Esme's Umbrella is pleased to announce an information day for all patients, carers and families affected by Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS). Refreshments and lunch are available throughout the day.
History A 29-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a two week history of floaters and patchy peripheral visual field loss in the left eye (LE). She had no relevant medical history and she was not on any current...
To reflect the fact that this column consists of not just web links, but also mobile and general technology content we have changed the name from Internet to ‘Tech Review’. In keeping with the title, this issue includes a mixture...
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, video consultations (VC) in eye care have been adopted in some regions and hospitals as a way of replacing some face to face ophthalmic consultations. I would like to use this column to...
Transferring clinical imaging from high street optometrists to secondary care is an increasingly requested option, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A wide variety of solutions exist to allow this, each with their own merits and shortcomings. In...
Last issue we discussed Monet and Cassatt’s experience of painting through cataract. We now move to two stories of resilience in the face of macular degeneration, Edgar Degas and Georgia O’Keeffe. Edgar Degas. (c1873) ‘The Dance Class’, oil on canvas....
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: If looks could kill – kohl and the eye Human fascination with beautification can be traced...
Donald Montgomery, 2019 Chair of the UK and Eire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS), shares the highlights of his meeting in Glasgow and reveals next year’s location.
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We chat to Manoj Parulekar at the Oxford Ophthalmological Congress 2019. He tells us about the meeting, his masterclass and his highlights.
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In this video Professor Robert MacLaren talks to Eye News about the Keeler Lecture he gave on Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa.
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In this video Professor Francesca Cordiero talks to Eye News about the Duke Elder Lecture she gave on Detection of Apoptosing Retinal Cells (DARC) Development and Translation.
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