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Last-Minute Optics, Second Edition

2 August 2022 | | EYE - General
For those who shudder at the thought of clinical optics, this is the book for you. Dr Hunter’s second edition of Last-Minute Optics is a resource for more than just last-minute cramming, despite its title. It provides a real-life perspective...

My top five: Elective grants for an ophthalmology elective for a medical student surviving in a cost-of-living crisis

5 June 2023 | | EYE - General
In a time where cost of living is significantly increasing, and the student NHS bursary is remaining stagnant, funding a medical elective is becoming increasingly more challenging for medical students. Surveys have shown that medical students typically get two to...

My Top Five: Elective grants for an ophthalmology elective for a medical student surviving in a cost-of-living crisis

5 June 2023 | | EYE - General
In a time where cost of living is significantly increasing, and the student NHS bursary is remaining stagnant, funding a medical elective is becoming increasingly more challenging for medical students. Surveys have shown that medical students typically get two to...

My top five Instagram accounts to keep your scrolling educational

4 August 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
There’s no denying that now, more than ever, we are better connected to our electronic devices; 24/7, around the clock. The phenomenon of ‘Zoom’ and ‘Microsoft Teams’ is shaping the future of medical education, national trainee recruitment and conference access....

My Top Five: Instagram accounts to keep your scrolling educational

4 August 2021 | | EYE - General, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
There’s no denying that now, more than ever, we are better connected to our electronic devices; 24/7, around the clock. The phenomenon of ‘Zoom’ and ‘Microsoft Teams’ is shaping the future of medical education, national trainee recruitment and conference access....

Should it be a mandatory requirement for medical students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to attend clinical attachments?

7 April 2021 | | EYE - General
The vast majority of medical students have positive attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine for themselves and patients, however, what about the small inevitable minority who resist it? Should they be prevented from attending clinical attachments in the NHS? It is...

UKEGS reveals new president and president-elect

9 December 2020
Glaucoma UK has announced the appointments of the new president and president-elect for its UK and Éire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS).

Scope Eyecare Announces Winners of Independent Prescriber Bursary Awards 2022

2 August 2022
Three winners announced among 70 applicants.

BHVI Launches Myopia Awareness Week 2023

9 May 2023 | myopia, BHVI, Children
BHVI, an Australian not-for-profit organisation with an international focus on vision research, has announced today the launch of Myopia Awareness Week for 2023 – a global initiative relaunched in 2021, to bring attention to the growing epidemic of myopia in children across the world.

Optos Peer Discussion Webinar

2 May 2023
@20:00 - 21:00

UK Paediatric Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting 2025

24 January 2025
by Hussain Aluzri, Junior Glaucoma Cinical Research Fellow, Birmingham Midland Eye Centre, UK. The UKPGS 2025 conference was another resounding success, held on 24 January 2025 at the Cavendish Conference Centre, London. The event commenced with an opening address by...

Are we short-sighted about myopia?

1 December 2017 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Worldwide prevalence of myopia has increased rapidly in recent years and has now reached epidemic levels, particularly in South-East Asia where prevalence is around 80% [1-4]. Myopia prevalence is also increasing in the United States and Europe where it is...