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Foundation Post in Ophthalmology
If you are in your final year of medicine at university, firstly congratulations on making it so far and secondly, you may be wondering how and which jobs to rank highly. If you have found yourself reading this article, then...Stem cell transplantation and pterygium surgery
Pterygium is a benign, fibrovascular overgrowth of bulbar conjunctiva extending onto the cornea and has been associated with ultraviolet (UV) light exposure. The prevalence of pterygium worldwide varies between geographical zones but has been reported to range between three and...Learning from litigation: ocular drug toxicity
Being the subject of litigation is stressful and upsetting. Having to look back over your previous decisions and justify the care you delivered in good faith can be difficult. Sadly, we all live with the sword of Damocles above us...Patients use their own blood to treat dry eye symptoms
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’? Headline: Patients use their own blood to treat dry eye symptoms Grossman first described the technique of...
MRI characteristics of NMO, MOG and MS-related ON
This review article examined differences of MRI appearances that can help clinicians assess and manage these important neuro-ophthalmic disorders. It also examined the role of optic nerve MRI as a prognostic indicator in acute optic neuritis (ON). The major findings...Clinical Observation Days Pave Way for Next Generation of Optometrists
Optometry students at Glasgow Caledonian University have taken part in a series of clinical observation days at one of the UK’s leading eye surgery clinics, as part of a new programme giving student optometrists experience of modern day surgical practice.The Lily Foundation celebrates approval of first ever mitochondrial disease treatment by NICE
The Lily Foundation, the UK’s leading mitochondrial disease charity, is today celebrating a landmark achievement in the fight against the disease – the first ever treatment for a mitochondrial condition has been approved for use on the NHS in England....Protecting and recovering from email hacking
Over the last 12 months I have received emails from more than 20 friends and acquaintances (mostly doctors) who didn’t send those emails. More often than not I find the emails in my ‘Spam’ folder as Gmail knows they are...Could Twitter boost the impact of ophthalmic journal articles?
*Equally contributing co-first authors. The authors investigate the link between ‘tweets’ and citations for 155 articles from five key ophthalmology journals. Social media’s impact on our lives has been significant, allowing easy discussion of topics worldwide. An increasing number of...
Parental knowledge of digital eye strain
The authors undertook a prospective cross-sectional questionnaire-based observation study to evaluate digital eye strain prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practice pattern scores among parents of children attending online classes. For the questionnaires, a Google survey form was used consisting of 39...
App usage to improve compliance with amblyopia therapy
In this study, the authors report the development of the software ‘Magical patching’ for iOS and Android (for smartphones and tablets) as the first version of the amblyopia treatment Chulalongkoru university (ATCU) app. In this randomised controlled trial, they aimed...
