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College of Optometrists calls for vital community minor and urgent eyecare services to be universally commissioned in England
Lack of funding threatens commissioning of urgent care eye services in England. The College of Optometrists calls for vital community minor and urgent eye care services to be universally commissioned in England. As demand for eye care in England continues...New Flying Eye Hospital takes to the skies for its first programme
In June of this year, international eye care charity Orbis launched their new Flying Eye Hospital, a powerful tool helping the medical community combat preventable blindness through sustainable methods. On board an MD-10 aircraft, a fully accredited ophthalmic facility can...
Simultaneous surgery for ptosis and strabismus
The authors present the surgical management of congenital ptosis and coexistent strabismus at one centre for a follow-up period of >2 years. This was a retrospective review of 10 patients (17 eyes); nine males. Intermittent exotropia was present in three...
Clinical features of ocular syphilis
The study looked at 24 patients (20 males, four females) with serological evidence of syphilitic infection who presented to a tertiary ophthalmic centre. Ocular involvement was the first manifestation of syphilitic disease in 96% and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) seropositivity...
CHARGE syndrome features
CHARGE syndrome (CS) includes coloboma, heart defects, atresia of the choanae, retardation of growth and development, genital and urinary anomalies and ear anomalies. The authors developed an original self-administered questionnaire (VISIOcharge) for patients with CS and used it to evaluate...
Paediatric uveitis in India
This article was a retrospective review of paediatric patients presenting to a tertiary hospital in India. Records over a three year period were reviewed. The authors highlight that children account for about 2.2-13.8% of uveitis patients and are at greater...Preventing refractive surprises by real time biometry during cataract surgery
A few months ago a retired lady presented for second eye cataract surgery. I noted on the pre-op ward round that the outcome of her first eye’s surgery looked like a refractive surprise as her spherical equivalent in that eye...Eyecare entrepreneur is presented with an MBE
The Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Body Doctor Ltd, Sue Grant, has been presented with an MBE at Windsor Castle for Services to Entrepreneurship. The prestigious award was announced in the King’s Birthday Honours and was presented by Princess...
