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Atlas of Wide-Field Retinal Angiography and Imaging

Through extensive illustrations, this book, comprehensively yet concisely, covers the diagnostic speciality of wide-field retinal angiography and imaging. There are 15 chapters with contributions from 29 leading experts in this particular field who are mainly based in the USA, but...

Braille at 200: The code that changed everyday life

Frenchman Louis Braille was in his teens in the mid-1820s when he began developing the six-dot tactile code that enables millions of blind and partially sighted people around the world to access the power of literacy. Two centuries on from...

Meeting the needs of older patients in optics

Fiona Anderson discusses the important role of community-based eyecare practitioners in meeting the visual needs of ageing patients. It has been well documented that today we live for longer. Statistics show in 1997, around one in every six people (15.9%)...

The results of the last survey Aug21

We are often referred patients noted to have an optic disc haemorrhage (ODH) without any other features of pathology. How we manage these patients can have a significant impact on our struggling capacity. The significance in glaucoma and, in particular,...

The International Council of Ophthalmology: what is it and is it useful for UK ophthalmologists?

ICO Director for Examinations and Assessments, Simon Keightley, explains the history and role of the organisation today, as well as outlining recent changes to the ICO examinations. The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) is the only international medical specialty organisation...

Implications of missed foreign bodies under the upper eyelid

Children aren’t the best historians. As a result, clinicians sometimes rely on the accounts of parents regarding problems. Missed foreign bodies due to poor histories or incomplete examinations may result in irreversible loss of vision. This case report shines light...

Aqueous misdirection: a case series of unexpected surgical complications

Aqueous misdirection (AM), also known as malignant glaucoma, is a form of secondary glaucoma that typically presents with shallowing of the anterior chamber (AC), raised intraocular pressure (IOP), and reduced visual acuity (VA) in the presence of patent peripheral iridotomies...

Outcomes and complications of supramaximal levator resection

This is a report of 35 children with unilateral congenital ptosis who underwent a supramaximal levator resection, involving extensive dissection of levator including cutting Whitnall’s ligament. The average preoperative margin reflex distance to the upper lid (MRD1) was 0.5mm, and...

Moorfields: The consultant interview course

The Moorfields Consultant Interview course is intended for trainees seeking their first consultant position and is taught by senior consultants with extensive NHS experience.

Optical Suppliers Association creates Sustainability Committee

The OSA will be holding their first Sustainability Committee meeting on Friday 23 July.

Roche UK Medical Education in Ophthalmology nurse and allied health professional meetings

Roche UK is holding the first in a series of medical education meetings across the coming months for nurses and allied health professionals working in Ophthalmology. Speakers include: Jenny Nosek RGN, OND, Pdip, MHS – Nurse Consultant Sandy Taylor MBE...

Roche UK Medical Education in Ophthalmology nurse and allied health professional meetings

Roche UK is holding the second in a series of medical education meetings across the coming months for nurses and allied health professionals working in Ophthalmology. Speakers include: Jenny Nosek RGN, OND, Pdip, MHS – Nurse Consultant Sandy Taylor MBE...