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Atlas of Clinical and Surgical Orbital Anatomy (Third Edition)

This textbook highlights in its preface to the third edition that considerable research has been undertaken in the fields of orbital and periorbital anatomy since 1994 (first edition) and 2011 (second edition). Various topics have been elucidated, such as the...

Scope Eyecare announces winners of Independent Prescriber Bursary Awards 2023

The final of the 2023 SCOPE IP Bursary Awards took place on Thursday 29 June 2023. The award, now in its second year, attracted many entries the quality of which were extremely high.

Biotech Healthcare Successfully Concludes Global Phakic Users Meeting 2024 in Barcelona

October 3, 2024 – Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Biotech Healthcare hosted the Global Phakic Users Meeting 2024 at the stunning Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona on 5th September. Bringing together over 150 ophthalmologists from 28 countries, the event showcased Biotech's...

Eye Healthcare: 90 Years of Progress

Eye Healthcare: 90 Years of Progress by Patrick Condon is far more than a historical account, it is a deeply personal, thoughtful and richly illustrated journey through the most transformative decades in ophthalmology, told by one of Ireland’s most respected...

World leaders in eyecare mark Centre for Sight’s 30 years of vision care

East Grinstead became the UK hotspot for groundbreaking vision care as some of the biggest names in global ophthalmology gathered to mark the 30th anniversary of Centre for Sight. The internationally recognised eye hospital, founded in 1996 by consultant ophthalmic...

Practice Plus Group: CSR in primary care optometry

Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology are delighted to offer a virtual accredited event for local referrers: ‘CSR in primary care optometry’Central serous retinopathy (CSR) is the fourth most common medical retinal condition which affects mainly patients of working age. It is...

Saving sight and changing lives: working with Syrian refugees in Jordan

Two ophthalmologists from the Emory Eye Center share their three-year experience of treating refugees in the camps in Jordan. Jordan currently hosts an estimated 1.4 million Syrian people who have fled the war in their home country. Cataract & Cornea...

Impact of Eye Health Surveys and Partnerships in The Gambia

This article brings together the three national eye health surveys that have been undertaken in The Gambia between 1986 and 2019 and the impact that the results have had nationally and internationally. In it we describe the long-term capacity-strengthening for...

Intravitreal injections delivered by ophthalmic clinical nurse specialists

Intravitreal injections of the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agent ranibizumab, for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was approved by National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) in 2008 [1]. The Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH),...

Caring for adults with an ocular tumour

Detection If you screen for an intraocular tumour, dilate the pupil. If the patient is driving, use phenylephrine only. If the patient declines, document this in the casenotes. Don’t forget to look for sentinel vessels, which would indicate a ciliary...

Thomson Software pledges support for new VCHP clinics

Thomson software Solutions has pledged to support all the new Vision Care for Homeless People clinics which are scheduled to open in the next five years throughout the UK.

New online tool will be a critical planning resource for commissioners and providers of eye health care

Eye disease is a major contributor to national health service backlogs, and the number of cases is set to significantly increase with an ageing population. Organisations from across the UK’s eye care sector, including the Association of British Dispensing Opticians...