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New speaker for the SEE Summit
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has announced another speaker for the SEE Summit. Former GP Dr Matt Sawyer runs an environmental sustainability consultancy, SEE Sustainability, working to improve human and planetary health.The College of Optometrists appoints Chris Steele FCOptom as Clinical Editor of Acuity
The College of Optometrists has appointed Chris Steele FCOptom, DCLP, DipOC, DipTp(IP), FBCLA as the new Clinical Editor of Acuity, the College’s award-winning professional development journal. Chris joins Acuity from his role as Consultant Hospital Optometrist and Head of Optometry...
Neighbourhood deprivation and risk of age-related eye diseases
In this large epidemiological study, the authors sought to determine if neighbourhood wealth affects age-related ocular health. In particular they wished to see if there was a correlation between social deprivation and macular degeneration, cataract, diabetes-related eye complications, and glaucoma....
Ovarian hormones drive onset of Sjogren’s disease in mice
Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is a debilitating, sight-threatening, systemic autoimmune disease with no effective treatment available. SS is characterised by lacrimal gland lymphocytic infiltration and epithelial cell death, as well as by the presence of serum autoantibodies. Patients have severe dry...
Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy in the Asian population
This article provides an evaluation of changes in visual function associated with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) among Korean patients. Visual changes were identified as a reduction in visual acuity by three Snellen lines or a deterioration of visual...
Temporal versus nasal clear corneal incisions
This is a prospective randomised study of 100 patients’ left eye having undergone phacoemulsification either by a 2.4mm nasal clear corneal incision (CCI) group or temporal CCI group. The corneal astigmatic changes were compared between groups by power vector analysis,...
Conservative surgical management of optic disc pit maculopathy
Four cases are presented in this case report that illustrates the option of conservative surgical management for optic disc pit complicated by maculopathy (ODP-M). Four men aged 24-67-years-old with no spontaneous resolution of ODP-M for a minimum of three months,...International medical graduates in ophthalmology
IMGs in the NHS The General Medical Council (GMC) defines an international medical graduate (IMG) as someone who has obtained their primary medical qualification outside the European Economic Area (EEA) [1], meaning that an IMG is a medical doctor whose...
