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St John & St Elizabeth Hospital launches paediatric day surgery

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital has launched a new children and young people’s elective day surgery service for children aged three and above, increasing access to high-quality paediatric care in London. The service provides elective day surgery with procedures...

Moorfields Education: Implementing a non-medical intravitreal injection service July 26

Moorfields Education: Implementing a non-medical intravitreal injection service

Moorfields Education: Implementing a non-medical intravitreal injection service March 26

Moorfields Education: Implementing a non-medical intravitreal injection service

RNIB Scotland launches manifesto for a better Scotland

This National Eye Health Week, leading sight loss charity RNIB Scotland has launched its manifesto, ‘Looking For A Better Scotland’, urging all political parties to commit to action ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections. With an estimated 183,000 Scots...

How to get the most out of your medical school ophthalmology placement

Ophthalmology has become a very popular speciality, generating a vast interest amongst medical students with competition for training posts increasing yearly. Yet it is often difficult to get adequate exposure to the speciality prior to applications, with very limited time...

Moorfields: Laser Course

Moorfields Education: Laser course for ophthalmic healthcare professionals

Shetland actress stars in RNIB’s general election film

Sandra Voe (87) from Shetland, has stared in a film which highlights the need for accessible voting for blind and partially sighted people.

Beyond the slit lamp: Unanticipated lessons from my ophthalmology elective

My six-week elective in ophthalmology at Westmead Hospital in Sydney offered much more than technical mastery; it challenged my assumptions about patient care, teaching and the role of curiosity in medicine. Though my passion for eyes was ignited by my...

The National Treatment Centre-Highland

The National Treatment Centre-Highland opened its doors to patients in April 2023. At a cost of £48 million this represented a significant investment by the Scottish Government for the provision of modern eye care for the North of Scotland.

The results of the last survey Oct 2019

Another fascinating response which once more highlights the massive variation in practice. I completely acknowledge that ophthalmology is an art as well as a science and therefore there will be variances in practice and there will not be one ‘right’...

My Top Five: Preparing for the Duke Elder examination: My tips for success

The Duke Elder Examination is a prestigious ophthalmology exam, open to all medical undergraduates. It is a prize examination, consisting of 90 multiple-choice questions in two hours, testing students on ophthalmology content beyond the undergraduate curriculum. With notoriously tough questions,...

Predictors of IOP reduction after SLT

The aim of this study was to identify predictors of intraocular pressure reduction following selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, who are already taking maximally tolerated IOP-lowering medication and need further IOP reduction. In this prospective...