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Report: UKISCRS 2023

An Eye News exclusive report of The 47th Annual Congress of the United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons.

Life in the glaucoma laboratory

When people ask me what life in the laboratory is really like, I often pause. On one hand, it is the romantic notion of pushing back the boundaries of science with the daily rhythm of experiments, data and easily obtained...

The ABC tragedies: Part one

“In the midst of tragedy, we start the comedy” – Agatha Christie, The ABC Murders. Throughout a career in medicine, we are often faced with tragedy. One of the coping mechanisms is to use humour to navigate the mini everyday...

The College of Optometrists appoints Chris Steele FCOptom as Clinical Editor of Acuity

The College of Optometrists has appointed Chris Steele FCOptom, DCLP, DipOC, DipTp(IP), FBCLA as the new Clinical Editor of Acuity, the College’s award-winning professional development journal. Chris joins Acuity from his role as Consultant Hospital Optometrist and Head of Optometry...

Moorfields: Joint Ocular Oncology and Vitreo Retinal Symposium for Nurses and Ophthalmic Health Care Professionals

Following the success in 2024 of our first Joint Ocular Oncology and Vitreo Retinal Symposium for Nurses and Ophthalmic Health Care Professionals, we are delighted to announce that the symposium will take place again on 15 November 2025. This unique...

A review of orbital plasmacytomas

This is a multicentre review of 30 patients with orbital plasmacytomas. There were equal numbers of males and females, and the average age at diagnosis was 57 years. All patients were either already diagnosed with systemic multiple myeloma or it...

Comparison of MRI finding in oculomotor cranial nerve palsies as a result of inflammation and ischaemia

This study aimed to explore the value of asymmetric enhancement of the cavernous sinus on MRI for differential diagnosis between ocular myasthenia gravis, ischemic or inflammatory oculomotor cranial nerve palsies. Three groups were recruited consecutively over a 30-month period and...

How does presentation, progression and outcome of new onset diplopia vary between older and younger adults?

The authors present a retrospective case review with the aim of comparing the frequency of different causes for new onset binocular diplopia in 2 age groups, above and below 65 years old. Adult patients with new onset diplopia within a...

Immunotherapy for orbital SCC

In the UK, cemiplimab is recommended for treating metastatic or locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in adults when curative surgery or curative radiotherapy is not suitable. Pembrolizumab is recommended as an option for untreated metastatic or unresectable recurrent...

The challenge of chorioretinal folds in virtual eye clinics

Chorioretinal or choroidal folds are parallel striations involving the retina, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), Bruch’s membrane, and inner choroid [1]. They can arise from compressive stress on these layers, and their presence often serves as a diagnostic marker for underlying...

Cancer associated retinopathy

Abdul Muhyemin Tarin reviews the presentation, pathophysiology and management of this paraneoplastic syndrome. Case presentation A 60-year-old hypermetropic female patient presented with several months’ history of painless blurred vision. Visual acuity (VA) was 6/24 and 6/9-1 in right and left...

iGLEAMS: The 2nd International Glaucoma Microsurgery Symposium East Anglia 2023

Featuring 3D NGENUITY Gonio-Surgery with Lukan Mishev Friday 12 May. ICENI Centre Practical Skills Dry Labs on MiGS Course Director: Mr Chrysostomos Dimitriou MB ChB (Hons) FRCOphthFEBOphthFEBOS (Glau) PGCertMedEd(Healthcare) RCOphthCollege Tutor East Anglia Simulation Lead –Founder of iGLEAMS Saturday 13...