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Valuable resources for FRCOphth Part 1 exam preparation

24 November 2021 | Yifan Chen | EYE - General

The FRCOphth Part 1 exam is a difficult exam with an average pass rate of 46% in the last year. It is a requirement before entry into the third year of ophthalmology specialty training (OST). Passing this exam during foundation...

The Complainers

1 April 2014 | Gwyn Samuel Williams | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General

There she was. Sitting in the waiting room with her arms crossed, tut-tutting to herself and shaking her head mournfully every few minutes. We gazed at her from a safe distance while one of the nurses confirmed what we already...

Do steroids prevent progression to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR)?

1 February 2017 | Usha Chakravarthy (Prof) | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

There is continuing debate on the merits of pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP) for severe pre-proliferative and proliferative DR versus the newer therapies that inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This has been hotly debated [1] following the publication of findings from...

Sickle cell eye disease: an overview of vitreoretinal complications and their surgical management

1 December 2016 | Antonio Berarducci, Tom Williamson | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder worldwide and is associated with lifelong anaemia, intermittent pain and multi-organ morbidity. Ocular involvement can be associated with significant visual impairment due to the complications of proliferative sickle retinopathy (PSR). Occasionally...

An update on inherited retinal disorders (part 1) – overview and assessment of inherited retinal disease

1 October 2016 | Michel Michaelides (Prof) | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

Part 2 of this topic can be found here Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) is the leading cause of blindness certification in the working age population (age 16-64 years) in England and Wales and the second most common in childhood [1]....

Identifying drugs associated with intraoperative floppy iris syndrome

1 April 2016 | Hariharan Narendran | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive

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...

AI predicts eye damage from autoimmune drug, years before symptoms appear

1 September 2025 | artificial intelligence, hydroxychloroquine, pharmacology, research, Moorfields

A novel AI tool could transform screening for patients taking hydroxychloroquine by spotting early signs of eye damage, according to a study published in Opthalmology Retina. Researchers have devised an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can detect and predict serious...

African-Caribbean ethnicity key risk factor for sight-threatening diabetic eye disease

24 October 2025 | diabetes, STDR, Diabetic retinopathy, research, new study

People of African-Caribbean ethnicity with Type 2 diabetes are a third more likely to develop a condition called sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) than other ethnic groups, according to researchers from King’s College London. The study, published in the journal Diabetes...

An update on idiopathic intracranial hypertension

1 August 2017 | Susan P Mollan, Alex Sinclair | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology

The incidence of Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is increasing, likely in line with the worldwide epidemic of obesity. To date, there have been revisions in the terminology used and diagnostic criteria for IIH; these recognise the need to exclude secondary...

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