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RSM (Royal Society of Medicine) Squint Forum 2023

This year’s annual Squint Forum meeting will be split into three sections. We will firstly examine Paediatric medical retina – with a focus on current research, genetics and ROP. 

Moorfields Education: Medical retina level 2 (College of Optometrists Professional Higher Certificate in Medical Retina)

Applications for January 2024 are now open. Open to optometrists and other healthcare professionals who've completed the level 1, although other qualifications or experience may be accepted. Delegates undergoing this course will further develop skills in screening, diagnosing and managing a variety of medical retina conditions.

Moorfields Education: Cataract, medical retina and disc assessment

The course has been designed to meet the training needs of band 6’s and 7s looking to develop their knowledge and skills in disease recognition, management and intervention of cataract, medical retina and disc assessment

BEAMS 2026 Annual Meeting

The 1st annual meeting from the British and Éire Association of Medical Retina Specialists society.

WATCH EPISODE 15: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

Welcome to the 15th episode of Beyond 2020, the video series from Andean Medical Mission | Bolivian Medical Charity that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common...

WATCH EPISODE 16: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

Welcome to the 16th episode of Beyond 2020, the video series from Andean Medical Mission | Bolivian Medical Charity that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common...

Glaucoma Awareness Week: Glaucoma UK to focus on hereditary nature of disease

With so many people looking forward to reuniting with family and friends, Glaucoma Awareness Week will focus on the fact that glaucoma can be hereditary and the importance of loved ones in the lives of patients with the disease.

Christoph Schoess awarded prestigious Theodor Leber Medal by the DOG

At the opening ceremony at their annual congress (10–13 October) in Berlin, Germany, the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) awarded Christoph Schoess, founder and long-serving Managing Director of Heidelberg Engineering, the esteemed Theodor Leber Medal. This prestigious accolade is presented to...

Gambia-Swansea Partnership: Technical support in our 16-year partnership

I have been involved in the Gambia-Swansea VISION 2020 LINK now for more than 16 years. I hope that this article will be of some interest to anyone considering volunteering overseas, as part of a LINK or in any other...

Dans le Noir

There is a restaurant in London where dinner is served in the dark. Not dim light or occasional infrequent light, but absolute pitch black darkness. Apparently the aim is twofold; to better appreciate the quality of the food as the...

The ROP Network: a south-south collaboration to improve care for premature babies

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of the immature preterm retina and a leading cause of preventable, irreversible blindness in children. There are 15 million preterm births annually, and over 32,000 neonates became blind from ROP in 2010 [1]....

Efficacy of intravitreal dexamethasone implant in patients with persistent macular oedema

Chronic cystoid macular oedema (CME) can develop secondary to various pathologies such as diabetic maculopathy, retinal vein occlusion and uveitis. It can cause significant visual impairment and macular damage. The therapeutic effect of corticosteroids in CME is through one or...