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Le Club Neuro-Ophtalmologie Francophone / UKNOS Meeting
Joint Meeting of the UK and French Neuro-Ophthalmology Societies This bilingual meeting will feature simultaneous translation and an impressive line-up of speakers, including Gordon Plant, Dan Milea, Matthieu Robert & Valerie Biousse.Grand Debate: "Queen Square vs Pitié-Salpêtrière (1860–1910) – Which...College of Optometrists and RCOphth form new Eye Care Interoperability Steering Group
New cross-sector Eye Care Interoperability Steering Group formed to spearhead the development and implementation of common standards for eye care images in the UK . A new Eye Care Interoperability Steering Group has been established to accelerate the adoption of...Watch your back: Ergonomics and Ophthalmology
Aadil Hussain discusses an ophthalmologist’s risk of musculoskeletal injury and highlights the importance of ergonomics education, to ensure a pain-free career. Chronic and disabling musculoskeletal injury has been identified in the field of ophthalmology with increasing prevalence. The ophthalmologist is...
Retinotopic fMRI reveals visual dysfunction and functional reorganisation in the visual cortex of glaucoma patients
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...Spotlight: The Community Eye Health Journal
In many low-income settings, where vision loss is greatest, eyecare is hampered by shortages in trained health workers. In sub-Saharan Africa, there are fewer than five ophthalmologists per million population, compared to over 70 per million in high-income countries. Eyecare...
Comparing tensile strengths of two scleral fixated intraocular lenses: CT-Lucia and MA60
The authors designed a benchtop model to measure the tensile strengths and resistance to breakage of the haptics and haptic-optic junctions of the CT Lucia 602 (Carl Zeiss, California) and AcrySof MA60 (Alcon Laboratories, Texas) IOLs. For the haptic breakage...
Repeat corneal collagen cross-linking after failure of primary cross-linking (CXL) in keratoconus
This is a 10-year, retrospective, patients record review from Leeds, UK. Twenty-one eyes had repeated CXL and the mean interval between primary and repeat CXL was 47.1 months. Twenty (95%) eyes stabilised after repeated CXL at a mean follow-up of...Use of off-the-shelf magnifying glasses as a cost-effective alternative for surgical loupes
Surgical loupes are an integral part of ophthalmic surgery on the ocular surface and in the periocular area. Available in different magnifications, they provide a clear view of the field of surgery which can greatly assist in identifying fine structures...Optic nerve swelling – your survival guide (part 2)
In this second article we will discuss bilateral optic nerve swelling, its aetiology, various investigations and possible treatments. We will also discuss various protocols used in the management of suspected optic nerve swelling cases. (Part one of this topic available...OSA Autumn Members Meeting
Optical Suppliers Association Autumn Members Meeting
Combined home and office-based treatment for accommodative insufficiency
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Bernell EYEPORT II vision training system on accommodation in cases of accommodative insufficiency (AI). This was a prospective randomised study comparing the intervention of the EYEPORT II vision...
