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Charles Bonnet Syndrome emerges from the shadows

There has been a ground-breaking response to the online Charles Bonnet Syndrome Patient Information event on 16 November.

Glaucoma UK and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists announce research award 2023

Glaucoma UK and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists are working in partnership to run this prestigious award which has previously funded a range of research topics from prospective stem cell treatments to the use of big data in patient risk stratification.

New essential guide for practice teams from Optometry Today

Optometry Today (OT) publishes new Practice Team Guide in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision.

Milton Keynes ophthalmology hospital opens doors

CHEC’s new site set to reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice.

SCOPE supports VCHP

Longstanding VCHP supporters, Scope Eyecare, have stepped up their giving with a £2,000 donation which will help the charity to deliver even more free eye examinations around the country. Daniel Achilles, Medical and Professional Affairs Advisor with Scope Eyecare and...

Uveitis Second Edition

This book is a comprehensive source of information on the subject of uveitis. The target audience includes ophthalmologists, allied health professionals with special interest in this area and general physicians treating patients with multisystem inflammatory disease with involvement of the...

A Handbook of Ophthalmic Standards and Procedures

This book aims to provide guidance for nurses and healthcare professionals who are new to ophthalmology and acts as an introduction to many of the basic care standards when dealing with the ophthalmic patient. It is in A4 easy print...

Laissez-faire approach for medial canthus tumours

This is a retrospective comparative case series of patients who underwent reconstruction of a medial canthal defect using laissez-faire approach (LFS), or a full-thickness skin graft (FTSG). The surgical options were discussed with the patient and the treatment decision was...

Measuring cyclotorsion

The aim of this study was to investigate if different methods of measuring cyclotorsion (synoptophore, KM screen test and single Maddox rod test) produce the same results and if these values are repeatable in adult patients. For the synoptophore, the...

Surgery for third nerve palsy

The authors aimed to evaluate the results of a modified surgical method in patients with chronic total third nerve palsy: superior and inferior halves of the split lateral rectus muscle were passed under the superior and inferior rectus muscles and...

Platelet rich fibrin membrane for descemetocele

This case series described the use of a novel technique in the treatment of descemetocele. Three patients developed descemetoceles following infective keratitis with impending risk of corneal perforation. Platelet rich fibrin (PRF) membrane was prepared using 8ml of fresh venous...

Case report of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)

This case report presents a 74-year-old male patient who developed LHON, with a previous diagnosis of bilateral macular holes. LHON occurs predominantly in healthy young men and onset in older age ranges increases the likelihood that the patient will have...