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4 December 2024 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Pathology
For this issue’s instalment of The Culture Section, I was privileged to speak to Moorfield’s first prize competition winner Charlotte Zheng. Earlier this year in January, Charlotte wrote a patient reflection poem for the prize competition titled ‘Patient as Teacher...

‘A space that rekindles the fire in my mind’

2 June 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea
The end of 2024 offered us many reasons to celebrate, one of which was the eventful, annual UKISCRS conference in London, during which we saw our editor, David Lockington, step into the role of President and lead the society into...

An ophthalmology elective in Kandy, Sri Lanka

27 October 2025 | | EYE - General
On my first day at The Centre for Sight, Kandy General Hospital, I observed an enucleation. The surgeons worked with quiet precision, preserving the extraocular muscles for prosthesis placement. But when the time came, it became clear that the prosthesis...

Inter-deanery transfers

3 February 2026 | | EYE - General
In the past, a system existed for when unexpected circumstances arose, with trainees from one part of the country being able to apply to relocate to another part without losing out on training time. This was mainly because of marriage,...

Everyone has a plan, until their hand goes numb…

3 February 2026 | | EYE - Cataract
Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the UK [1]. With financially strained NHS trusts and the rise of independent sector cataract providers, the drive from initiatives like Get It Right First Time (GIRFT) and market pressures...

Through the eyes of artists, part one: The effects of cataracts on Monet and Cassatt

3 February 2026 | | EYE - Cataract
Ophthalmology and art are undoubtedly connected – for many artists they are inseparable, as their vision is fundamental to their work – it determines how they perceive colour and light in order to transform it into art. However, visual impairment...

Applying for ophthalmology ST1 in 2026: What’s new?

5 December 2025 | | EYE - General
Competition for ophthalmology ST1 has intensified steadily over recent cycles, rising from ~9:1 (2022) to ~10:1 (2023), ~14:1 (2024) and ~22:1 (2025) [1]. Against this background, applicants benefit from a structured approach: mapping achievements to portfolio domains early, identifying gaps...

Educational concerns and anxiety levels amongst ophthalmology trainees during the COVID-19 pandemic

5 June 2020 | | EYE - General
How concerned are ophthalmology trainees about the present impact and the future consequences of suspended ophthalmic training programmes? Researchers in the West of Scotland investigate. Anxiety, stress and the longer-term stress reaction of burnout often go unrecognised, yet are known...

Commonest mistakes during the refraction certificate exam

2 February 2024 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Ophthalmology specialty trainees are required to pass the refraction certificate exam within the first two years of training. If one passes this exam before entering a training programme, this can add two points to the portfolio during applications. In this...

What's trending Apr/May 2025

2 April 2025 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Oncology
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #ContactLens #Trapped I started wearing contact lenses in my teenage years and was always worried about them slipping behind my eyes....

The results of the last survey Jun25

2 June 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea
The first question refers to whether we check blood glucose levels prior to cataract surgery. Almost three quarters of you do which was interesting. We know that poor glycaemic control (manifesting as a raised HbA1c) has implications for wound healing...

Behind the eyes: Unravelling the mystery of a painless progressive proptosis

4 February 2025 | | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Pathology
Orbital fungal infections have the potential to give rise to serious complications. While these infections typically originate in the sinuses, patients may initially exhibit ocular symptoms. As a result of the diverse and often vague clinical manifestations (especially during the...