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Tear production levels and dry eye disease

1 April 2019 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General | Dry eye disease, Schirmer I test, clinical tests, large population of patients, tear production levels
Dry eye disease (DED) is multifactorial, caused by an alteration in the quality or quantity of tear film’s three layers. Several tests are available for diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine if the Schirmer test (ST) could...

Training the trainers

1 February 2015 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Learning phakoemulsification is a psychologically demanding process. Every ophthalmologist passing through the UK training system will almost certainly have many stories to tell of difficulties faced along the way; hideous disasters where lessons were learnt, as well as glorious triumphs...

Steroid treatment for pseudophakic cystoid macular oedema

1 October 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal | Cystoid macular edema, intravitreal steroids, triamcinolone
The authors present a retrospective comparison of 45 eyes of 41 patients treated with 2mg intravitreal triamcinolone (IVT group) and 50 eyes of 42 patients treated with 40mg sub-Tenons triamcinolone (STT group) for pseudophakic cystoid macular oedema (CMO). The visual...

Vitreous loss fire drills – ophthalmic simulation improves trainee surgical competence and confidence with posterior capsule rupture scenarios

4 December 2023 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
Ophthalmic trainees have reported limited exposure and low confidence regarding the management of cataract complications such as posterior capsule rupture (PCR) / vitreous loss (VL). This report evaluates the impact of a simulation-based educational training event on these concerns. Introduction...

New Online Ophthalmology Portfolio Points Calculator

10 September 2025 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Applying for Ophthalmology ST1 is a competitive and often stressful process, with many applicants finding the portfolio self-assessment scoring system difficult to navigate. To make this process easier, a new online tool - MedPoints - has been developed to give...

Duke Elder Revision Course June

14 June 2025
🎓 Smash the Duke Elder Exam! 👁️‍🗨️1-Day Intensive Online Course for Aspiring Ophthalmologists💷 Fee: £50Join our high-yield, one-day crash course—designed by top scorers and exam insiders—for a comprehensive, engaging, and exam-focused experience.✅ Why Join Us?🔹 Founded by the current Lead...

Duke Elder Revision Course August

2 August 2025
🎓 Smash the Duke Elder Exam! 👁️‍🗨️1-Day Intensive Online Course for Aspiring Ophthalmologists💷 Fee: £50Join our high-yield, one-day crash course—designed by top scorers and exam insiders—for a comprehensive, engaging, and exam-focused experience.✅ Why Join Us?🔹 Founded by the current Lead...
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Ophthalmic DOPS and OSATS: The Handbook for Work-Based Assessments

1 October 2015 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The first thing to say is: “I wish I’d had this book when I was an ST1!” The number of work-based assessments (WBA) required during ophthalmic specialist training (OST) is a daunting prospect to trainee ophthalmologists, particularly ST1s with no...

Life in the eye department

1 June 2014 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The crowd is gathering at the watering hole in the Serengeti that is Friday teaching at the Major Teaching Hospital. Would there be enough different species of consultant present or would there be insufficient numbers? If a critical mass of...

Ophthalmology Specialty Training 2024: What's different?

13 December 2023 | | EYE - General
The 2024 intake for ophthalmology specialty training (OST) has undergone several significant changes in its approach towards candidate selection and assessment. This article provides a comparative analysis, detailing these new measures and comparing them against the previous year's standards. Our...

How to get a trainee from 0 to 600 cataracts in two years: Perspectives from the trainee and the trainer

4 December 2024 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
Trainee’s perspective I remember my first day as an ST1 at Moorfields Eye Hospital in Croydon. I was in theatre for a cataract list, and the challenges were numerous. From draping to hydrating the wound, it was all completely new...

From novice to overnight on-calls: developing an ophthalmology bootcamp to ease the learning curve for new trainees

4 December 2023 | | EYE - General
Introduction My first ophthalmology on-call was nine years ago and it was a fairly traumatic experience. I was an FY2 in a Welsh district general hospital and I was on my own – at least, that’s how it felt to...