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Understanding vasoproliferative retinal tumours
Syed Irtiza Ali Shah explores this rare and unusual condition through a fascinating case presentation. Vasoproliferative tumours of the retina (VPTR) are a vascular mass with an associated exudative retinopathy alongside the presence of minimally dilated feeder vessels. This is...Newmedica calls for transparency over glaucoma waiting lists and more collaboration with community optometrists
Ophthalmology provider Newmedica is calling for greater transparency by all providers over glaucoma waiting lists to tackle a ‘postcode lottery’ facing patients. Coinciding with Glaucoma Awareness Week (30 June – 6 July), Newmedica, which provides NHS and private ophthalmology services,...New NHS cataract clinic opening in Colchester
A brand-new ophthalmic clinic is opening in Colchester this week, dedicated to providing NHS cataract surgery for patients across Essex.Mucormycosis: In conversation with Dr Deepak Haldipur and Dr Aditya Moorthy
15 July 2021
| Deepak Haldipur, Aditya Moorthy, Sunil Narayan Dutt (Dr Prof)
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EYE - Orbit, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - General
COVID-19 has ravaged the world in the past 18 months. The second wave in many countries was deadlier than the first. Mucormycosis, infamously labelled ‘the black fungus’ has affected some countries, such as India, in epidemic proportions within this COVID...
Neuro-ophthalmic disease patterns in Southeast Asia with particular reference to giant cell arteritis
1 April 2016
| James F (Barry) Cullen, Lakana Kumar Thavaratnam
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
As indicated in an earlier article in Eye News [1] Dr Cullen was invited in 2000 to the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) as visiting Professor with a specific remit to set up a specialist neuro-ophthalmology service, which was the...
Development of eyecare services in Dominica: Past, present, and future
3 October 2024
| Hazel Shillingford-Ricketts, Kevin Melanson, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran
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EYE - General
Dominica is a small island developing state in the Caribbean with a population of approximately 73,000 people [1] and has a long and proud history of developing eyecare services through international partnerships. This article will give you an outline of...
Insights on medical AI for ophthalmology: an update on current perspectives
3 June 2024
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - General
Artificial intelligence (AI) has immense promise for revolutionising medical practice. Generative AI is a form of AI in which algorithms are trained on datasets that can be used to generate new content, such as text, images or video based on...
Code-Free Deep Learning: a step into the future of ophthalmology
3 October 2022
| Rohan Misra, Ciara O’Byrne, Pearse A Keane (Prof)
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EYE - General
A new focus has arisen within the research domain of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare called code-free deep learning (CFDL), and recent research demonstrates that ophthalmology is becoming one of the leading specialties in this field. Artificial intelligence (AI) is...
Four pillars: Exploring eye exigencies
2 June 2025
| Jem Ann Bautista
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EYE - General
This series explores the four pillars of advanced clinical practice and here, Jem Ann Bautista explores the pillar of clinical practice. As day case theatre practitioners in one of London’s biggest and busiest centres, our team is trained to cater...
What's trending Feb/Mar 2023
3 February 2023
| Nadeem Atwan Atwan
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EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #nativity #needleeye Happy New Year! Let’s kick things off with a holiday-related story. Birmingham-based micro-engraver Graham Short engraved by hand...
Psychiatric Consequences of Ophthalmic Disease
1 December 2013
| Amjad Akram, Masood Alam Shah
In part two of this series on ophthalmology and psychiatry, the authors will cover the possible psychiatric consequences of ophthalmic disease. The following conditions will be discussed: a. Black patch psychosis b. Psychological state in blindness c. Phobias in the...
A nightmare on Doctor Street: Three
3 October 2024
| Peter Cackett
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EYE - General
“Everyone at this party isn’t as young, fit and single as they’re making out. Yep, let’s face it, we’re all falling apart piece by piece. Doesn’t matter if you’re single or in a couple: You. Are. Going. To. Die” In...