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RCOphth: MIGS Club

16 January 2026
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) Club

The flexibility of virtual clinics

7 December 2020 | | EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Oculoplastic
Virtual clinics in ophthalmology are typically associated with glaucoma and medical retina, where they are now a well-established part of the landscape. The availability of an ophthalmic electronic patient record (EPR) makes the deployment and management of virtual clinics much...

Simulated ocular surgery – strabismus surgery

1 October 2015 | | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit
See also Simulated ocular surgery and Simulated ocular surgery: pars plane vitrectomy and scleral buckling surgery Strabismus surgery requires a range of skills, distinct to those required for intraocular surgery. Even if a trainee does not plan to become a...

Intravitreal injection related endophthalmitis

1 April 2015 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This article reviews the incidence, clinical findings, risk factors, management and visual outcomes in intravitreal injection related endophthalmitis. Incidence of this complication is reported to be in the range of 0.038% to 0.065% (1 in 2000-3000 injections). Patients present typically...

Direct endoscopic probing for congenital lacrimal duct obstruction

1 April 2014 | | EYE - General
The most common treatment for congenital lacrimal duct obstruction (CLDO) is probing, which is traditionally a blind procedure. Previous literature reports success rates between 78-92%. The authors of this retrospective non comparative case series reviewed the success rates of probing...

Outcomes of corneal cross-linking in paediatric patients compared to fellow untreated eyes

1 October 2018 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
This retrospective cohort study evaluated long-term visual, refractive, topographic and safety outcomes of corneal cross-linking (CXL) in patients younger than 18-years-old with keratoconus. The study included all consecutive paediatric patients who underwent epithelium-off CXL treatment for keratoconus at the study...
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Intracameral sodium hyaluronate for postoperative hypotony after Baerveldt glaucoma implant

1 June 2019 | | EYE - Glaucoma
This is a retrospective study to examine the effect of 0.1ml of sodium intracameral sodium hyaluronate 1.4% (Healon GV – HGV) in patients who had hypotony (IOP<5mmHg) within three months of having a Baerveldt glaucoma implant (BGI) operation. Hypotony is...

Issues with standard practice: Luer lock syringes in cataract surgery

4 December 2025 | | EYE - Cataract
For a few years, we have worked together with the practice variance surveys to tease out differences in the way we work and to discuss issues that arise. I hope that we have learnt some lessons and reflected on what...

Upper eyelid ulceration as a presenting sign of frontal sinus mucocele

3 October 2022 | | EYE - General
Introduction A sinus mucocele is an epithelium-lined sac filled with mucus and desquamated epithelium. It forms secondary to inflammatory processes that occur in a sinus with an obstructed ostium. Predisposing conditions include previous trauma, surgery, tumours, anatomical abnormalities, and chronic...

ESCRS releases the 2022-2023 EUREQUO Annual Report

6 September 2023 | ESCRS, EUREQUO, Annual Report, ECCTR
The European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons is marking the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the EUREQUO Registry with the announcement that this cataract and refractive database has now grown to more than 4 million surgical procedures.

Implications of missed foreign bodies under the upper eyelid

9 August 2023 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Oculoplastic
Children aren’t the best historians. As a result, clinicians sometimes rely on the accounts of parents regarding problems. Missed foreign bodies due to poor histories or incomplete examinations may result in irreversible loss of vision. This case report shines light...

A trainee’s guide on how to prepare for the digital age of ophthalmology

6 April 2021 | | EYE - General
As the pandemic rolls on, the past year has left many ophthalmic departments in disarray with ever-lengthening patient waiting-lists and increasing challenges in service delivery. Areas such as virtual clinics, telephone / video consultations have had to mature rapidly to...