This study day aims to upskill ophthalmic practitioners in the triaging, assessment and management of emergency eye conditions. Plus, the day will include both theoretical teaching and a practical skills session.
The programme includes session around the iStent inject W from Mr Imran Masood, Birmingham, Ms Laura Crawley, London, Mr Ricardo Peixoto, Derby and Tim Robinson. Introductions and conclusions from Niven Smith, Glaukos.
The UK Neuro-ophthalmology Society (UKNOS) Annual Meeting will take place on Thursday 27 February 2025 at the International Students House, Regent's Park, London. The theme is Anatomical Antagonists. Sessions will include clinical talks, scientific presentations with a prize for the best trainee presentation and a breakfast session for Allied Professionals in Neuro-ophthalmology
2 December 2019
| Denise Mabey, Stella Antwi-Boasiako, Chatawana Molao, Vumilia B Mmari, Michelle Hennelly, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - General
Ophthalmic nurses (ON) have been the backbone of eye health services in Africa since the mid-20th century and remain the largest single cadre of allied ophthalmic personnel in Commonwealth countries in Africa. Numbers are currently estimated at between 3500 and...
Liverpool is steeped in history, from its mercantile history, home to Cunard and the White Star line, to the Merseybeat and Derek Hatton. Not to be outdone at their annual meeting in the city, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists made...
Case report An 89-year-old lady with dementia was referred to me out of hours by her GP with a few days history of an angry looking left eye for suspected elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). I discovered that this lady first...
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #AlienEarth #TheEye One of the best shows to recently start streaming is, in my opinion, Alien: Earth. The cosmic horror of...
1 October 2017
| Chrysostomos D Dimitriou
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EYE - Glaucoma
This study investigated the retinotopic functional representation in the visual cortex of mild to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) participants and age-matched normal volunteers, using wide-view visual presentation, high-resolution retinotopic stimuli, and high-resolution blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic...
The effect of solutions commonly used in strabismus surgery were evaluated on 6-0 polyglactin suture tensile strength. The method involved a simple dead load test. Specimens of 6-0 suture were loaded in tension until breakage. This was repeated on 10...