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Moorfields to start new retinal detachment clinical trial

8 November 2023 | Moorfields, Funding, Phase I trial, Mahi Muqit, retinal detachment, proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Moorfields to start new retinal detachment clinical trial following £1.2 million MRC DPFS grant awarded to UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital.

College of Optometrists publishes guidance on GLP-1 weight loss drugs and vision

1 April 2026 | treatment, optometry, public health
GLP-1 weight loss drugs and vision: what clinicians need to know The College of Optometrists has issued guidance for clinicians following the publication of a recent MHRA drug safety update which has drawn attention to a very rare risk of...

Ophthalmology Scholarship Applications Open – Deadline 1 June 2021

25 January 2021
The University of Edinburgh has opened applications for The David and Molly Pyott Foundation Scholarships in Ophthalmology which will support eligible ophthalmology trainees / registrars /residents undertake the university’s online, two-year, part-time ChM (Master of Surgery) in Clinical Ophthalmology from September 2021.

What’s new in wet AMD papers?

1 December 2016 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Paper presentations on neovascular (‘wet’) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) from the 16th European Society of Retina Specialists Congress, Copenhagen, September 2016, outline recent research directions evaluating the impact of vision loss on key health domains, patient preferences in the process...

How to pass the FRCOphth part 2 written

1 February 2022 | | EYE - General
The part 2 written exam comprises of 180 multiple choice questions – spread over two 120-minute sessions. According to the most recent college exam reports, the pass rate ranged from 45 to 70% in 2019/2020. Most trainees seem to sit...

What's trending Oct/Nov 2024

3 October 2024 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #PommelHorseGuy #Olympics The Paris Olympics have been such a delight this year, from incredible physical feats to touching competitor comradery, I...

Zac’s work saving sight from Ayrshire to Addis Ababa earns nomination for RNIB See Differently Award

10 April 2024 | Zac Koshy, RNIB, awards, achievements, professional
A West of Scotland clinician has been shortlisted for an RNIB See Differently Award in recognition of his work as an eye consultant across five hospitals in his local area as well as providing eye surgery in some of the world’s poorest regions.

Acanthaemoeba keratitis

1 December 2017 | EYE - Cornea
In the second of this series I describe a case of Acanthaemoeba keratitis (AK) that was misdiagnosed for a prolonged period which resulted in a devastating outcome. This is one of half a dozen similar medico-legal cases I have dealt...

Around 450,000 children disadvantaged by lack of school support for colour blindness

5 December 2024 | colour blindness, eyesight, SEND, education, children, school, book
Around 450,000 children are being failed by the UK education system because they have a special educational need and disability (SEND) that is effectively unrecognised by most schools and local education authorities, an author has warned. Supporting Colour Blindness in...

Under pressure: a tool to aid the 
non-ophthalmic practitioner in the timely management of acute angle closure

1 April 2017 | | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Acute angle closure is a true ophthalmic emergency that mandates timely diagnosis and treatment. The priority in initial management is to lower the intraocular pressure in an expeditious matter using medical treatments. The risk of irreversible glaucomatous optic neuropathy is...

BMLA Annual Conference & Educational Courses

10 May 2023 -12 May 2023
Navroz Singh, core surgical trainee at Kings College NHS Trust. This year’s British Medical Laser Association (BMLA) annual conference was held over three days in a beautiful venue overlooking a sunny Cardiff Bay. It was attended by individuals hailing from...

Esme’s Umbrella becomes first CBS charity in the world

16 December 2021
Esme’s Umbrella – the Campaign to raise awareness of Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) – has been given charity status by the England and Wales Charity Commission.