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Enhancing ophthalmology training: Unleashing the power of simulation
2 August 2024
| Connor Henry-Blake, Emma Pearson, Muhammed Jawad
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EYE - General
Ethical and practical barriers hinder early surgical experience in ophthalmology training [1], which is problematic when early-career trainees bring a higher risk of poor surgical outcomes and patient harm [2]. The European working time directive and the surgical backlog secondary...
Specsavers Launches brand new Roblox Obby
Specsavers has unveiled the ‘Specsavers Obby’, a new branded obstacle course game and virtual merchandise giveaway on Roblox, marking the high-street retailer’s commitment to educating younger generations and continued steps into the gaming space.The Real Top Gun: Professor Steve Schallhorn
3 April 2023
| Peter Cackett
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EYE - General
Steve Schallhorn: Fighter Pilot. In the spring of 1987, I travelled to the cinema at Hendon Central in London with some school friends to watch the newly released movie The Witches of Eastwick starring Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer. Unfortunately...
Virtual reality is revolutionising healthcare
From mental health therapies to surgical training, virtual reality is revolutionising healthcare, finds GlobalData.How do blind and vision impaired people experience loneliness and isolation?
This week Fight for Sight / Vision Foundation released a report highlighting the acute experiences of loneliness among people who are blind or vision impaired.Jun/Jul 2014 Quiz
1 June 2014
| Hardeep Singh Mudhar, Bart Wagner, Andrew Pearson
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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
History An 80-year-old male had a cataract removed with intraocular lens (IOL) seven years previous. He presented with cloudy vision and it was noted that the IOL was intrinsically opaque. The IOL was replaced and sent for ophthalmic pathology assessment....
“Steel True, Blade Straight”
1 October 2019
| Steven Kerr
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EYE - General
Steven Kerr of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh explores the medical career of Arthur Conan Doyle, his relationship with his mentor Joseph Bell and his fascination with ophthalmology. Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh on the...
Impact of Eye Health Surveys and Partnerships in The Gambia
4 October 2023
| Hannah Faal, Abba Hydara, Islay Mactaggart, Matthew Burton, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran
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EYE - General
This article brings together the three national eye health surveys that have been undertaken in The Gambia between 1986 and 2019 and the impact that the results have had nationally and internationally. In it we describe the long-term capacity-strengthening for...
‘Agenda-setting’ BCLA Clinical Conference to shape the future of contact lens practice around the world
The global eye care professional network’s “unquenchable thirst for learning” ensured the success of the first in-person BCLA Clinical Conference & Exhibition in four years.£1 million gift towards world-leading new centre for advancing eye health to enhance education
22 November 2024
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nhs, research, new hospital, London, UK, Schroder Foundation, UCL, Moorfields, developement
The Schroder Foundation and Family have donated £1 million to Moorfields Eye Charity towards the new centre for advancing eye health. The building is under construction and opening in 2027. Oriel is a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS...
Preview: UKISCRS 48th Annual Congress 2024
22 November 2024
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conference, meetings, events, UKISCRS, cataract, refraction, United Kingdom, Ireland, Eire, society, London, David Lockington, Paul Ursell, YOP, UKISOP, Rebecca Turner
One of the biggest UKISCRS events is upon us, and we’ll all by making our way down there in the next several weeks or so. Not only is it the 75th anniversary of the IOL, but it is also the...
Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Birmingham Afferent Course
16 January 2025
Objective: The aim is to review the physiology and the pathology of optic nerve disorders. The course is aimed at ophthalmologists, neurologists and orthoptists of all grades. It will be of value to those preparing for exams or refreshing their...
