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Glaucoma: 30 years on
30 November 2023
| Colm O’Brien
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EYE - Glaucoma
Back in 1993, the late and great Barry Cullen FRCS (Cavan born, Dublin trained), the first editor of Eye News, asked me to write an article about the current treatment of chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG). At the time I...
Management of diabetic macular oedema in vitrectomised eyes
1 August 2016
| Maged Habib
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is one of the leading causes of blindness; its prevalence is on the rise with progressive increase in numbers of people suffering from diabetes. The management of DMO has evolved significantly over the past few years....
Rare eye diseases: progress continues with authorised orphan medicines and breakthrough technologies
1 October 2018
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - General
An update on the development of orphan medicines, recent regulatory treatment approvals for rare eye conditions and advances in retinal prosthetic technologies for blinding diseases. The prevalence of a rare disease is based usually on a range of estimates and...
Danger Zone: Miles Hilton-Barber
2 June 2025
| Peter Cackett
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all” – Helen Keller, deafblind American author, activist, and disability rights advocate I have always had a thirst for adventure, even if it has been predominantly from the comfort of my...
Refined glaucoma referral practice offers prospect of improved capacity and expanded role for primary eye care professionals
1 February 2018
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the most frequent cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and the second leading cause of blindness in the UK [1,2]. The global prevalence of glaucoma in 2010 was approximately 3.5% for people aged 40-80 years, according to Jonas et...
Flashes and floaters in community optometry – diagnosing a posterior vitreous detachment
1 October 2018
| Janet Pooley
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EYE - General
Managing patients who attend a practice with symptoms of flashes and floaters is a regular occurrence in community optometric practice. It’s often very distressing for patients; symptoms can be quite dramatic and an internet search can indicate imminent blindness from...
VISION 2020 LINKS Programme: the Madagascar-Leeds LINK
1 December 2014
| Aditi Das, John Buchan, Marcia Zondervan
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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, EYE - General
Madagascar is a fascinating and culturally rich island which has an ‘exotic’ status in most people’s eyes. Yet it is among the poorest countries in the world. According to the World Bank, 92% of the population live on less than...
VISION 2020 LINKS: COECSA Fellowship examination goes from strength to strength
1 April 2019
| Dylan Costello, Muchai Gachago, Josiah Onyango, Robert Taylor, Mike Burdon, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - General
Eye health problems and access to diagnosis and treatment is an important issue throughout low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and particularly on the African continent, where quality of life is drastically affected by poor vision, blindness and deteriorating eye health,...
6.6.2020 – a celebration of international partnerships
5 October 2020
| Allen Foster (Prof), Josiah Onyango, John Nkurikiye, Mike Burdon, Melanie Corbett, Marcia Zondervan
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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, EYE - General
The date 6.6.2020 was selected as a significant milestone for celebrating the achievements of the VISION LINKS Programme as part of the global ‘VISION 2020: The Right to Sight’ initiative [1]. This virtual full-day seminar included LINK partners in the...
The Diabetic Eye Screening Programme in Tanzania - The VISION 2020 LINK between Dodoma and Belfast
4 February 2021
| Rahila Bashir, Frank Sandi, Tunde Peto, Bernadetha Robert Shilio, Marcia Zondervan
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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, EYE - General
Rahila Bashir, Senior Remote Ophthalmic Research Image Grader, talks to Frank Sandi, Ophthalmologist at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH), University of Dodoma in Tanzania and to Tunde Peto at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and Belfast Health and Social Care Trust...
Establishing an intra-arterial chemotherapy service for children with retinoblastoma in Nigeria for the first time
3 April 2023
| Mattan Arazi, Oteri Okolo, Dupe Ademola-Popoola, Richard Bowman, Ido Didi Fabian, Covadonga Bascaran, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - General
This is the first in a series of three articles (see Part 2 here) about strengthening eye health services in Nigeria through collaboration with the LINKS and Networks run at the International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene...
Is it NAION… Now what?
3 April 2024
| Urvi Patel
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Case presentation We present the case and discussion of a 46-year-old Caucasian male who complained of immediate reduced vision following complicated neck dissection including a total laryngopharyngectomy, free flap reconstruction for a T4N3 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the left...
