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Complex Biometry Clinics: a new service development
In this article we describe a new local service development, the ‘Complex Biometry Clinic’ at Leicester Royal Infirmary. Retrospective data analysis of patients referred between October 2012 and October 2013 was performed. The aim was to provide a one-stop service...Ground-breaking achievements in blindness prevention
One small UK based charity is enabling pioneering research to prevent blindness in low and lower middle income countries. The British Council for Prevention of Blindness (BCPB), established in 1976, funds innovative research and training which seeds the development of...Educational concerns and anxiety levels amongst ophthalmology trainees during the COVID-19 pandemic
How concerned are ophthalmology trainees about the present impact and the future consequences of suspended ophthalmic training programmes? Researchers in the West of Scotland investigate. Anxiety, stress and the longer-term stress reaction of burnout often go unrecognised, yet are known...100% Optical wins ‘best brand collaboration’ accolade
Optical tradeshow won the ‘Best Brand Collaboration’ award at the Exhibition News Indy Awards for the Association of Optometrists’ (AOP) partnership with Media 10.Stepper comes to the support of VCHP once again
STEPPER EYEWEAR has generously pledged to support VCHP again – marking the fifth year of engagement with the charity. This year’s £11,000 donation will be used towards the running costs of the Birmingham clinic, which runs every Monday at SIFA Fireside.Keep calm and cut the carbon – improving sustainability in ophthalmology
As I dump my tenth pair of gloves into a non-recyclable clinical waste bin; dispose of another handful of plastic minims; or print another wad of single-sided discharge paperwork after a cataract surgery, the inconvenient truth of how these seemingly...Line-up confirmed for Eye News Symposium!
We are delighted to confirm an excellent line-up of speakers and topics for the Eye News Symposium, taking place in Glasgow on Sunday 20 January.
Pseudophakic Monovision: A Clinical Guide
The contents of this small volume should provide useful tips for all ophthalmic practitioners involved with managing patients undergoing cataract surgery. For those ophthalmic clinicians and supporting staff not familiar with the potential options for achieving a spectacle independent refractive...
Clinical evaluation of a multifocal aspheric diffractive intraocular lens
This is a multi-centre prospective study involving five different centres in Europe including 52 patients with cataract. The average age was 68.5±10.5 years, 35 females were bilateral implanted with aspheric diffractive multifocal lens implantation of the Tecnis 1-Piece multifocal intraocular...
Risk stratification to reduce intraoperative cataract surgical complications
The authors prospectively collected data on 1135 consecutive patients undergoing cataract surgery. They were risk stratified according to categories – A (no additional risk factors, 0 points), B (vitrectomy, corneal scarring, small pupil less than 3mm, shallow anterior chamber less...
IVTA for diabetic macular edema and macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion: a meta-analysis
This meta-analysis aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of different doses of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) for diabetic macular oedema (DME) and macular oedema (ME) secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO). A systematic literature search for randomised controlled trials...
