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Control of bleeding with diabetic vitrectomy under air

The authors describe a modified diabetic vitrectomy using continuous air infusion in diabetic eyes with severe fibrovascular proliferation. In their case series of 25 eyes (20 patients), intravitreal bevacizumab (1.25mg) was used one week prior to surgery. Fifteen eyes had...

How long to air tamponade after DMEK?

This interventional case series looked at the influence of different intraoperative air tamponade times on graft adherence after descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). A total of 117 eyes with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) that underwent DMEK were included. Patients...

Bus driver swap sessions hit 50

Sight loss charity RNIB Scotland are marking their 50th ‘Swap with Me’ event with trainee bus drivers across Scotland this week. The hands-on sessions help drivers better understand the experiences of blind and partially sighted passengers. The sessions involve RNIB...

Air tamponade in pars plana vitrectomy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair

The authors report a study aimed to establish the use of air as a tamponade agent for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) treatment, regardless of the position or the number of retinal breaks. Two hundred and thirty-six eyes of 230...

Fundraisers take on 4 Kiltwalks for sight loss

Two fundraisers with visual impairment took on an 18-mile sponsored walk in tartan on Sunday, June 4th.

An ophthalmology elective in Kandy, Sri Lanka

On my first day at The Centre for Sight, Kandy General Hospital, I observed an enucleation. The surgeons worked with quiet precision, preserving the extraocular muscles for prosthesis placement. But when the time came, it became clear that the prosthesis...

“We’ve done it!”  Blind London lawyer and boss climb 24 peaks in 24 hours for charity, SeeAbility

“We’ve done it!” Blind London lawyer and his sighted boss succeed in climbing 24 peaks in 24 hours raising tens of thousands of pounds for 225-year-old disability charity SeeAbility.

Patient care a family affair at Newcastle-Under-Lyme eye hospital

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, mother and daughter Lisa Moors and Hannah Young won’t have to wait until next Sunday to spend time together - the pair work side-by-side, caring for hundreds of cataract surgery patients each week...

How to access research funding- experiences from the inside track @ 100% Ophthalmology

@15:15 – 16:15 The panel will aim to encourage members of the audience to consider applying to Fight for Sight and other vision charities.

Allied eye healthcare networking @ 100% Ophthalmology

@16:15 – 17:00 With technology advancing so much, SD-OCT is a more sensitive diagnostic tool than wide field FAF imaging for detecting early-stage HCQ-induced maculopathy. Wide field FAF may not be a necessary addition to SD-OCT in detecting HCQ toxicity. Richard Bell, Co-Chair - British Association of Retinal Screening

21st century cataract surgery training - a global perspective & cybersight @ 100% Ophthalmology

@15:15 – 16:15 Orbis’s online training and mentorship service for eye health professionals in developing countries.

Air or SF6 in DMEK

This retrospective study compared descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) outcomes in 136 consecutive eyes of 68 patients. All patients underwent DMEK for Fuch’s endothelial dystrophy, where consecutive eyes received 100% air bubble during first eye surgery and 20% sulphur hexafluoride...