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Cataract surgery and the carbon footprint: Lessons in sustainability from Aravind Eye Hospitals, India
Climate change is among the most urgent global health threats. In 2016, environmental factors caused 13.7 million deaths worldwide, underscoring the link between planetary and human health [1]. Healthcare itself is not blameless. Globally, the sector accounts for 4.4% of...ANTS Imaging Competition 2024
Do you have an interest in ophthalmic imaging? Fancy capturing the anterior segment using a slit-lamp? Check out the new ANTS Imaging Competition.Revolutionising eyecare: Gloucestershire’s Community Ophthalmic Link delivers nationally significant results
Ophthalmology is the largest outpatient specialty in the NHS, and in Gloucestershire, it is growing at an annual rate of 2.55%, outpacing other specialties. However, rising demand has led to significant waiting lists, often resulting in patients not being seen...A glimpse of Syrian ophthalmology
Ophthalmology training in Syria has long followed a rigorous residency model, preparing medical graduates for specialist practice through surgical experience and formal examinations. Yet in recent years, the combination of conflict, resource shortages and emigration of medical professionals has created...My Top Five: Social movements changing eyecare awareness
Throughout recent years, the rise of the digital age has allowed for social movements to receive far greater awareness than was ever deemed possible. As a result, significant attention has been drawn towards initiatives focusing on a range of health...Seeing things from down under: Reflecting on an ophthalmology elective in New Zealand
During March 2025, I undertook a four-week elective in ophthalmology at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand. Having had minimal exposure to ophthalmology within my time at university, I was excited to be further immersed in it whilst also having the opportunity...GIRFT best practice for glaucoma services
Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT), part of NHS England, has set out a clinical framework for delivering consistent, patient-centred glaucoma care across England. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the UK, and case numbers are projected...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...The Eye Health Network – an ‘optometry-first’ approach to eye care
Historically, in NHS Grampian, ophthalmology and optometry worked separately, with even the process of optometry referral to hospital occurring only at the behest of the patient’s general practitioner (GP). Criteria for referral were not discussed and feedback after referral was...The management of retinal vein occlusions: a summary
Retinal vein occlusions (RVO) are the most common cause of visual loss from retinal vascular disease second to diabetic retinopathy. Vision is lost due to ischaemia, macular oedema and / or haemorrhage which ultimately effects a patient’s quality of life...Understanding the inequalities of ophthalmic care for Indigenous people in a first world country
Aboriginal Australians have faced numerous challenges over the past centuries. Here in this article, Edward Saxton highlights why there are inequalities of ophthalmic care in Australia and why this has led to increased levels of blindness in Aboriginal people relative...
