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Will COVID-19 impact the selection of ophthalmology as a career choice by medical students?

10 December 2020 | Dalia Abdulhussein | EYE - General

The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects on medical education and has called for large shifts in the medical curriculum. Clinical attachments were suspended at the height of the pandemic and examinations were cancelled or were moved to an online...

How to write and publish a case report – tips and common pitfalls

2 August 2024 | William Evans | EYE - General

Ophthalmology is an extremely popular specialty, with the competition ratio at ST1 level entry being 10:1 in 2023 [1]. Consequently, applicants are required to achieve higher portfolio scores to remain competitive. For those considering a career in ophthalmology, two points...

Assessing everyday visual function in dry AMD – what matters to the person?

1 April 2019 | Bethany E Higgins, Deanna J Taylor, David P Crabb (Prof) | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of blindness in the developed world and is accountable for more than one half of sight impairment registrations within England and Wales [1]. AMD is prevalent in people aged 60 years and...

Decoding the red eye

15 February 2021 | Vaishnavi Menon, Varshini Manoharan | EYE - Cornea

Red eye, or hyperaemia, is one of the most common presentations to primary care [1] and the emergency department [2]. However, despite this the underlying cause is often misdiagnosed which can lead to severe, sight-threatening conditions being missed [1]. Thorough...

Doctor by the sea (Pete’s Hidden Curriculum Part 1)

1 February 2022 | Peter Cackett | EYE - General

See Pete's Hidden Curriculum Part 2 here. “They can always hurt you more.” This is The Fat Man’s Law Number 8 from the book The House of God by Samuel Shem. For those that have not read this book, it...

An ophthalmology elective in the South Pacific

2 June 2025 | Lizzie Rosen | EYE - General

For the four weeks of September 2024, I was lucky enough to embark on an ophthalmology elective in the Kingdom of Tonga, a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. The Tongan people are incredibly friendly and upbeat, and...

Welcome back to the Association of Ophthalmic Nurses and Technicians

29 August 2023 | AONT, Ophthalmic nursing, nurses, event, glaucoma, Alnahwrawy

The Association of Ophthalmic Nurses and Technicians (AONT) is an independent professional network for ophthalmic nurses and technicians created with a vision to support and enhance care through greater awareness of new roles, resources, and education.

Genetic therapy gives infants life-changing improvements in sight

24 February 2025 | genetics, gene therapy, Moorfields, paediatrics, research, new, AIPL1, Leber Congenital Amaurosis

Four young children have gained life-changing improvements in sight following treatment with a pioneering new genetic medicine through Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, with the support of MeiraGTx. The children were born with a severe impairment to...

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