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Make eye drops part of your Ramadan routine: wake, drops, eat, pray, done!

15 April 2020 | EYE - Glaucoma

During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during daylight hours, abstaining from food and drink between dawn and sunset each day. Ramadan 2020 starts on 23 April and ends around 23 May, depending on the first appearance of the...

Embracing assistive technology in the fight against sight loss

10 June 2020 | Julian Jackson | EYE - General

The author shares his own experience of sight loss and explains the vital role assistive technology can play in the lives of visually impaired patients. There is no doubt that sight loss continues to be a clear and present danger,...

Don’t ignore the black lesion! It might be mucormycosis

1 June 2017 | Tina Parmar | EYE - Cornea

Keeping mucormycosis infection in the foreground of your differential diagnosis, especially in those more vulnerable patients, will help save their lives if recognised and managed appropriately. Mucormycosis is a fulminant infection caused by the fungi of the family Mucoraceae. It...

Dropless cataract surgery

3 June 2026 | Harry Rosen, Andrew Turnbull | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea

Dropless cataract surgery (DCS) describes the complete provision of anti-inflammatory and antibiotic prophylaxis intraoperatively. This eliminates the need for postoperative eyedrops to be self-administered by the patient and thus is also known as ‘dropless after cataract surgery’ (DACS) (n.b. this...

Biometry and IOL choice errors

1 April 2018 | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive

In the next instalment of this series I focus on problems associated with biometry and intraocular lens (IOL) selection for cataract surgery. I have taken previous medicolegal cases I have dealt with and tried to extract some learning points and...

Letter from America: Orbit and oculoplastic fellowship, University of California, San Diego

1 June 2014 | Richard L Scawn | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit

I was the fortunate recipient of the 2012 Keeler Scholarship, granting me the incredible opportunity to undertake a fellowship at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in orbital, oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery. My fellowship mentors were the renowned Professor...

EU: is it time to leave and embrace the world?

1 June 2016 | Rod McNeil | EYE - General

Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union (EU) or leave? It’s a big decision involving some complex issues, and there’s no doubt the EU will continue to change. Ipsos MORI’s monthly EU voting intention poll published...

Imaging without a slit-lamp, more Google Glass news and strabismus humour

1 October 2014 | David Haider | EYE - Imaging, EYE - General

Pinterest Many of you will know about this site that organises collections of mostly graphical information. It’s used heavily for fashion, recipes and cupcakes. Well, it seems it has also become quite a useful resource for ophthalmology, optometry and related...

Corneal hysteresis: An emerging biomarker in the management of glaucoma

2 October 2025 | Muiz Musadiq, Punithawathy Ranjit | EYE - Cornea

Corneal hysteresis (CH) is gaining recognition as a valuable parameter in the management of glaucoma. Corneal hysteresis is defined as the difference between the inward and outward pressure responses of the cornea during deformation. This measurement reflects the viscoelastic properties...

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