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Moorfields Education: Glaucoma level 3 (College of Optometrists Professional Diploma in Glaucoma) 2025

13 January 2025 -1 July 2025
This course is designed to build up from levels 1 and 2 to further develop skills in detecting change in clinical status and decision-making in patients with established glaucoma of all types in adult patients. Entry requirementsPossess a minimum of...
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Expert vs. non expert grading of ROP from digital video images

1 October 2015 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether digital video images of the retina obtained using an indirect ophthalmoscope imaging system could be accurately graded for zone and stage of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and the presence of...
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Delayed improvement in Muller’s muscle ptosis surgery

1 December 2018 | | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit
This is a retrospective review of patients undergoing ptosis surgery. The authors had noticed anecdotally that although a posterior approach Muller’s muscle and conjunctival resection (MMCR) appeared to achieve similar results to an anterior approach levator resection (ALR) in the...
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Clinicopathologic factors and survival in patients with sebaceous carcinoma of eyelid

5 February 2020 | | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit
This is a population-based analysis performed to evaluate the prognostic factors and survival of patients with sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid. Patients with eyelid sebaceous carcinoma from 1973-2013 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database and...
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Patient reported outcomes in adolescents with inherited retinal diseases

4 October 2023 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal | PROM, Patient-reported outcomes, clinical trial, gene therapy, inherited retinal disease, pediatrics, retinal dystrophy
This was a two-centre validation study of two sets of patient reported outcome measures (PROMS) for adolescents (13-17- years-old) with inherited retinal diseases. The measures were the Michigan Retinal Degeneration Questionnaire (MRDQ) and the Michigan Vision-Related Anxiety Questionnaire (MVAQ). Both...
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PRPF31-related retinitis pigmentosa and asymptomatic carriers

1 March 2024 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal | FST, PRPF31, RP11, Retinitis pigmentosa, asymptomatic carriers, non-penetrance
The authors present a study of 21 patients with variants in the PRPF31 gene classified as pathogenic or likely pathogenic. These variants are caused by autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP-11). Between January 2020 and November 2021 patients underwent tests of...

The results of the last survey Oct21

1 October 2021 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
This edition’s survey questions moved away from the deep and ethically charged questions of the recent surveys and focussed on simple and straightforward issues. This is really where the surveys began in exploring the minor practice variations which we have...

A short survey of the views of clinicians on the role of procedure-specific consent forms

1 October 2018 | | EYE - General
Informed consent is an ethical and legal right of every patient [1]. It is essential that patients receive clear, concise and accurate information regarding the risks, benefits and alternatives to a potential intervention. In addition to this, the patient must...

What's trending Oct/Nov 2024

3 October 2024 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #PommelHorseGuy #Olympics The Paris Olympics have been such a delight this year, from incredible physical feats to touching competitor comradery, I...

Ombudsman comments on government announcement of duty of candour review

12 December 2023 | candour, ombudsman, rob behrens, Broken Trust, patient care, NHS
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens comments on the Department of Health and Social Care's announcement about a review into duty of candour.

The 7th Annual Glasgow FRCOphth Prep Course

2 October 2025 -4 October 2025
​Welcome to the Glasgow 7th annual FRCOphth Prep Course - a mock examination course aimed to support ophthalmology trainees as they prepare to sit the FRCOphth Part 2 Oral Examination. ​As the college moved to a new hybrid format, we...

Life as a Global Citizen Consultant Ophthalmologist: a personal view of working in Scotland and Tanzania

3 October 2022 | | EYE - General
Global Citizen post - a new challenge I was looking for a new challenge. I had been in the same consultant post with a subspecialty interest in paediatrics and strabismus for 17 years and was rattling around in an empty...