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Assessing the effectiveness of undergraduate ophthalmic assessments in the UK: A literature review
During 2008–2009, 300,000 patients presented to hospital emergency departments in the UK with eye conditions. This rose by nearly 200,000 over the next decade. As the population ages, the prevalence of eye disease increases [1,2]. However, the stake ophthalmology holds...
Junior doctors in emergency departments lack confidence when managing ophthalmic emergencies
This systematic review assessed the confidence of doctors in the UK working in emergency departments (EDs) to manage ophthalmic emergencies, with secondary outcomes looking at doctor’s confidence in performing fundoscopy and using the slit-lamp, and training received in the ED....Advanced Glaucoma Surgery Course in Africa through the Juba-Bournemouth VISION 2020 LINK
In order to enhance specialist skills, particularly for South Sudan, the Juba-Bournemouth VISION 2020 LINK has been offering week-long intensive ophthalmic specialist training for the last three years, in collaboration with the University of Nairobi, the College of Ophthalmology of...
Eye Diseases in Hot Climates (Fifth Edition)
This book focuses on diseases and associated issues causing visual impairment and blindness in the low socio-economically developed parts of the world. The majority of these are preventable and treatable. The earlier chapters cover basic anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and...The flexibility of virtual clinics
Virtual clinics in ophthalmology are typically associated with glaucoma and medical retina, where they are now a well-established part of the landscape. The availability of an ophthalmic electronic patient record (EPR) makes the deployment and management of virtual clinics much...
