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Influence of capsular tension ring implantation on rotational stability of intraocular lenses

31 July 2026 | | EYE - Cataract
This is a systematic review and meta-analysis aiming to determine the effect of capsular tension ring (CTR) placement on intraocular lens (IOL) rotational stability. Twelve studies (1251 eyes; 639 CTR, 612 non-CTR) were included from literature search of PubMed, EMBASE,...

The results of the last survey Dec22

1 December 2022 | | EYE - General
I am regularly faced with litigation whereby the claimant’s cornea has decompensated after cataract surgery. The procedure may have been complicated but sometimes it is not. The eye may have been high risk, for example, a shallow anterior chamber with...

Making a life-changing difference in Bangladesh

1 October 2016 | | 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
It has always been a desire of mine to volunteer in a ‘vision aid’ type project abroad, but due to various factors I had not been able to fulfil this desire until very recently. A gentleman called Mizanur Rahman (founder...

Enhancing ophthalmology training: Unleashing the power of simulation

2 August 2024 | | EYE - General
Ethical and practical barriers hinder early surgical experience in ophthalmology training [1], which is problematic when early-career trainees bring a higher risk of poor surgical outcomes and patient harm [2]. The European working time directive and the surgical backlog secondary...

The results of the last survey Jun22

1 June 2022 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Thank you once more for your time in answering the latest survey. The first question relates to the number of staff required for a routine cataract list. There was a big variance in practice. Some of us are luckier than...

The results of the last survey Apr25

2 April 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Postoperative endophthalmitis is arguably the worse possible complication of cataract surgery. We are a victim of our own success as the procedure has such an amazing safety profile that when things go wrong patients are bound to feel aggrieved and...

New SpaMedica site opens in Bexhill-on-Sea

2 June 2023 | spamedica, infrastructure, Cataract surgery
SpaMedica, which specialises in NHS cataract surgery and YAG capsulotomy, will help to significantly reduce waiting times for East Sussex patients.

Joined-up working across Worcestershire eyecare system provides best service for patients

18 December 2023 | NewMedica, Quality, Patient satisfaction, NHS, private sector, practice
The sight-saving work of an independent eye clinic has been praised for the high quality of service it provides for patients.

Serendipity

3 October 2024 |
“Serendipity is looking in a haystack for a needle and discovering a farmer’s daughter” – Julius Comroe Jr (Surgeon, Medical Researcher and Author) One of the attractive features of ophthalmology, apart from the good quality of life and the relatively...

OpenEyes – Community edition

1 October 2017 | | EYE - General
Moving to an electronic patient record (EPR) is all the rage these days, even in the District General Hospitals (DGHs). When I am not writing these articles I work in one such hospital. At Bolton Foundation Trust we deployed OpenEyes...

‘Phaco-plus’ procedures at forefront of modern glaucoma management

3 June 2026 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Cataract
Glaucoma and cataract increasingly present as a ‘two-in-one’ surgical opportunity. In the UK, new modelling suggests ~1 million adults aged ≥40 may currently have glaucoma, with a projected rise to ~1.6 million by 2060 as the population ages and demographics...

Daybreak Medical: Ophthalmic Ultrasound Seminar 2 Day Course "From Theory to Practice"

30 April 2025 -1 May 2025
Course ProgrammeDay One:-Registration and Welcome-Introduction: applied Basics and Principles-B-Scan: How to Perform and Obtain the Best Images-Standardised A-Scan: Guest Speaker-Biometry: A-Scan, B-Scan and IOL Calculations-Opaque Media/Dense Cataracts-Vitreoretinal Disorders and Trauma-Hands on Training with Real Patients and Biometry Workshop Day Two:-Ultrasound...