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The AOP welcomes the extended rollout of the special schools eyecare service

27 June 2023 | AOP, OPTOMETRY, SCHOOL, EDUCATION, CHILDREN
The AOP responds to the announcement on sight tests in special schools.

RNIB Scotland launch Glasgow drop-in sessions

22 November 2023 | Glasgow, RNIB, Library, Charity, Services, Community
Blind and partially sighted Glasgow residents will be able to get in-person support and advice at their local library, thanks to new sessions organised by a national sight loss charity.

Zac’s work saving sight from Ayrshire to Addis Ababa earns nomination for RNIB See Differently Award

10 April 2024 | Zac Koshy, RNIB, awards, achievements, professional
A West of Scotland clinician has been shortlisted for an RNIB See Differently Award in recognition of his work as an eye consultant across five hospitals in his local area as well as providing eye surgery in some of the world’s poorest regions.

New study maps priorities for UK eyecare research

4 June 2024 | glaucoma, AMD, dry, wet, new study, research, updates, UK, eyecare
Glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, childhood vision loss, and short-sightedness are highlighted as target study areas.

Charles Bonnet Syndrome Information Day

2 December 2023
09:00 - 17:00 GMT

Running a high-volume nurse led intravitreal service using the Sp.eye device – the Stanley Eye Unit experience

2 February 2024 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Introduction The vast majority of ophthalmology units utilise allied healthcare professionals (AHPs) to deliver intravitreal injections (IVIs). The Royal College of Ophthalmologists issued a statement 10 years ago advocating the use of non-medical practitioners performing IVIs [1]. The main benefit...

The approach to trabeculectomy postoperative complications

1 August 2016 | | EYE - Glaucoma
Performing a trabeculectomy is like giving birth to a baby. It may be traumatic and there is scope for devastating error but once the operation is completed only then does the real work begin. The bleb must be nurtured into...

Sonya sets her sights on career thanks to apprenticeship

3 February 2023
It takes commitment and hard work to move to a different country and start a new career but thanks to apprenticeship opportunities supported by Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH), Sonya Chavdarova has done just that.

Practical phacodynamics – making the most of your phacoemulsification machine

1 October 2018 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Understanding phacodynamics is appreciating the subtleties in the dynamic changes of the fluidics and the ultrasonic power delivered. Kristina Southcott explains. Increase my vacuum! Increase my bottle height! Increase my phaco power! I frequently observe the above commands being directed...

WATCH EPISODE 10: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

11 September 2024 | AMM, Pterygium surgery, Charity, International, Working abroad, Dave Goldsmith, Rural Areas, South America, Bolivia, Andean Medical Mission
Welcome to the 10th episode of Beyond 2020, the video series from Andean Medical Mission | Bolivian Medical Charity that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common...

Optos announces new ultra-widefield colour image modality, providing additional retinal visualisation to eyecare professionals

7 June 2023 | Optos, retinal imaging, UWF, California FA
Optos, Plc, the leading retinal imaging company, announces it is expanding the optomap® ultra-widefield (UWF™) retinal imaging modalities available with the California FA device to further assist eyecare professionals in disease management and treatment planning.

Cancer associated retinopathy

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Abdul Muhyemin Tarin reviews the presentation, pathophysiology and management of this paraneoplastic syndrome. Case presentation A 60-year-old hypermetropic female patient presented with several months’ history of painless blurred vision. Visual acuity (VA) was 6/24 and 6/9-1 in right and left...