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The screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity
1 December 2013
| B Manoj, F Dean
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
A male child is born at 31 weeks and requires 100% oxygen supplementation with intensive care. What would be the ophthalmic management of this child? In the first instance, it will be useful to know the screening criteria and protocol....
Emerging developments in dry eye
1 August 2017
| Rod McNeil
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EYE - Cornea
An estimated 344 million people worldwide suffer from dry eye [1]. This chronic syndrome is characterised by a vicious cycle of tear film hyperosmolarity, tear instability and corneal stress, leading to increased friction, inflammation, ocular surface damage and decreased visual...
Building research capacity through the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme
1 August 2017
| Philip Burgess, Stephen Gichuhi, Simon Arunga, Mike Burdon, Marcia Zondervan, Allen Foster (Prof)
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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 aim is to build capacity for research in the region covered by the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA). The project will build research capacity in three ophthalmology training institutions by ‘training the trainers’ and...
Ocular manifestations of Whipple’s disease
2 February 2024
| Lucy Osborne
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Granulomatous uveitis, Whipple’s disease, infectious uveitis, ocular infection, tropheryma whipplei
In this retrospective review of 217 patients with Whipple’s disease (WD), the authors reviewed the presentations of those with ocular manifestations. Ocular signs of WD are under recognised, frequently resulting in misdiagnosis and mismanagement. Mayo Data Explorer, a Mayo Clinic...
A European ophthalmology perspective
1 October 2014
| Jan Huelle
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Europe: from the Greek eurus: broad, wide, and ops: eye, face, sight. Thus Europe = the far-sighted (lady). For my first contribution to this column – as the successor of Jonathan Park, whose witty observations and entertaining style many of...
How to get a trainee from 0 to 600 cataracts in two years: Perspectives from the trainee and the trainer
Trainee’s perspective I remember my first day as an ST1 at Moorfields Eye Hospital in Croydon. I was in theatre for a cataract list, and the challenges were numerous. From draping to hydrating the wound, it was all completely new...My top five ways in which LinkedIn can be useful for ophthalmologists
3 April 2023
| Umar Ahmed
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EYE - General
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social networking site, that allows over 830 million users from over 200 countries from a variety of industries to connect. As a result, it is a powerful tool used by professionals to network, collaborate,...
My Top Five: Ways in which LinkedIn can be useful for ophthalmologists
3 April 2023
| Umar Ahmed
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EYE - General
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social networking site, that allows over 830 million users from over 200 countries from a variety of industries to connect. As a result, it is a powerful tool used by professionals to network, collaborate,...
The Ophthalmic Imaging Association holds successful first virtual conference
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many of the things we enjoy were postponed or cancelled, including the 2020 Ophthalmic Imaging Association (OIA) conference. The Ophthalmic Imaging Association committee began focusing on 2021 but it soon became apparent a face-to-face conference...What's trending Jun/Jul 2021
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #blindpensioner #teachescooking #cookbook Simon Mahoney lost his eyesight to uveitic glaucoma. His wife was his main carer and did most of...Cost-effectiveness of femtosecond cataract surgery
1 June 2014
| Brian Ang
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EYE - General
Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery has become increasingly popular due to the reported benefits of increasing precision and reproducibility of capsulorrhexis, less power and manipulation required during phacoemulsification, better corneal wound architecture, and the ability to place precise arcuate keratotomy incisions...
Covid-19
23 March 2020
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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EYE - General
I am writing this on 21 March 2020, and I am pretty confident that by the time you read this that whatever I say will already be hopelessly out of date. Plus, it’s only really what I think, and I...