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Presumed DALK stromal graft rejection following Covid-19 infection

4 December 2024 | | EYE - Cornea
Case report A 45-year-old healthy male patient with a past ocular history of keratoconus and right deep-anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) graft performed 10 months prior, presented to our eye casualty clinic with a two-day history of right photophobia and epiphora....

A tale of two membranes

1 February 2016 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness... I am fortunate to work on a vitreoretinal firm at the moment and only a few...

“I can’t see nothing out of that eye, you ....!”

1 February 2015 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Orbit, EYE - General
This is exactly the call you don’t want to receive at 11 at night. The A&E colleague phoned to inform me about a young man who was kicked several times in the face and could not see out of one...

Cataract incidence rates in patients from the UK suffering with diabetes mellitus

1 October 2018 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
The authors summarise the main findings from a recent study which investigated the incidence rates of cataract in patients with or without diabetes mellitus (DM). Background to the study Worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 253 million people...

Nanosecond laser cataract surgery

2 December 2019 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
The authors review the evidence for nanosecond laser cataract surgery: is this the future? Cataract is a leading cause of visual impairment worldwide, and cataract surgery is one of the most successful and cost-effective healthcare interventions, with a great impact...

Valuable resources for FRCOphth Part 1 exam preparation

24 November 2021 | | EYE - General
The FRCOphth Part 1 exam is a difficult exam with an average pass rate of 46% in the last year. It is a requirement before entry into the third year of ophthalmology specialty training (OST). Passing this exam during foundation...

Getting the Duke Elder examination right: reflections and tips from a medical student

31 May 2023 | | EYE - General
The Duke Elder undergraduate prize examination is an annual exam organised by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom. Named after Sir Stewart Duke Elder, a prominent British ophthalmologist, the exam is designed to encourage undergraduate medical students...

My top five: Innovative approaches to dry AMD

2 February 2024 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the developing world with its prevalence rising alongside age. In societies characterised by ageing populations, it is imperative we explore more effective treatment to alleviate the...

In conversation with Robert F Walters, Orbis Trustee

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Can you give us a brief overview of the organisation and its hope for the future? Orbis International is a global non-governmental organisation (NGO) which is dedicated to the prevention of blindness. We’ve now been going since 1982. We’re very...

Doctor by the sea (Pete’s Hidden Curriculum Part 1)

1 February 2022 | | EYE - General
See Pete's Hidden Curriculum Part 2 here. “They can always hurt you more.” This is The Fat Man’s Law Number 8 from the book The House of God by Samuel Shem. For those that have not read this book, it...

A window to 2024 and beyond?

3 April 2024 | | EYE - Cornea
The connection between the eye and systemic diseases has been acknowledged for millenia. Historical records suggest that ancient civilisations had some understanding of the eye’s significance beyond its primary function in vision. For instance, in ancient Egypt, the ‘Eye of...

My Top Five: Innovative approaches to dry AMD

2 February 2024 | | EYE - General
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the developing world with its prevalence rising alongside age. In societies characterised by ageing populations, it is imperative we explore more effective treatment to alleviate the...