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The choroid in pregnancy

1 October 2014 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
During pregnancy there can be different types of ocular changes including a decrease in corneal sensitivity, increase in central corneal thickness and curvature, decrease in intraocular pressure, central serous chorioretinopathy and ocular blood flow. Advances in ophthalmic imaging devices has...
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Assessing failure of laser coagulation treatment for type 1 retinopathy of prematurity

7 April 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The authors present the findings of a retrospective study to examine the cause of treatment failures in type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). They reviewed the medical charts of all infants with persistent disease post laser treatment at Uppsala University...
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DIGIROP efficacy for detecting treatment-requiring retinopathy of prematurity (TR-ROP)

2 August 2022 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
This article examines the efficacy of using the DIGIROP online prediction model in estimating the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring treatment in two Portuguese hospitals. Portuguese screening criteria for ROP mirrors that of the UK (<32 weeks gestation...

Eye drop reminder apps

1 April 2016 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
There are quite a few apps in both the iPhone and Android app stores designed to help patients remember to take their eye drops. The goal here was to select an app suitable to recommend to patients. Ophthalmic specific apps...

Johnson & Johnson announces lead vaccine candidate for COVID-19

30 March 2020
Johnson & Johnson has announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate and the rapid scaling of its manufacturing capacity with the goal of providing global supply of more than one billion doses.

SightCare Conference 2023

29 January 2023 -30 January 2023
The SightCare conference brings independent optical practice’s together on 29 and 30 January 2023 at the Telford International Centre to network with their colleagues and peers and enjoy two days of workshops, keynote speakers, CPD education, learning and fun. This...

Moorfields Education: EyeThrive: Ophthalmic leadership and management programme

10 November 2023
Two-day course 10 and 13 November 2023

A missed opportunity

1 February 2019 | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Back in 2000 Sir Liam Donaldson wrote a piece of work commissioned by the then Secretary of State for Health entitled “An Organisation with a Memory”. We are now 18 years on and still some of the recommendations from them...

AOP Lifetime Achievement accolade for Professor David Whitaker

8 March 2024
The prestigious award was presented to the optometrist and prominent researcher at a celebratory event on 25 February.

Topcon Healthcare National OCT Conference (prior to Optix Conference)

12 March 2023 -13 March 2023
by Laura Williams The National Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Conference – the industry conference organised by Topcon Healthcare – went ahead as an in-person event for the first time in three years. It was a widely welcomed return to in-person...

Toxic nutritional optic neuropathy (TON)

2 August 2022 | | EYE - General
Toxic optic neuropathy are a group of conditions manifested by reduction of visual functions secondary to damage to the anterior visual pathways from exposure to a toxin. The implicated toxin could be work-based, food or drink related, or iatrogenic medication....

Building a resonant personal brand: A 10-step guided path for ophthalmologists

4 December 2024 | | EYE - General
Here are 10 actionable steps to carve out a meaningful personal brand. 1. Uncover your core values Delve into the ethos and values that define you as a professional. What sets you apart in the ophthalmic arena? These will be...