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Building leaders for eye care in Africa: the COECSA-RCOphth VISION 2020 LINK
The VISION 2020 LINK [1] between the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) has been building leaders of eye care in Africa since 2008, when a Memorandum of Understanding...Identifying drugs associated with intraoperative floppy iris syndrome
Before David Chang MD from the University of California found out about intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS), ophthalmologists were mystified each time they came across cataract surgeries that were characterised by sudden intraoperative iris prolapse and pupil constriction. The biggest...Watch your back: Ergonomics and Ophthalmology
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...College leads call for standardised electronic health records
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is leading an urgent joint call for the national standardisation of electronic health records (EHRs) in eyecare, which they believe is essential to improve services, outcomes and patient experience. Organisations representing professionals in primary, secondary,...I am interested in making my ophthalmology practice sustainable, but where do I start?
I have yet to meet an ophthalmologist who does not care about a sustainable future for our planet, but the challenge lies in knowing where and how to start. Quite often, as individuals, we see ourselves less empowered when it...
Use of control scores for intermittent exotropia
This study surveyed paediatric ophthalmologists to determine their use of the Newcastle, PEDIG and LACTOSE control scores in the diagnosis and management of intermittent exotropia. The authors aimed to identify how frequently control scores are used clinically, the barriers to...Real world data of post-IVT endophthalmitis, from a nurse-delivered intravitreal injection service
Introduction Intravitreal injection of neutralising anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody was licenced more than a decade ago, and over the years there has been proportionate increase in the number of intravitreal injections [1]. Injection of a therapeutic agent through...Medical Ophthalmological Society (MOSUK) Meeting 2024
by Nima Ghadiri, Medical Ophthalmology Consultant and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Liverpool. Diseases at the interface between ophthalmology and systemic medicine are like chameleons, masterful in their ability to adapt and often challenging to diagnose. These conditions don't always present...
Malpractice from telephone triage in ophthalmology
The authors examined malpractice lawsuits related to ophthalmology telemedicine telephone triage in the US. The study reviewed a total of 510 lawsuits and identified 18 cases that involved synchronous telephone visits, while none involved video telecommunication. The study found that...Progressive myelination of the retinal nerve fibre layer: Acquired or incidental?
*Co-first authors.Myelinated retinal nerve fibres are retinal nerve fibres encased by a myelin sheath, located anterior to the lamina cribrosa [1]. First described by Virchow in 1856, a myelinated retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) appears as a whitish, feathery patch...
