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Refocus on children programme results

The authors describe the logistics and results of the refocus on children programme for the 2012-13 school year. The aim of the programme was to help school nurses provide access to comprehensive vision care and reduce unnecessary visual loss or...

What’s new in wet AMD papers?

Paper presentations on neovascular (‘wet’) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) from the 16th European Society of Retina Specialists Congress, Copenhagen, September 2016, outline recent research directions evaluating the impact of vision loss on key health domains, patient preferences in the process...

What's trending Oct/Nov 2020

A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #oldEnglish #herbalremedies Researchers from the University of Warwick, investigating natural remedies to treat bacterial infections, have discovered a potential new treatment....

Myopia progression with atropine and different treatment lenses

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of low dose atropine at inhibiting myopia progression, the possible additive potency of this treatment combined with either of two peripheral defocus contact lenses over three years of therapy, and whether there was...

RCOphth to host digital event on COVID-19 recovery

The RCOphth will be running its first ever virtual conference with lectures and discussions on restarting services, theatre pathways, the impact on training, home testing, digital innovations and the physical effects of the virus on the eye.

Moorfields Education: Lacrimal assessment for nursing & allied professionals study day

Aimed at practitioners who wish to safely examine the eyelids, ocular surface and lacrimal system. This practical course will ensure delegates are able to demonstrate safe and effective lacrimal technique, whilst the patient's perspective as a service user remains the main focus.

Crash Course in Neurology and Ophthalmology (Sixth Edition)

The UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) is sat by final year UK medical students and consists of an applied knowledge test (AKT) and a clinical and professional skills assessment (CPSA). This book is tailored to help medical students prepare for...

A refractive surprise after vitrectomy and capsulectomy

Figure 1: Right posterior capsule small aperture. We report a case of a pseudophakic patient who underwent vitrectomy and posterior capsulectomy. In spite of good visual acuity and absence of floaters, he was unhappy with the visual outcome. Case report...

COPHy 2026

17th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology

UK CSF Disorders Annual Meeting 2023: The pressure of headache

Hosts: Professor Susan Mollan and Professor Alex Sinclair The annual meeting this year will focus on headaches in CSF disorders, with special section for adults and kids. The course is aimed people who investigate and treat CSF disorders and includes...