Search

You searched for "Climate"

1114 results found

Edinburgh VCHP seeks local volunteers

6 June 2025 | charity, news, optometry, optometrist, call to action, opportunities
Edinburgh’s VCHP clinic is looking for volunteers to keep the Monday morning drop-in sessions operating every week. Ashley Low, FBDO, the Clinic Manager explained: “We are keen to hear from optometrists, dispensing opticians and assistants to help. We have a...

Chemical injury

6 April 2021 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
You are the on-call ophthalmologist. You receive a call from A&E regarding a 45-year-old man who sustained a chemical injury. He was mixing some cement, when a small amount entered his left eye. He was not wearing any protective goggles....

The results of the last survey Apr25

2 April 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Postoperative endophthalmitis is arguably the worse possible complication of cataract surgery. We are a victim of our own success as the procedure has such an amazing safety profile that when things go wrong patients are bound to feel aggrieved and...

Glucose-sensing contact lenses replace the finger prick test!

1 August 2018 | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are scientific reality and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Glucose-sensing contact lenses replace the finger prick test! The concept of contact lenses was first illustrated by...

Biometry and IOL choice errors

1 April 2018 | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
In the next instalment of this series I focus on problems associated with biometry and intraocular lens (IOL) selection for cataract surgery. I have taken previous medicolegal cases I have dealt with and tried to extract some learning points and...

The art of giving generous grains

3 April 2024 | | EYE - General
On the drive home, after a long day of eye screening patients in homeless shelters, I would pass through the boroughs, towns and villages of east London. Stopping at the soup kitchen, I would meet Christian with heavy cataracts, and...

WATCH EPISODE 3: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

18 April 2023 | beyond2020, aam, international, video, opthalmology
Choosing the right strategy for cataract surgery in countries with developing eyecare services can be difficult. Should you stay in the cities or work more remotely? How remote can you go and still carry out surgery safely. In this episode, Beyond 2020 examines the options.

WATCH EPISODE 4: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

4 May 2023 | AMM, beyond2020, international, eyecare
Andean Medical Mission discuss the must-have clinic equipment for use in cataract screening and surgical outreach programmes in countries with developing eyecare services.

Orbis marks 100-millionth antibiotic dose in the fight against trachoma in Ethiopia

12 May 2023 | Orbis, antibiotics, trachoma, Ethiopia
Orbis and partners mark historic 100-millionth dose of azithromycin antibiotics in the fight to eliminate blinding trachoma in Ethiopia by 2030. This milestone was achieved 20 years after Orbis began leading mass drug administrations.

WATCH EPISODE 5: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

30 May 2023 | beyond2020, AMM, Audits, Taking notes, Review, NGO
In this addition, Dave Goldsmith talks about the basic data NGOs need to collect on each eye surgery trip in order to maximise the experience and develop their practice.

Leading eye care charity Orbis teams up with Espresso Solutions to celebrate Father’s Day

12 June 2023 | Orbis, charity
This Father’s Day, Orbis are offering everyone the chance to win a top-of-the-line coffee machine.

WATCH EPISODE 6: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

13 June 2023 | AMM, charity, international, working abroad, agreements, episode 6, beyond2020, NGO
Welcome to the sixth episode of Beyond 2020, the series that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common difficulties in working abroad.