You searched for "tumour"
Deciphering dark retinal patches
3 October 2024
| Blanca Flores, Anastassios Kostakis
|
EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
We present a case of bilateral extensive dark without pressure (DWP) located outside the retinal vascular arcades in a young female. This retinal finding is benign but, in some instances, darkened retinal patches could be associated with potential sight-threatening conditions....
Help the VISION 2020 LINKS & Networks Programme to save children’s sight and lives
3 October 2024
| Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran, Richard Bowman, Ido Didi Fabian
|
EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The LINKS & Networks Programme was established at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London School of Health and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), 20 years ago to improve the quality and quantity of eye health services in low- and middle-income...
The New Zealand National Eye Centre and the land of the long white cloud
4 October 2023
| Qi Zhe (Henry) Ngoo, Bia Kim, Nazima Ali, Pui Ting Tiffany Ma, Chiya Robert Barrett
|
EYE - General
Located southeast of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand (Aotearoa) is home to five million culturally diverse people. Renowned for its lush nature spanning from unexplored forests to active volcanos and snow-capped mountains, New Zealand has become both...
ABDO Medal of Excellence awarded to Jo Underwood
Jo Underwood, founding principal of ABDO College, has been presented with the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) Medal of Excellence in recognition for her outstanding service and commitment to the Association.ST Interview: Ophthalmology ST1 Interview Workshops 2024/2025
15 January 2025
|
Recruitment & Personnel, Company Profiles
Get your calendars out: dates for the 2024/2025 ST Interview Workshops for Ophthalmology ST1 Application are out & registration is live! Link: https://stinterview.com/courses/ophthalmologyst1/ Dates: October 2024-March 2025 interview workshops (18/1, 1/2, 8/2, 22/2, 26/2, 1/3, 8/3, 10/3, & 12/3), 26th...
The refractive index in the eye lens – implications for clinical practice and optical design
1 August 2016
| Barbara K Pierscionek (Prof), Andy T Augousti (Prof)
|
EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The eye may appear to be a comparatively simple organ and yet its optical system is complex and continues to be a source of investigation and research. The major optical elements are considered to be the cornea and the lens...
Insights in resistant diabetic macular oedema
5 August 2022
| Sofia Rokerya
|
EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This article gives a bird’s eye review of the different modalities for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema (DME). The debut of anti-VEGFs has brought a paradigm shift in DME management. This treatment has now become a major breakthrough in...
Trabeculectomy with erroneous Mitomycin-C concentration – a near miss
Trabeculectomy is the most commonly performed surgical procedure for glaucoma in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Modifications to the technique have been made since its introduction in 1963, perhaps the most significant being the adjunctive use of mitomycin-C (MMC), which...Development of retinoblastoma services in Zimbabwe
5 June 2020
| Mayuri Makan, M Ashwin Reddy, Zishan Naeem, Richard Bowman, Nick Astbury, Marcia Zondervan
|
EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Zimbabwe recognised the need for a paediatric ophthalmology service almost 20 years ago. The economic uncertainty in the country made it difficult to secure financial support, so initial funding came through local donors. Equipment – including vision charts, ophthalmoscopes and...
Development of retinoblastoma care in Indonesia and the role of multidisciplinary team meetings
4 August 2021
| Primawita Oktarima (Dr), Mayasari Wahyu Kuntorini (Dr), Anne Susanty (Dr), Andi Pratiwi (Dr), Anna Radwanska (Dr), Marlyanti Nur Rahmah (Dr), Marcia Zondervan
|
EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
In the second article of a two-part series (See Part 1 here), the authors focus on the diagnosis and management of retinoblastoma in Indonesia. COVID-19 doesn’t get thanked for many things, but on 19 December 2020 as the world grew...
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)
IIH is a medical condition where the intracranial pressure (ICP) is raised without an obvious cause. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is produced in by the choroid plexus in the lateral ventricles and the roof of the third and fourth ventricles,...Neuro-ophthalmic disease patterns in Southeast Asia with particular reference to giant cell arteritis
1 April 2016
| James F (Barry) Cullen, Lakana Kumar Thavaratnam
|
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...
