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An update on inherited retinal disorders (part 1) – overview and assessment of inherited retinal disease
Part 2 of this topic can be found here Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) is the leading cause of blindness certification in the working age population (age 16-64 years) in England and Wales and the second most common in childhood [1]....Michael Barrymore’s laser eye adventure goes viral
In an electric episode that’s taken social media by storm, TV legend Michael Barrymore has joined world-leading laser eye surgeon Professor Dan Reinstein for a real patient procedure – with an impromptu saxophone concert pre-surgery. The 60-second video, now clocking...“I can’t see nothing out of that eye, you ....!”
This is exactly the call you don’t want to receive at 11 at night. The A&E colleague phoned to inform me about a young man who was kicked several times in the face and could not see out of one...
One-week intubation in external dacryocystorhinostomy
Whether to routinely intubate or not in dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery has been a subject of controversy among lacrimal surgeons. Similarly, if intubated the timing of removal of stent is not standard. Here, the authors carried out a survey of their...International Women’s Day 2025: In Conversation With Dr Michelle Le Cheminant
Women make up 70% of the global health and social workforce but hold only 25% of leadership roles. In ophthalmology, women represent just 25-30% of ophthalmologists. Research shows that hospitals with increased female surgeons and anesthetists have lower odds of...OXSIGHT Onyx – A sight-enhancing wearable
The Onyx is a newly-released (late 2021) wearable with a powered magnifier to assist those with central vision impairment. Unlike the previously covered wearable devices, this enhances existing sight. The unit can either be held against the eyes when needed,...Traffic Lights
For this issue’s instalment of The Culture Section, I was privileged to speak to Moorfield’s first prize competition winner Charlotte Zheng. Earlier this year in January, Charlotte wrote a patient reflection poem for the prize competition titled ‘Patient as Teacher...Inaugural IP education session hailed a hit
A pioneering session has brought together a group of independent prescribers to create content ‘for practitioners by practitioners’ for use in real world scenarios.
DMEK versus DSAEK
This systematic review and meta-analysis reviewed published evidence comparing two endothelial corneal transplants techniques; Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSEAK). DMEK involves transplanting Descemet membrane with endothelial cells without any overlying stroma. In DSAEK...
Predicting outcomes in repair of canalicular lacerations
This is a retrospective study looking at results of primary canalicular repairs in a tertiary eye centre. Thirty-nine patients were included in the study. The cause of injury was blunt trauma in 51.2%, road traffic accident (RTA) in 30.7%, animal...
Atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) and ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN)
The authors present two cases of invasive OSSN in patients with severe AKC. Case 1 was a 73-year-old male with severe AKC and atopic eczema who developed a suspicious papillary-like limbal lesion in the left eye. He had an excisional...
