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Optometrist found guilty of manslaughter
To start our new Optometry section, editor Janet Pooley takes a look at the tragic death of Vincent Barker and asks what lessons can be learned. In August, Optometrist Honey Rose was found guilty of the manslaughter of eight-year-old Vincent...The challenge of chorioretinal folds in virtual eye clinics
Chorioretinal or choroidal folds are parallel striations involving the retina, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), Bruch’s membrane, and inner choroid [1]. They can arise from compressive stress on these layers, and their presence often serves as a diagnostic marker for underlying...Sustainability in eyecare: Are virtual clinics the way forward in the diagnosis and monitoring of retinal disease?
Virtual clinics can be used successfully in screening and management of ocular conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity and age-related macular degeneration. Virtual clinics should be a considered as a more clinically appropriate modality of consultation, diagnosis and...UK Eye Care Data Hub updated with additional eye conditions
The UK Eye Care Data Hub, the most up-to-date and comprehensive model of the UK’s eyecare workforce and eye diseases in one place, has been expanded to almost double the number of eye conditions and update aspects of the sector...Edinburgh VCHP seeks local volunteers
Edinburgh’s VCHP clinic is looking for volunteers to keep the Monday morning drop-in sessions operating every week. Ashley Low, FBDO, the Clinic Manager explained: “We are keen to hear from optometrists, dispensing opticians and assistants to help. We have a...Primary care optometry poised to help demand on GPs
The 2023 GP Patient Survey (GPPS) published last week shows a decline in the number of patients reporting a good overall experience with their GP practice.
Opening the AI ‘black box’ for glaucoma
Artificial intelligence (AI) models show great promise for glaucoma detection using retinal images, but their ‘black box’ nature is a major barrier to clinical adoption. Clinicians are often hesitant to trust a diagnosis without understanding its reasoning. This paper provides...
Eye disorders occurring in congenital CMV
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and ophthalmological disorders that occur in children and record the frequency and type of eye disorders that occur from the infection. Of 449 potential studies,...
Microvasculature changes of mCNV after ranibizumab treatment using OCTA
In this study the authors aim to evaluate the vascular changes of myopic choroidal neovascularisation (mCNV) after ranibizumab treatment using optical coherence tomography-angiography (OCTA). The 3×3 OCTA en face images were analysed for the absence / presence of mCNV, CNV...Feb/Mar 2015 Quiz 1
A 79-year-old male presented to the ophthalmic emergency department with a three week history of left eye pain. He also reported visual deterioration in the left eye over the same period. He suffered from degenerative myopia, with his spectacle prescription...
Fixation disparity measurement
The authors evaluate different procedures looking at point zero, fixation disparity (FD) and motor fusion amplitude in order to calibrate the measurement of FD with Ogle’s apparatus with the overall goal to create a standardised measurement of the FD curve...
