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A case of Miller Fisher Syndrome and bilateral asymmetric globe retraction

1 February 2022 | Anna Gkountelia, Shabnam Khan | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - General

Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is a rare, acquired nerve disease that is considered to be a variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome. It was first recognised by James Collier in 1932 as a clinical triad of ataxia, areflexia and ophthalmoplegia. Later, it...

Trans-sinus endoscopic removal of retrobulbar air gun pellet within the orbital apex

2 August 2022 | Muzammil A Nahaboo Solim, Mike McKenna, Gar-Yun Wong, Sreekumari Pushpoth, David EJ Whitehead | EYE - Orbit, EYE - General

Injuries to the eye have been widely reported in medical literature due to a variety of mechanisms causing significant morbidity and occasional unexpected mortality for the patient [1]. It is often wrongly assumed that air gun pellets lack this potential....

Cornea teaching techniques: one cornea donor tissue for two purposes

2 February 2024 | Bryher Francis, Shokufeh Tavassoli | EYE - Cornea

There is a national shortage in the UK in corneal graft material [1,2]. The majority (69%) of corneal transplants in the UK are partial thickness, with 35% being Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) [2]. During the preparation of the donor...

Do steroids prevent progression to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR)?

1 February 2017 | Usha Chakravarthy (Prof) | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

There is continuing debate on the merits of pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP) for severe pre-proliferative and proliferative DR versus the newer therapies that inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This has been hotly debated [1] following the publication of findings from...

Cataract incidence rates in patients from the UK suffering with diabetes mellitus

1 October 2018 | Rupert Bourne (Prof), Clare Bailey | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General

The authors summarise the main findings from a recent study which investigated the incidence rates of cataract in patients with or without diabetes mellitus (DM). Background to the study Worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 253 million people...

Thinking outside the box – adapting to the COVID-19 lockdown

5 August 2020 | Amar Alwitry | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General

How can we avoid further delays to follow-up in glaucoma patients? The author asks if there is a socially distanced way to check IOPs in those at high risk of losing vision. Glaucoma is an asymptomatic condition. Loss of the...

How to pass the FRCOphth Part 1 as a foundation trainee: some practical tips

7 February 2022 | Vanessa Yeo | EYE - General

Attempting the FRCOphth Part 1 examination as a foundation trainee requires significant time and financial commitment. Unlike the MRCP and MRCS examinations, the curriculum of this exam does not overlap with the undergraduate syllabus. As such, it is a steep...

Getting the Duke Elder examination right: reflections and tips from a medical student

31 May 2023 | Bing Jie Chow | EYE - General

The Duke Elder undergraduate prize examination is an annual exam organised by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom. Named after Sir Stewart Duke Elder, a prominent British ophthalmologist, the exam is designed to encourage undergraduate medical students...

Getting one’s eye in

4 February 2021 | Lisette Bijma | EYE - General

Lisette Bijma, Sister in the Eye Emergency Department at John Radcliffe Hospital, explains how COVID-19 provided a ‘baptism by fire’ and enabled fundamental and positive changes to the running of the department. Five years ago, I arrived in the UK,...

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