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In conversation with Clare Abbott (ECLO)
3 October 2022
| Rosalyn Painter, Clare Abbott
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EYE - General
Rosalyn Painter spoke to Clare Abbott, a member of the Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) team at Oxford Eye Hospital, about her day-to-day job as an ECLO, how the role can help patients, and the ongoing importance of their work....
Transferring imaging from primary to secondary care (part 1)
5 August 2020
| David Haider
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EYE - General
Transferring clinical imaging from high street optometrists to secondary care is an increasingly requested option, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A wide variety of solutions exist to allow this, each with their own merits and shortcomings. For...
Assessing the quality of scars from incisions made by a Colorado needle or a scalpel
Traditional teaching has held the best scars are achieved with cold steel although no previous study has formally investigated this hypothesis in oculoplastic surgery. This paper describes a non-randomised cross-sectional study comparing the scar quality achieved from cold steel with...Cataract surgery supervision
Senior trainees supervising other more junior trainees’ cataract surgery is a skill which needs to be taught and developed with care. It is beneficial for senior trainees as it provides an opportunity to develop supervision techniques prior to consultancy and...Eye surgeon behind destroyed Gaza hospital is honoured with a special recognition award
12 April 2024
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international, charity, awards, lifetime, achievement, Israel, Gaza, war, Palestine, Practice Plus
A Manchester-based eye surgeon who has made it his life’s mission to provide internationally-renowned eye care for the people of occupied Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem, has received a Health Champion Award from The Tropical Health & Education Trust (THET) at a special ceremony in London.
Infection prevention and control through a VISION 2020 LINK between Mombasa and Southampton
1 April 2017
| Ross Cahill, Lizzi Lewis, Majula Rajamani, Truphosa Imali, Phenny Khandoro, George Binns, George Munywoki, Colin Elkin, Samantha Palmer, Dario Inzerillo, Aby Jacob, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The authors share how a partnership between Mombasa and Southampton has enabled Kenyan healthcare professionals from four institutions to innovate and work as a group to improve infection prevention and control. Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a cornerstone of...
Sustainability in eyecare: Aravind Eye Hospital’s low carbon eyecare system
4 August 2021
| Rengaraj Venkatesh, Aakriti Garg Shukla
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
The field of healthcare has a substantial impact on the environment as it is responsible for 5-10% of greenhouse gas emissions and 9% of air pollutant generation [1]. Surgery is associated with the rapid consumption of single-use products and waste...
Characteristics of Charles Bonnet syndrome in patients with neovascular AMD
7 April 2021
| Ed Rule
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Age-related macular degeneration, Charles Bonnet syndrome, Low vision, Negative outcome, Visual hallucinations
This retrospective cross-sectional study aimed to characterise various aspects of Charles Bonnet syndrome hallucinations among patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Five hundred and ten consecutive patients were asked a screening question to determine if they had ever suffered...
Characteristics of ptosis in Iranian children
A cross-section study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of ptosis (congenital and acquired) and its risk factors in Iranian children. The target population was children aged seven years in urban areas of Iran. Seventy schools of eight cities were...What's trending Feb/Mar 2018
1 February 2018
| Stephanie Chiu
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EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. We are officially in 2018. New year, new you. The clock starts to turn to midnight and suddenly the excess...
Mastering clinical skills in ophthalmology
3 October 2022
| Sammie Mak, Zaria Ali
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EYE - General
To young junior doctors, and some senior doctors who may not have had much exposure to ophthalmology, the specialty can seem very foreign. Not only are the conditions and examination findings specific to the eyes, but the skill set required...
Study reveals increase in Charles Bonnet Syndrome symptoms due to COVID-19
12 February 2021
A study published today in BMJ Open Ophthalmology has shown the impact of COVID-19 on those already experiencing vivid hallucinations as a result of Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS).