The authors aimed to extract statistically significant associations between non-ocular clinical and diagnostic imaging findings and the presence of significant retinal haemorrhages, and then develop an evidence-based screening algorithm to determine when to consult an ophthalmologist in suspected child abuse...
This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the differences between optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) between the patients’ two eyes and different ultrasound planes (transverse and sagittal). Participants were recruited over a two-year period from a single neurosurgical department. To...
New accents, friendly smiles and haggis served with my traditional morning breakfast, I knew at this point that I was a long way from the south of England, where this story begins.
Blinding eye disease in children can lead to a lifetime of dependence and non-productivity for the person afflicted. Sometimes a relatively simple condition such as a refractive error can lead to irreversible disability that could, if caught in time, have...
This article follows the Correspondent News articles in the previous five print issues of Eye News [1-5] on the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme [6]. This article describes how African and UK eye care teams are working together to tackle childhood...
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.
Graeme Stevenson, FBDO (Hons) CL, has been presented with the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) Medal of Excellence in recognition for his outstanding service and commitment to the Association. Graeme has a long history of providing significant support to...
Join us at the inaugural Scottish Optometry Awards dinner dance at the Glasgow Radisson Blu Hotel on Saturday 15th November. Drinks 7.00 for 7.30pm. Dinner 7.30–9.00pm. Awards 9.00–9.30pm. Dancing with DJ 9.30–11.30. On the Saturday evening at the Scottish Optical...
The College of Optometrists hosted academics from across the UK and internationally at a special symposium to mark 100-years of its research journal Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO) at Glasgow Caledonian University. OPO Centenary: Celebrating Research Excellence saw academics and...