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Glasgow eye department continues to disrupt ocular simulation training through novel DRV system - the first of many?

28 November 2022 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
Ongoing technological developments are enabling continuous progress to be made across all aspects of medical simulation training. This is particularly true within the field of ophthalmology, where surgical training advancements have enabled the role of simulation to expand dramatically over...

In conversation with Robert Johnston

1 August 2016 | | 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
Robert Johnston. What is your current role with Medisoft? Clinical Director, i.e. I head up the analysis for and design of Medisoft’s ophthalmology electronic medical records (EMR) product. I don’t program: all coding is done by Medisoft’s team of computer...

The eye without tears

1 June 2016 | | EYE - General
The Art is long and Life is short. So goes the dispiriting tag in Latin and flung from day one and at regular intervals thereafter at idle medical students who, inevitably brainwashed, come by graduation to believe that the only...
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology cover image.

Referral patterns and pathways for intracranial hypertension

29 March 2024 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
The authors present a retrospective case review of individuals with suspected raised intracranial pressure (ICP) over a 12-month period a single tertiary neuro-ophthalmology centre. Cases were categorised into four groups based on examination by neuro-ophthalmology; 1) referred after identification of...

Scholarships, awards and prizes

5 December 2025 | | EYE - General
Perhaps one of the less well-known benefits of being a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) is access to the range of scholarships, awards and prizes that we offer. Many of you will be aware of the annual...

Art for art’s sake

3 February 2026 |
As a junior medical student roaming the wards of St Thomas’ Hospital in the early 1990s, I was unaware that I was surrounded by a large art collection comprising over 4500 pieces. The collection is displayed throughout the building to...

The results of the last survey Apr25

2 April 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Postoperative endophthalmitis is arguably the worse possible complication of cataract surgery. We are a victim of our own success as the procedure has such an amazing safety profile that when things go wrong patients are bound to feel aggrieved and...

Eye disease patients have more opportunity than ever to take part in NHS research studies

1 November 2018 | EYE - General
A new report highlights how 76% of UK hospitals now offer patients the opportunity to take part in studies of eye disease to improve research and innovation. ‘Ophthalmology research in the UK’s National Health Service: the structure and performance of...

Glaucoma-NET: a novel way of improving glaucoma management in sub-Saharan Africa

1 June 2022 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
Background Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide [1]. People with untreated glaucoma suffer from irreversible, progressive loss of sight. The disease is characterised by progressive loss of visual field, with pathological cupping of the optic disc...

‘The Way Forward’ champions clinicians as architects of patient-centred service redesign

1 April 2017 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The demographic time bomb poses the dilemma of how more healthcare can be delivered to the UK’s ageing population without commensurate growth in resources. The Way Forward Project provides a robust resource for clinical centres to better identify and implement...

Semaglutide and vision loss: A new concern for NAION risk?

4 December 2025 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have emerged as transformative agents in...

The assessment of pupils and 
pupillary reactions

1 October 2015 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Understanding pupillary reactions is vital in understanding basic neuro-opthalmology. It is a skill required in eye casualty, clinics and perhaps most importantly, exams. To start at the beginning, the pupil is the central aperture of the iris, its size controlling...