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Save the date for the SEE Summit

2 May 2023 | Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sustainability, Opticians, climate change
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is calling on everyone across the optical professions and industry to save 9 October 2023 for the third SEE Summit on the Environment.

United Kingdom and Eire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS) Conference: Last chance for Early Bird tickets!

10 July 2024 | UKEGS, events, conference, congress, early bird, glaucoma, glaucoma uk, diary, Nishani Amerasinghe, Anthony King, Andrew Tatham
The United Kingdom and Eire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS) invites you to its annual conference, hosted by Consultant Ophthalmologist Nishani Amerasinghe, on 9 and 10 October 2024 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton.

The College of Optometrists’ prestigious Research Excellence Awards 2025 are open for public nominations

4 June 2025 | The College of Optometrists, Research Excellence Awards 2025, optometry, nominations, submissions, optometrist, news
The College of Optometrists has opened submissions for its annual Research Excellence Awards, which recognise and celebrate inspirational individuals who are making a significant contribution to the evidence base that underpins good practice, now and in the future. The College...

BSRS (British Society of Refractive Surgery) 30th Anniversary Annual Scientific Congress 2023

8 July 2023 -9 July 2023
by Hasan Naveed, YO Representative on BSRS Council. The summer weekend of 8-9 July 2023 saw the British Society for Refractive Surgery (BSRS) host national and international experts and colleagues passionate about all elements of refractive surgery. The sessions, delivered...

UKISCRS (United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons) Annual Congress 2023

1 November 2023 -3 November 2023
UKISCRS are so pleased to bring the 47th Annual Congress to London in 2023. It is always joyful to see our colleagues, friends and peers and this year we will be doing that in London. We are creating a new-style...

Student Ophthalmology Review Day: SORD

16 November 2023
by Josephine A Bates, FY2 Doctor, North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, UK. Opening its doors to medical students across the country once again, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists hosted the Student Ophthalmology Review Day (SORD) with a fantastic turnout. Dr...

Moorfields Education YAG laser training for nurses and AHPs

22 January 2025
Are you a senior nurse /allied health professional who is ready to take your clinical skills to the next level? Do you have a long waiting list for your patients who require YAG posterior capsulotomy? If the answer is yes,...

Moorfields complex strabismus day

11 July 2025
The Moorfields complex strabismus day is dedicated to developing best practice for consultants, senior fellows and senior orthoptists through the presentation and discussion of strabismus cases with key learning points emphasised. Hosted in hybrid format, the day will be chaired...

Effect of minor trauma in eyes with previously undiagnosed angioid streaks

1 April 2014 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Angioid streaks (AS) may be associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), Paget’s disease, haemoglobulinopathies, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or abetalipoproteinaemia. Histopathology showed retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choriocapillaris loss, elastic fibre degeneration, calcium deposition, active choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) and vascular endothelial growth...

Is this a retinal detachment?

1 April 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - General
Despite the help of allied health professionals in triaging and managing acute ophthalmic emergencies, eye casualty remains overburdened. Trainees at the beginning of their training often struggle to manage such busy clinics with varied presentations. We present a case that...

A unique case of macular burn from ‘toy’ laser

2 February 2024 | | EYE - General
The first laser was created in 1960 and its name is an acronym for ‘light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation’. Laser technology has been used for medical, industrial, research and entertainment purposes in a variety of fields following extensive...

A closed angle seldom comes alone

1 June 2017 | | EYE - Glaucoma
Case report An 89-year-old lady with dementia was referred to me out of hours by her GP with a few days history of an angry looking left eye for suspected elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). I discovered that this lady first...