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We are all Hadiza
1 February 2018
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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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
When I worked as a registrar at Newport many years ago I remember a no-nonsense corneal consultant railing about the way the tragic case of Lucie Linforth was being reported in the media. Lucie was a toddler taken into a...
Only fools and doctors
2 April 2025
| Peter Cackett
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EYE - General
“Alright, this is where our future lies Rodney. Second hand motors. This time next year we’ll be millionaires.” The above is the well-known quote by the happy-go-lucky Del Boy from the famous British sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, forever on...
Comparison of two interferon gamma release assays (IGRA) for tuberculous uveitis
1 December 2014
| Efrosini Papagiannuli
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
In this prospective cohort study the authors compared QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and T-SPOT.TB to evaluate their diagnostic accuracy. They enrolled 120 consecutive new uveitis presentations over a two year period in a tertiary centre. The majority were Chinese (61.3%), followed...
Diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis
1 August 2018
| Nikolaos D Georgakarakos
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This review article provides an update on the methods diagnosing ocular tuberculosis (TB), the difficulties in making the diagnosis and makes recommendations to a more accurate diagnosis by combining the available diagnostic tests. Today ocular TB remains a presumptive clinical...
Collaborating across the Caribbean to tackle diabetic retinopathy
1 December 2017
| Pippa Williams, Melissa Bailey, Covadonga Bascaran, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The VISION 2020 LINKS Programme has been running since 2004, with a focus on improving the quality and quantity of eye care training in low-income countries [1]. In 2014, the Diabetic Retinopathy Network (DR-NET) was established [2]. This is a...
The VISION 2020 LINKS Programme: Cascading leadership training in Calabar, Nigeria
1 October 2016
| Bassey Etim, Affiong Ibanga, Linda Okafor, 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 VISION 2020 LINKS Programme has initiated ‘LEAD FORWARD’, an innovative leadership development project incorporating a commitment to cascade training and participate in achievable quality or service improvement projects. The project provides opportunities to apply leadership skills in practice as...
VISION 2020 LINKS: COECSA Fellowship examination goes from strength to strength
1 April 2019
| Dylan Costello, Muchai Gachago, Josiah Onyango, Robert Taylor, Mike Burdon, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - General
Eye health problems and access to diagnosis and treatment is an important issue throughout low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and particularly on the African continent, where quality of life is drastically affected by poor vision, blindness and deteriorating eye health,...
6.6.2020 – a celebration of international partnerships
5 October 2020
| Allen Foster (Prof), Josiah Onyango, John Nkurikiye, Mike Burdon, Melanie Corbett, 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 date 6.6.2020 was selected as a significant milestone for celebrating the achievements of the VISION LINKS Programme as part of the global ‘VISION 2020: The Right to Sight’ initiative [1]. This virtual full-day seminar included LINK partners in the...
Diabetic Retinopathy Network laser training programme
5 February 2020
| Nick Astbury, Denise Mabey, Joachim Kilemile, William Makupa, Marcia Zondervan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The VISION 2020 Diabetic Retinopathy Network (DR-NET) was established in 2014 to tackle the increasing burden of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in developing countries [1]. By forming a network of long-term LINK capacity-building partnerships, learning and best practice can...
St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital receives recognition and support
7 February 2020
In 2017 the St John Ophthalmic Association (SOA) was established by ophthalmic practitioners across the world to support the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group. The purpose of the Association is to broaden the ophthalmic expertise available to St John and its staff.
‘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.Optical coherence tomography in patients exposed to vigabatrin
1 August 2014
| Nana Theodorou
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Vigabatrin is used to treat epilepsy and can lead to increased levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain and in the retina leading to binasal visual field defects. Although not the first line of treatment for adults it is...