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Outcome of patients undergoing immediate sequential bilateral vitreoretinal surgery

This was a multicentre retrospective review of a case series from patients undergoing immediate sequential bilateral vitreoretinal surgery (ISBVS). A proforma was circulated to ophthalmic surgeons across the UK for cases of this rarely performed approach to collate indications, operative...

Ground-breaking achievements in blindness prevention

One small UK based charity is enabling pioneering research to prevent blindness in low and lower middle income countries. The British Council for Prevention of Blindness (BCPB), established in 1976, funds innovative research and training which seeds the development of...

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There is still time to register for the College of Optometrists’ flagship event, Optometry Tomorrow.

Blind veterans take to the hills for life-changing winter survival course

A group of inspirational Sight Scotland Veterans recently ventured up the Cairngorms to participate in a life-changing Winter Skills Course.

SCOPE Independent Prescriber Bursary 2024 Awards

SCOPE celebrates excellence in optometry with the 2024 Independent Prescriber Bursary Awards.

Myopia rate of change from 5-20 years

Data was collected from the 2008-12 KNHANES survey and the study included 7695 of 9351 subjects with refractive data. The mean age was 11.8 years (5-20 range) with 48.2% female. Mean spherical equivalent was -1.82 ±2.23D. For five-year-olds, the mean...

Greater accuracy of cycloplegic refraction

The authors conducted this study on 5320 pre-school (four to six-year-old) and 6475 school (seven to ten years) children to compare the results of final glasses prescription based on cycloplegic refraction with atropine to those of non-cycloplegic refraction. For younger...

Differences between ages and onset in functional network changes associated with reading Braille

Visual impairment affects learning ability, speed and accuracy required for reading, writing and learning memory in terms of educational performance. Braille training requires decoding of simple dots into meaningful words and sentences. The objectives of this study were to evaluate...

Attitudes to strabismus in an Ethiopian population

The authors conducted a community-based cross-sectional study in Gondar town (NW Ethiopia) in April 2019 of all eligible adults with a two-stage random sampling procedure for recruitment. Six hundred and two participants were included with a response rate of 94.9%...

Depth and width of corneal wounds post corneal foreign body removal

This was a prospective study of 63 eyes of 63 patients undergoing corneal foreign body (FB) removal with a 27G needle at the slit-lamp; 96.8% of the patients were men with mean age 35.8 ±11.0 years. Regarding location of FBs,...

Retrospective analysis on the outcomes of contact lens-associated keratitis in a tertiary centre

This is a retrospective cohort study of 161 eyes (153 patients) with contact lens-associated keratitis (CLAK) from Moorfields Hospital between 1 July 2021 to 28 February 2022. They were classified into three groups based on the size of the epithelial...

The Preston Rule

The selection, specification and fitting of a spectacle frame necessitates the recording of certain measurements particular to the frame. These measurements are also essential when it is required to manufacture a handmade spectacle frame. Instruments designed to accomplish this task...