulsification is the standard...Ciliatech presents preliminary results on treating glaucoma with CID at Ophthalmology Futures Symposium
Ciliatech presents preliminary one-year study results on treating open- and narrow-angle glaucoma with CID at Ophthalmology Futures Symposium.Improving cataract efficiency: insights and learnings from expert practitioners
1 December 2022
| Rod McNeil, Qasim Mansoor, Alexander Ionides
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
An evening surgical meeting sponsored by Théa Pharmaceuticals Ltd brought together leading experts to share insights and experience on practice strategies to enhance the efficiency of cataract surgery. Streamlining patient flow to optimise capacity and efficiency Qasim Mansoor, Consultant Ophthalmic...
‘The biggest jump in confidence’: SpaMedica officially launches STEPS development programme for NHS trainee ophthalmologists
STEPS aims to provide registrars with experience of treating all types of cataracts.The results of the last survey Jun21
Thank you so much again for participating in the survey. I have been asked to give several talks at regional teaching sessions about some of the issues I discuss in these articles and I am happy to continue to do...RSM (Royal Society of Medicine) Refractive & cataract surgery: Implementing modern technology in your practice
12 October 2023
Join us for this long overdue event which will discuss evolving treatments for cataract and refractive problems, and how to utilize them in your own practice as an eye surgeon.
Moorfields Education: Cataract, medical retina and disc assessment
29 April 2024
The course has been designed to meet the training needs of band 6’s and 7s looking to develop their knowledge and skills in disease recognition, management and intervention of cataract, medical retina and disc assessment
