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Light in darkness – manual small incision cataract surgery in India

Cataract has been documented to be the most significant cause of bilateral blindness in India, where vision <20/200 in the better eye on presentation is defined as blindness [1,2]. Estimation of blindness in India by the World Health Organization (WHO)...

The founder of modern ophthalmology: Sir William Stewart Duke-Elder

A recent article in Eye News by Blaikie & King highlighted the extraordinary contribution made to the profession of ophthalmology by Sir William Stewart Duke-Elder. The author felt it appropriate to take a further in-depth look at the remarkable career...

Four pillars: Exploring eye exigencies

This series explores the four pillars of advanced clinical practice and here, Jem Ann Bautista explores the pillar of clinical practice. As day case theatre practitioners in one of London’s biggest and busiest centres, our team is trained to cater...

Full employment

The Soviet Union famously had near zero unemployment throughout its existence, which casual observers might have mistaken for thrusting economic superiority, compared with the much larger waxing and waning dole queues of the capitalist West. For multiple reasons, lowering unemployment...

The Retina International World Congress will take place in Dublin from June 5-8

The Retina International World Congress hosted by Fighting Blindness will take place in Dublin, Ireland, from June 5-8.

BOWMAN Club 25th Annual Meeting

The Bowman Club, founded in 1999, is the UK corneal specialty group. It facilitates collaborative research, represents the subspecialty to external parties and hosts an annual meeting featuring the Professor David Easty Annual Lecture. Invited international speakers is an important...

Registration live for 100% Ophthalmology 2025

Organisers of 100% Optical have announced that visitor registrations for 100% Ophthalmology 2025 are now live for the show set to take place at London’s ExCeL from 1–3 March. Featuring as a co-located event with 100% Optical, 100% Ophthalmology, a...

East Bound and Down: Patrick Staropoli

One of my heroes growing up in the 70s was the iconic Formula 1 racing driver, James Hunt. At the time, if you had asked me and my primary school friends what we would most like to do for a...

East Bound and Down: Patrick Staropoli

One of my heroes growing up in the 70s was the iconic Formula 1 racing driver, James Hunt. At the time, if you had asked me and my primary school friends what we would most like to do for a...

In conversation with Clare Abbott (ECLO)

Rosalyn Painter spoke to Clare Abbott, a member of the Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) team at Oxford Eye Hospital, about her day-to-day job as an ECLO, how the role can help patients, and the ongoing importance of their work....

Issues relating to declining numbers of paediatric ophthalmologists

The authors consider the economic decline of paediatric ophthalmology with a discussion of declining interest among medical graduates and in paediatric ophthalmology fellow numbers. Consideration is given to workforce issues in relation to poor revenue and an increase in the...

Bookings open for education programme at 100% Optical

100% Optical releases suite of education for event that will take place from 24-26 February at ExCeL London.