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Help the VISION 2020 LINKS & Networks Programme to save children’s sight and lives
The LINKS & Networks Programme was established at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London School of Health and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), 20 years ago to improve the quality and quantity of eye health services in low- and middle-income...My ophthalmic elective: Lerdsin Hospital, Thailand
My decision to undertake elective in Thailand was made to help broaden my horizons on ophthalmic conditions and practices. Additionally, I hoped to improve my Thai medical vocabulary to communicate with Thai patients fluently. As I got an opportunity to...Restoring sight and embracing culture: A voluntary cataract surgery experience in Morocco
It all came from networking Doing volunteer work is an integral part of being a doctor. Helping and treating those in need without financial recognition embodies righteousness and a pure spirit. As healthcare providers, we have an unwritten duty to...In conversation with Robert F Walters, Orbis Trustee
Can you give us a brief overview of the organisation and its hope for the future? Orbis International is a global non-governmental organisation (NGO) which is dedicated to the prevention of blindness. We’ve now been going since 1982. We’re very...Protecting and recovering from email hacking
Over the last 12 months I have received emails from more than 20 friends and acquaintances (mostly doctors) who didn’t send those emails. More often than not I find the emails in my ‘Spam’ folder as Gmail knows they are...
Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and age-related cataracts
Cataractogenesis occurs as a result of ageing, smoking, exposure to UV radiation and genetic predisposition. Antioxidants can reduce the cataract risk as found in animal models and humans and vitamin D is one of them. This epidemiological study based in...SEEN by Joshua
They were all SEEN by one individual who then took their story to the world to witness. He saw them through his eyes and captured them in his camera lens. Through his vision and through their visual interpretations, an extraordinary,...Getting started in ophthalmology: Advice for new doctors
Starting your first rotation in ophthalmology is exciting and a little daunting. As the start date approaches, the nerves may start to creep in. What’s expected of me? How much ophthalmology am I supposed to know? How will the on-calls...UKISCRS Cornea & Cataract Day 2026
United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractce Surgeons Cornea & Cataract Day 2026Lost in translation
The article that follows is a collection of reflections and observations by Peter (British) and Nathan (Singaporean) living and working in each other’s countries. Peter Cackett “Best thing about this place is it’s not still full of pompous ex-colonials who...
Visual recovery following Ex-Press vs. trab
The authors describe a prospective randomised study of 64 POAG subjects with controlled IOPs comparing visual acuity data in patients randomised to either Ex-Press model P50 or trabeculectomy. Visual acuities were recorded at baseline, day one, weeks one and two...
