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Sight Scotland Veteran’s Linburn Walled Garden being transformed into therapy hub
Sight Scotland Veterans has joined forces with Cyrenians to transform the Walled Garden at its Linburn Centre in West Lothian into a therapy hub which can be used by veterans, families and the local community.Moorfields: Ocular emergencies level 1
Designed for optometrists, orthoptists, nurses and other allied ophthalmic health professionals, this module will deliver the knowledge and skills required for the examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients who present in an ophthalmic emergency setting. Entry requirementsBSc (Hons)...Make eye drops a part of your Ramadan routine
Glaucoma UK, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), and the British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) are encouraging Muslims with glaucoma to continue using their medication as prescribed during the holy month to prevent irreversible sight loss.Advances in cataract surgery
This article covers recent clinical findings in mydriasis and anaesthesia for cataract surgery, shared by Sathish Srinivasan and Keith Davey at a surgical meeting in Manchester. Towards dropless cataract surgery Day case cataract surgery is the standard of care in...
Ophthalmology Secrets, Fifth Edition
Janice Gault presents the fifth edition of the critically acclaimed Ophthalmology Secrets. If you are someone like me, who is sceptical and needs persuaded to add another textbook to their collection, let me be the first to convince you the...
EDTA chelation for band keratopathy
The authors describe a retrospective analysis of 89 eyes from 72 patients who underwent ethlenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) chelation for band keratopathy. The ratio of R:L eye was 41:48. The mean age was 71 years (range 18-93 years). Thirty-two out...
Pilot trial of Fluoxetine for post-stroke homonymous hemianopia
The authors present a pilot randomised placebo controlled double blind trial assessing 20mg fluoxetine once daily for 90 days versus placebo in stroke survivors with isolated homonymous hemianopia. Exclusion criteria were extensive in terms of pre-existing ophthalmic or neurologic disease,...
Textbook of Community Ophthalmology, 1st Edition
As a medical student with a keen interest in public health, I found Textbook of Community Ophthalmology to be an insightful resource that bridges the gap between individual clinical care and population-based strategies for preventing blindness. The editors present a...
Dacryoendoscopy in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction
This retrospective study demonstrates the role of dacryoendoscopy to identify causes of failed lacrimal probing in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO). Dacryoendoscopy was carried out in 13 children with refractory CNLDO. The lacrimal pathway was examined from puncta to the...
Large series profiling skew deviation
A retrospective notes review was completed for patients identified as having skew deviation. The authors outline their exact definition of skew deviation within the methods of the paper. One hundred and fifty-seven patients were identified, it is not clear over...
Defining of a successful surgery for different types of strabismus
The authors present the results of a Delphi study, following on from their previous work which defined successful general outcomes for strabismus surgery. This study aimed to define success outcomes for specific types of strabismus. Twenty-five experts were involved in...
