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An Inconvenient Truth: Pete’s hidden curriculum Part 4
5 June 2023
| Peter Cackett
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EYE - General
“What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” The above is a quote attributed to Mark Twain from the 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, which follows Al...
Money never sleeps
“I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich” As declared by Jordan Belfort in a motivational speech to his staff in the film Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Unfortunately, medicine as a career does not lead to...The results of the last survey Oct22
3 October 2022
| Amar Alwitry
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EYE - General
I thank everyone for their time in responding to this edition’s survey questions. The first question relates to an issue I have previously discussed around consent for second eye cataract surgery. I touch on this point again for two reasons....
In conversation with Charles Leclercq (ARxVision)
5 October 2022
| Julian Jackson
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EYE - General
Julian Jackson (Founder and Director, VisionBridge) spoke to Charles Leclercq (CEO, ARx) about the ARxVision, a wearable device that captures the world around us through audio and artificial intelligence to empower blind and low-vision individuals. You can read the Eye...
Genetic therapy gives infants life-changing improvements in sight
24 February 2025
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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...
Major survey calls for new ideas on how to reinvent post diagnostic support for blind and partially sighted people
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is launching a new research study to better understand post-diagnostic support across the sight loss sector. People who have experienced being diagnosed with a sight condition know it’s not always easy to...What's trending Apr/May 2019
1 April 2019
| Stephanie Chiu
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #JessicaStarr #suicide This Detroit meteorologist committed suicide in December 2018 following SMILE corrective laser refractive surgery back in October 2018. Small...
An unusual third nerve palsy case report
1 August 2016
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Diplopia, ptosis, traumatic oculomotor nerve palsy
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...
College of Optometrists calls for vital community minor and urgent eyecare services to be universally commissioned in England
Lack of funding threatens commissioning of urgent care eye services in England. The College of Optometrists calls for vital community minor and urgent eye care services to be universally commissioned in England. As demand for eye care in England continues...Under pressure: a tool to aid the non-ophthalmic practitioner in the timely management of acute angle closure
Acute angle closure is a true ophthalmic emergency that mandates timely diagnosis and treatment. The priority in initial management is to lower the intraocular pressure in an expeditious matter using medical treatments. The risk of irreversible glaucomatous optic neuropathy is...Crisis at Christmas Opticians celebrate 20-year partnership
The London Crisis at Christmas Opticians and Eyecare Service, which is run as a partnership between Crisis, the national charity for people experiencing homelessness and Vision Care for Homeless People, celebrated its 20th year in December, with the service growing from one initial clinic to nine in London.Community Eyecare Services in Northern Ireland: putting the patient at the centre, improving outcomes and maximising system resource
1 August 2017
| Raymond Curran
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EYE - General
The UK has four healthcare systems; Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each has autonomous legislature that develops health policy, while the UK government directly runs England’s NHS. Like the other nations, Northern Ireland is continually challenged to meet the needs...
