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How a calcified Soemmerring ring was removed from the vitreous cavity when the cutter and forceps failed to do so

1 June 2018 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Know’st thou the land where lemon-trees do bloom,And oranges like gold in leafy gloom; A gentle wind from deep blue heaven blows, The myrtle thick, and high the laurel grows? ‘Tis there! ‘tis there, O my beloved one, I with...

Preventing refractive surprises by real time biometry during cataract surgery

1 October 2015 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A few months ago a retired lady presented for second eye cataract surgery. I noted on the pre-op ward round that the outcome of her first eye’s surgery looked like a refractive surprise as her spherical equivalent in that eye...

Sharing best practice and landmark evidence in glaucoma care

1 August 2019 | | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General
Evolving technology, best practice and landmark evidence in glaucoma care were reviewed by an international expert faculty in session presentations and debates during the 11th Moorfields International Glaucoma Symposium 2019. The authors were meeting chairs and provide an overview of...

Optical coherence tomography – reinventing the eye examination

1 October 2016 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging
It has been 25 years since Huang et al. presented the first optical coherence tomography (OCT) images in Science [1]. With vast improvements in OCT technology over the years, it is now possible to acquire high-resolution cross-sectional images of the...

Grading of ocular inflammation in uveitis: an overview

1 February 2016 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Anterior uveitis is the commonest form of uveitis, which can lead to severe morbidity if not treated appropriately [1]. Data from general ophthalmology practices suggest around 90% of uveitis encountered by comprehensive ophthalmologists is anterior uveitis [2]. Intermediate (vitreous), posterior...

Streamlining cataract lists: how are you managing it?

1 October 2021 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Mr Jonathan Ross, in conversation with Ms Bita Manzouri, provides a personal perspective on challenges and opportunities shaping the future of cataract surgery services across the hospital eye service. Redesigning cataract pathways in response to COVID-19 Bita Manzouri: Over the...

Mucormycosis: In conversation with Dr Deepak Haldipur and Dr Aditya Moorthy

15 July 2021 | | EYE - Orbit, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - General
COVID-19 has ravaged the world in the past 18 months. The second wave in many countries was deadlier than the first. Mucormycosis, infamously labelled ‘the black fungus’ has affected some countries, such as India, in epidemic proportions within this COVID...

Patient and public participation shapes biomedical research and access priorities in eye health

1 December 2014 | | EYE - General
Patients, clinicians and clinician-scientists play a valuable role in shaping the future of vision research. Limited funding demands targeted research initiatives that ultimately will shape health policy and practice to secure progress in improving patient outcomes in eye health. This...

What's trending Feb/Mar 2023

3 February 2023 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #nativity #needleeye Happy New Year! Let’s kick things off with a holiday-related story. Birmingham-based micro-engraver Graham Short engraved by hand...

Another plant-based remedy for the eye?

5 June 2020 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Another plant-based remedy for the eye? What do the nicknames Mary Jane, tea, and 420 all...

In conversation with Robert Henderson

14 November 2024 | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Revolutionary eye treatments offer hope for children facing blindness from CLN2 batten disease. Robert Henderson discusses this, and his use of Heidelberg Engineering’s Spectralis device to better combat it. Pioneering research from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and the University...

A window to 2024 and beyond?

3 April 2024 | | EYE - Cornea
The connection between the eye and systemic diseases has been acknowledged for millenia. Historical records suggest that ancient civilisations had some understanding of the eye’s significance beyond its primary function in vision. For instance, in ancient Egypt, the ‘Eye of...