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What's trending Aug/Sep 2023
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...Survey of current undergraduate ophthalmology teaching in the United Kingdom
Is there a crisis in ophthalmic education? The British Undergraduate Ophthalmology Society surveyed medical students and junior doctors to evaluate current ophthalmology teaching across medical schools in the UK. British medicals schools are currently not obligated to include ophthalmology within...
Clinicopathologic factors and survival in patients with sebaceous carcinoma of eyelid
This is a population-based analysis performed to evaluate the prognostic factors and survival of patients with sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid. Patients with eyelid sebaceous carcinoma from 1973-2013 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database and...
App usage to improve compliance with amblyopia therapy
In this study, the authors report the development of the software ‘Magical patching’ for iOS and Android (for smartphones and tablets) as the first version of the amblyopia treatment Chulalongkoru university (ATCU) app. In this randomised controlled trial, they aimed...My ophthalmic elective: focusing on myopia in Taiwan
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...People watching…
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
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...Sustainability in eyecare: Climate action in eyecare
Climate change will cause disruption to critical eyecare services and increases in rates of eye disease around the world. The International Agency for Prevention of Blindness has recommended 10 key areas of action on how the eyecare sector can address...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...The Royal College of Nursing: Advanced Level Practice for Ophthalmic Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is delighted to let you know that the RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum have recently published their Advanced Level Practice for Ophthalmic Nursing competencies guidelines, which can be found here. "Ophthalmic nursing offers opportunities for...
An unusual third nerve palsy case report
The authors present the unusual case of a 23-year-old male presenting to hospital with right eye pain, right upper eyelid ptosis, blurred vision and diplopia, developing immediately after a penetrating injury to his right upper eyelid. On assessment he was...
