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To involve or not to involve parents in the RoP examination of infants

This study investigated whether allowing parents to witness retinopathy of prematurity (RoP) examinations influences their levels of anxiety, depression and hopelessness, in addition to potential differences in psychological outcomes between parents of infants with and without RoP, and between fathers...

Health Minister sees first-hand how community optometry is helping transform care across Northern Ireland

The Health Minister visited a leading Lisburn eye care practice to see how community optometry is helping patients receive faster treatment closer to home, while reducing pressure on Northern Ireland’s overstretched hospital services. Hosted by Optometry NI, Mike Nesbitt’s visit...

What are the indications and outcomes of optic nerve and optic nerve sheath biopsies?

This retrospective multicentre study reviewed 72 patients who underwent optic nerve or optic nerve sheath biopsy at 3 sites over a 24-year period. The authors aimed to evaluate the indications, diagnostic yield and complications associated with these procedures, which are...

Visual and anatomic outcomes in delayed-onset endophthalmitis after glaucoma surgery

The authors evaluate visual and anatomical outcomes in a retrospective case series of 15 eyes from 15 patients treated for delayed-onset endophthalmitis following incisional glaucoma surgery. The study included patients presenting at a tertiary referral centre between 2013 and 2023...

Cementing a VISION 2020 LINK partnership between Blantyre and Liverpool – building capacity for DR services alongside research

Malawi is a small land-locked country in eastern Africa with a growing population of over 17 million people. About 45% of the population is aged 14 or under; only 5% are aged 60 or over. The gross national income per...

Practice tips: Directions in cataract surgery services and preventing postcataract endophthalmitis

Future directions in the delivery of high quality cataract surgery services and approved intracameral prophylactic approaches to lowering the risk of postcataract infective endophthalmitis were debated by consultant ophthalmic surgeons in a recent London seminar, held at the Royal Society...

Ophthalmology in Uzbekistan: Challenges and prospects

Uzbekistan is situated at the heart of Central Asia with a population of approximately 30 million people. Ophthalmology there has witnessed significant progress over the past few decades since its independence in 1991, reflecting Uzbekistan’s efforts to align its healthcare...

DR-NET Workshop – information-sharing for strengthening DR programmes

Contributors: Rosie Brennan, Anshul Chauhan, Mona Duggal, John Ellis, Michael Gichangi, Edwin Grayson, Catherine Jamieson, Ankita Kankaria, Oliver Kemp, Hendra Kusuma, Nanda Matthew, Geeta Menon, Habibah Muhiddin, Tunde Peto, Recivall Salongcay, Frank Sandi, Hazel Shillingford-Ricketts, Bernadetha Shilio, Caroline Styles, Sharon...

Artificial intelligence and the 2024 Esme’s Umbrella Medical Student Essay Prize

Esme’s Umbrella is a charity for people with Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS), helping raise awareness of the condition as well as offering support and advice. All clinical specialties may encounter CBS, so Esme’s Umbrella inaugurated a medical student essay prize...

The missing voice in oculomics: Community optometry and the implementation gap

A community optometrist examines what the high street needs before artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled systemic risk assessment moves from laboratory to consulting room. Few areas of AI have advanced as rapidly as oculomics. Within little more than a decade, retinal imaging...

Insights on medical AI for ophthalmology: an update on current perspectives

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...

Optometrists and ophthalmologists update their joint care vision

The College of Optometrists and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists have published an updated joint vision for the continued collaboration of the two professions, to support the delivery of safe and sustainable eye care services in England.