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The COVID-19 ‘frontlines’: a foundation doctor’s perspective
Staring through the fragmented stained glass of the Virgin Mary and her assorted angels, I reflected on the strangeness of the workplace I now found myself working in and the irony of a workforce now working together more enthusiastically than...The work of BIPOSA
The British and Irish Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association (BIPOSA) was set up in 2008 to merge two streams of ophthalmology, namely the practice of paediatric ophthalmology and the practice of strabismus (to include refracting in children, and strabismus in...Strabismus and ocular motility, demystified
I am a former orthoptist, now trained in medicine and working as a foundation doctor. In my previous work, I was frequently approached by ophthalmology trainees eager for guidance with strabismus and ocular motility. Drawing on my clinical experience, I...Diagnoses of dry eye disease double within a year
Over a third of Britons haven’t had an eye test within the last two years, while one in five have not had an eye test due to financial struggles.Is it NAION… Now what?
Case presentation We present the case and discussion of a 46-year-old Caucasian male who complained of immediate reduced vision following complicated neck dissection including a total laryngopharyngectomy, free flap reconstruction for a T4N3 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the left...What's trending Feb/Mar 2024
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #ScleralTattoo #BlackEye Scleral tattoos aren’t necessarily a new phenomenon. A quick google search will identify cases being in the news from...A rare case of endogenous panophthalmitis: Nidus from an E. coli urinary tract infection
Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis (EBE) is a form of severe inflammation caused by haematogenous spread of a virulent bacterium from a nidus elsewhere in the body to intraocular tissues. It is a rare occurrence and only constitutes around 2–8% of all...Best way to detect glaucoma progression: by reflecting on the past 25 years
Glaucoma – a condition of optic neuropathy leading to progressive visual field loss often associated with raised intraocular pressure. It is fair to say that our definition for this condition has remained unchanged over the last 25 years and the...
