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My Top Five: Trinkets of fact or fiction

Trinkets of adult wisdom are often delivered to children alongside warnings of catastrophic outcomes. In this article we present five ‘facts’ about eye health and vision and ask the question: to what extent are these ideas backed up by literature?...

The COVID-19 ‘frontlines’: a foundation doctor’s perspective

Staring through the fragmented stained glass of the Virgin Mary and her assorted angels, I reflected on the strangeness of the workplace I now found myself working in and the irony of a workforce now working together more enthusiastically than...

The benefits of hospital-based training: Bridging the gap in skills acquisition

Developing countries have a significant burden of eye disease that is compounded by severe shortages of specialised skills, presenting a critical global ophthalmology challenge. Many ophthalmologists may seek to pursue specialised training upon completion of their postgraduate studies. Much of...

Resurfacing the ocular surface

The ocular surface (OS) is an anatomical and functional unit made of the tear film, the conjunctival, limbal and corneal epithelium, the lacrimal, mucous and meibomian glands and the lids and blink reflex. The tear film is composed of a...

Haag-Streit UK moves to exciting new premises

Haag Streit UK is pleased to announce that we have moved our UK headquarters from Harlow to Bishop’s Stortford.

When OCT Misleads: False Positives, False Negatives and How to Avoid Them

Presenter: Dr Lee O'Mara CPD Points: 1 Target Audience: Optometrist / DO

OCT in Glaucoma: Recognising Disease and Avoiding Pitfalls

Presenter: Dr Lee O'Mara CPD Points: 1 Target Audience: Optometrist

Inflammatory Optic Neuritis: Typical, Atypical and When It’s Urgent

Presenter: Dr Lee O'Mara CPD Points: 1 Target Audience: Optometrist / DO

The Eye as a Window: Recognising Ocular Side-Effects of Oral Medications

Presenter: Dr Lee O’Mara CPD Points: 1 Target Audience: Optometrist / Specialty optometrist (AS/SP/IP)

A connected workplace - Part 2

In Part 1 of this topic (bit.ly/ENconnected) the need for a mature ophthalmic imaging network was described. Here, I provide a scoring scheme that can be used to articulate the maturity of existing devices. As with any scoring system, the...

The assessment of pupils and 
pupillary reactions

Understanding pupillary reactions is vital in understanding basic neuro-opthalmology. It is a skill required in eye casualty, clinics and perhaps most importantly, exams. To start at the beginning, the pupil is the central aperture of the iris, its size controlling...

My message to future ophthalmology teaching fellows: Organising an effective ophthalmology placement

Globally, teaching ophthalmology during the undergraduate period presents challenges. The time allocated for it is minimal with substandard exposure [1,2]. Additionally, the number of universities mandating formal ophthalmology education has significantly declined [3]. Research supports the observation that doctors in...