5 October 2026
| Arun James Thirunavukarasu
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EYE - Glaucoma
Much is said about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform clinical practice, particularly with the advent of foundation models [1]. The newest models are ‘pretrained’ on text, image, tabular and other forms of data to produce architectures that...
We can all picture that moment in clinic: you are about to tell someone that they’re no longer legally able to drive, ready to deploy our ‘breaking bad news’ techniques. For some patients this may have been expected, or they...
History A 60-year-old man presented to the ophthalmologists with painful blurred left vision. Examination revealed a white vascular mass, occupying 60% of the anterior chamber space, arising from the iris. After conservative therapy, no useful vision remained. The eye was...
A 34-year-old woman, who is a CEO in a multinational firm, has been losing vision over the last 12 months. She has seen her opticians, who initially tried different glasses but could not improve things. Clinical examination is unremarkable. How...
The 2025 SightCare Independent Optician Awards celebrating the independent spirit opened for applications in July. The SightCare Awards recognise the best independent opticians from the length and breadth of the UK.
Alexander Jones asks what impact the current pandemic will have on ophthalmology trainees. In my work as a Clinical Teaching Fellow, I have to admit that chaos is uncommon. Neither the anxious excitement of rushing to help an unwell patient...
Our philosophy is that you learn best by being tested. In medical school, we have gotten familiar with question banks for revision and testing the knowledge that we’ve picked up. Interviews are no different, and whilst mock interviews are an...
Our philosophy is that you learn best by being tested. In medical school, we have gotten familiar with question banks for revision and testing the knowledge that we’ve picked up. Interviews are no different, and whilst mock interviews are an...
Our philosophy is that you learn best by being tested. In medical school, we have gotten familiar with question banks for revision and testing the knowledge that we’ve picked up. Interviews are no different, and whilst mock interviews are an...
Our philosophy is that you learn best by being tested. In medical school, we have gotten familiar with question banks for revision and testing the knowledge that we’ve picked up. Interviews are no different, and whilst mock interviews are an...
Our philosophy is that you learn best by being tested. In medical school, we have gotten familiar with question banks for revision and testing the knowledge that we’ve picked up. Interviews are no different, and whilst mock interviews are an...