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Risk factors for consecutive XT
The authors report a retrospective study to investigate possible risk factors leading to consecutive exotropia development in patients who underwent two muscle strabismus surgery to achieve an initial alignment within 10PD. The exotropia group included 25 female and 22 males....
Changing surgery trends from 2009–2020
This paper reports a review of the number and type of surgeries over one decade in a Portuguese hospital. This was a retrospective review of 2050 surgeries. About 70% were strabismus surgery and the remainder included anterior segment and retinopathy...VisionSpring provides the first-ever vision screening for monks in the Dalai Lama’s community
681 members of the Dalai Lama’s community were screened by VisionSpring to assess whether they needed eyeglasses.More Than Just a Call: RNIB’s Talk and Support Groups combatting loneliness
Every Thursday at 11am, something quietly powerful happens across Scotland. Phones ring, voices chime in, and a group of blind and partially sighted people connect for an hour that’s full of laughter and real talk. It’s an RNIB Talk and...NHS Practitioner Health releases National Guide for Health and Care Professionals Affected by Suicide
To mark the second year of the UK’s National Suicide Memorial Day for Health and Care Workers, NHS Practitioner Health will launch a suicide prevention and postvention navigation guide for health and care professionals. The National Suicide Memorial Day for...Patients with low vision benefit from optical sector seeing ‘beyond the eyes’
Patients with low vision are benefitting from an initiative developed by Visualise Training and Consultancy and funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust. Seeing Beyond the Eyes has released its impact report which highlights a huge increase in the number of optical professionals who will now refer patients with low vision to vital support services – up from only 9% to an impressive 96%.Michael Burdon to begin term of office as a BCPB Trustee
Michael Burdon begins his term of office as a BCPB Trustee in July 2020, and in October 2020 will become Chairman of the Council when Paul Hunter retires after six years.British Council for Prevention of Blindness has a new Chairman
BCPB’s new Chairman Mr Michael Burdon FRCOphth FRCP is a consultant ophthalmologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with a specialist interest in neuro-ophthalmology.ABDO welcomes Johnson & Johnson Vision as first Gold CPD Partner and exclusive 360˚ support programme launched
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is pleased to announce Johnson & Johnson Vision as its first Gold CPD Partner (Contact Lens Opticians) – alongside the launch of an exclusively curated 360˚ support programme. Recognising the importance of the...The College of Optometrists appoints Chris Steele FCOptom as Clinical Editor of Acuity
The College of Optometrists has appointed Chris Steele FCOptom, DCLP, DipOC, DipTp(IP), FBCLA as the new Clinical Editor of Acuity, the College’s award-winning professional development journal. Chris joins Acuity from his role as Consultant Hospital Optometrist and Head of Optometry...
Ocular Surface Disorders
This publication provides an excellent overview of ocular surface disease (OSD). Dry eye disease (DED) is the commonest OSD. There has been a recent explosion, both in terms of its diagnosis and the treatments that are available. A textbook that...
