In ophthalmology practice today there is a vast number of training and educational opportunities for staff from all professional backgrounds. The key is to use your study leave and funding wisely! In the first of this series of articles, signalling...
On the drive home, after a long day of eye screening patients in homeless shelters, I would pass through the boroughs, towns and villages of east London. Stopping at the soup kitchen, I would meet Christian with heavy cataracts, and...
My six-week elective in ophthalmology at Westmead Hospital in Sydney offered much more than technical mastery; it challenged my assumptions about patient care, teaching and the role of curiosity in medicine. Though my passion for eyes was ignited by my...
My clinical elective was spent at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) in Melbourne. As Australia’s only specialist tertiary hospital dedicated entirely to eye disease, RVEEH gave me significant exposure to, and enhanced my clinical understanding of, ophthalmology....
5 October 2026
| Astrid Leck, Hugh Bassett, Jelena Djordjevic, Matthew J Burton
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EYE - General
For many eye health professionals, the barriers to further training are practical rather than motivational. Time away from clinic, course fees and restrictive entry requirements can all limit access. This can be particularly true for colleagues working in under-resourced settings...
Jeremy: Come on, man, shake your booty! Tonight even Paxman’s out, hoovering up lines of crank off Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Tonight’s the big one.Mark: Jeremy, all rational people agree it’s a truth self-evident that it’s impossible to have a good time...
1 February 2018
| Priyanka Mandal, Swetha Rambhatla, Sunil Shah (Prof)
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EYE - General
A team of volunteers describe their experiences of working with the Khmer Sight Foundation in Cambodia. Cambodia has a population of 15 million people, of whom an estimated 300,000 are blind. This figure is increasing by 10,000 each year. Three-quarters...
The author discusses the first quality standard for serious eye disorders from NICE and takes a look at new care models for enhanced service delivery. Patient backlogs pose risks to patient safety, with research showing that people are losing sight...
Completion of Core Training is approaching fast and you begin to wonder three things. One, where do you want to live? Two, is anyone going to be retiring there soon? Three, what subspecialty do you want to do? In an...
Théa have developed a series of Communications Skills courses in conjunction with a group of senior Ophthalmology Consultants who identified a gap in the existing training available in this key area.
Haag-Streit Academy has become renowned for its exceptional slit lamp courses, aimed at clinicians with a variety of slit lamp skills, whether they are complete beginners, or more advanced users of the equipment. Additionally, Haag-Streit Academy offers a Slit Lamp...