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Specialty doctor interviews
1 February 2019
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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EYE - General
I started my training as an ophthalmologist in the Wild West of Carmarthenshire where I did my first laser procedure, first phacoemulsification and first slit-lamp examination. All of these firsts were done under the tutelage of very skilled staff grade...
The approach to angle-closure glaucoma
1 October 2016
| Kaivon Pakzad-Vaezi
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EYE - Glaucoma
Further to my last article in Eye News (print issue) describing the diagnostic approaches to various clinical scenarios in glaucoma, the approach to angle-closure glaucoma (ACG), a situation terrifying for patient and registrar alike, will be discussed. Please refer to...
Virtual reality pupil assessment software
1 October 2021
| David Haider
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EYE - General
For Oct/Nov 2021 we review a virtual reality (VR) solution for training and assessing pupil function. Different types of VR exist, and the application described here is used on the Oculus Quest or Pico headsets. The user wears a headset...
Redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic: personal accounts from four ophthalmology trainees
5 August 2020
| Nada Burgess, Mary Henry, Maria Tadros, Yu Jeat Chong
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EYE - General
We once believed that the coronavirus would not penetrate the safe confines of the United Kingdom, like so many outbreaks before this. Once the news came that this pandemic descended into our hospitals, the anxieties about redeployment began. Many of...
Secondary iris-claw anterior chamber lens implantation in patients with aphakia without capsular support
1 August 2014
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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Anterior chamber, Cornea, Lens and zonules, Optics and Refraction, Treatment Surgery
This retrospective, non-randomised, non-comparative, interventional study including 128 eyes of 124 patients that presented with aphakia with no capsular support. All patients consecutively underwent Artisan iris-claw intraocular lense (IOL) implantation between 1997 and 2010. The inclusion criteria were: aphakic without...
A tale of two membranes
1 February 2016
| Jan Huelle
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness... I am fortunate to work on a vitreoretinal firm at the moment and only a few...
Acetylcholine receptor antibodies in the diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
3 August 2023
| Nouf Alnafisee, Joanna M Jefferis
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the commonest autoimmune condition to affect the neuromuscular junction. In the UK, its prevalence is 15 per 10,000 [1,2] and recent studies have shown that rates are steadily increasing [3,4]. Aims of this audit The aim...
A case report of bidirectional aberrant upward eye movement
1 February 2016
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Divergence, innervation, oblique muscle, oculomotor nerve, rectus muscle
The authors present a case report of a 14-year-old boy with left ptosis and strabismus since childhood. In primary position he had left hypotropia with ptosis. On elevation of the right eye, the left eye depresses and adducts. Conversely, on...
Obtaining US clinical experience in ophthalmology as a UK medical student or junior doctor
Medical students or junior doctors in the UK may be interested in gaining US clinical experience for many reasons. Unfortunately, many trainees do not know how to arrange these and there is a common misconception that it is difficult to...10 daily habits damaging your eyesight and changes you can make to remedy against them
15 March 2023
Following World Glaucoma Day on 12 March this year, it is vital that the longevity of our vision is always a priority. However, many of our daily habits contribute to the onset of glaucoma and vision loss.
Surgery for superior oblique palsy with superior rectus contracture
5 June 2020
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
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Superior oblique palsy, botulinum toxin injection, inferior oblique weakening, superior rectus contracture, superior rectus recession
With limited information in the literature regarding simultaneous surgery in cases with superior rectus (SR) contracture in superior oblique (SO) palsy, the authors aimed to evaluate the efficacy of combined SR/IO surgery. This was a retrospective study of 15 cases...
The Eye Health Network – an ‘optometry-first’ approach to eye care
1 April 2014
| Stephen McPherson, John Olson
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EYE - Cornea
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...
