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Michael Burdon to begin term of office as a BCPB Trustee
17 June 2020
Michael Burdon begins his term of office as a BCPB Trustee in July 2020, and in October 2020 will become Chairman of the Council when Paul Hunter retires after six years.
Unique exhibition conveys experience of visual impairment
20 October 2021
The exhibition ‘Windows of the Soul’, part of the Bloomsbury Festival in London, has been pioneered by a combination of young scientists, clinicians and artists, some of whom are visually impaired themselves.
High levels of public trust in optometry supports extended services closer to home, says AOP
New research published by the General Optical Council (GOC) last week shows high levels of confidence in optical practitioners.Edinburgh local plans to run Scottish half marathon for Fight for Sight
A local to Edinburgh and East Lothian who suffers from Stargardts disease will run the Scottish half marathon to fundraise for Fight for Sight.New President and President-elect of the UK and Éire Glaucoma Society announced (1)
Glaucoma UK has announced the appointments of the new President and President-elect for its UK and Éire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS).Low Vision Questionnaire
Participation in this survey is greatly appreciated and will help eyecare practitioners to provide the support patients with vision loss deserve.Moorfields: Joint Ocular Oncology and Vitreo Retinal Symposium for Nurses and Ophthalmic Health Care Professionals
15 November 2025
Following the success in 2024 of our first Joint Ocular Oncology and Vitreo Retinal Symposium for Nurses and Ophthalmic Health Care Professionals, we are delighted to announce that the symposium will take place again on 15 November 2025. This unique...
Transfected RPE cells inhibit AMD in rats
1 August 2015
| Graham Wallace
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly. Wet AMD is characterised by choroidal neovascularisation, new vessels into the retina, leading to leakage and tissue damage. Many proangiogenic factors particularly vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)...
Macular slippage following macular hole surgery
1 April 2014
| Khadijah Basheer
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EYE - General
The treatment of macular holes now involves peeling the internal limiting membrane (ILM) as well as vitrectomy and gas tamponade. It has been noted in previous studies that following an ILM peel the morphology of the macula is different. Tadayoni...
Does amniotic membrane transplant improve outcomes in chemical injuries?
This single centre, randomised, parallel-controlled clinical trial compared the outcomes of patients with Roper-Hall grade IV ocular chemical injury that had conventional treatment vs. combined medical treatment and amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT). They followed up 60 patients between August 2006...
Steroid treatment for pseudophakic cystoid macular oedema
1 October 2021
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Cystoid macular edema, intravitreal steroids, triamcinolone
The authors present a retrospective comparison of 45 eyes of 41 patients treated with 2mg intravitreal triamcinolone (IVT group) and 50 eyes of 42 patients treated with 40mg sub-Tenons triamcinolone (STT group) for pseudophakic cystoid macular oedema (CMO). The visual...
