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New eye hospital opens in Chester

3 April 2023 | Cataract surgery
SpaMedica, which specialises in NHS cataract surgery and YAG laser capsulotomy, will help significantly reduce waiting times for local patients.

First UK Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (DSLT) device placed at Moorfields

26 April 2023 | dslt, moorfields, ocular hypertension, Open angle glaucoma
Following an internationally successful Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) comparing the Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (DSLT) with standard SLT, the first ever commercial device in the UK, the ‘Eagle’, has been installed and is in use at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.

ESASO Course Series (Volume 3): Cataract

1 August 2014 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
T­­­­­his book is designed as a course manual for cataract and refractive surgery. It starts off by discussing both the fluidics and dynamics of phacoemulsification, touching techniques and management of difficult scenarios. The ins and outs of conventional, accommodative, toric...
Journal of Glaucoma front cover image.

Optimising treatment with transscleral cyclophotocoagulation

1 October 2018 | | EYE - Glaucoma
This study compares the outcomes of transscleral diode laser cyclo-photo-coagulation with the treatment parameters used. This was a retrospective chart review of a random sample of diode laser procedures using the G-probe over 10 years for uncontrolled glaucoma. The main...
Retina journal front cover image.

Subthreshold micropulse laser in BRVO

1 August 2019 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The purpose of this retrospective, consecutive, single-centre, non-randomised, and case-control study was to verify the therapeutic effects and safety of oedema (from branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO)) recurrence suppression effect using 577-nm subthreshold micropulse laser photocoagulation (SMLP) in combination with...
JCRS journal cover image.

IOL power calculation formulas for myopic eyes undergoing cataract surgery after excimer laser

3 June 2021 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
The authors set out to compare the accuracy of four no-history formulas: Barrett True-K, Haigis-L, Shammas-PL, and Triple-S to calculate the intraocular lens (IOL) power in eyes with previous myopic photorefractive keratectomy or laser in situ keratomileusis, according to their...
British Journal of Ophthalmology cover image.

Long-term effect of YAG LPI on corneal endothelium in PACS

4 August 2021 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
This is a single-centre randomised controlled trial of 875 patients with bilateral primary angle closure suspect (PACS) who received YAG laser iridotomy (LPI) prophylactic treatment in one eye randomly and the fellow eye served as control over 72 months. Central...

Transcanalicular diode laser-assisted DCR: success rates and factors for success

1 December 2021 | | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit
This study aimed to evaluate the success rates of transcanalicular diode laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy (TCL-DCR) during three years of follow-up and to find clinical factors that influence surgical outcomes. Major outcomes were defined as a patent neo-ostium tested by irrigation (anatomical...

A step-by-step approach to the diagnosis and management of Sands of Sahara Syndrome

1 October 2018 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Sands of Sahara syndrome (diffuse lamellar keratitis) is a rare postoperative complication of Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Its estimated prevalence is reported to be 2-4% among LASIK cases [1], despite that, it is more likely to be encountered by...

Good news: new study links moderate wine consumption to lower risk of cataract surgery

31 March 2021
An observational study published today in Ophthalmology (the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology) indicates that low to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk of requiring surgery for cataracts, although the nature of the study means it does not definitively prove a direct causal effect.

Half a million factory workers in low-income countries have vision screened in landmark project led by alliance of US Businesses

12 October 2023 | world sight day, workforce, fashion, industry, Levi Strauss, vision spring
Half a million factory workers in low-income countries have vision screened in landmark project led by alliance of US Businesses – a milestone announced today, World Sight Day.

Return to Lviv

23 October 2023 | lviv, ukraine, peter cackett, Wesley McLoughlin, Doireann Hughes, aid, charity, international
The ‘Return to Lviv’ trip saw Wesley McLoughlin and Doireann Hughes journey for 10 days over more than 4000 miles, via land, air and sea to deliver ophthalmic aid to Ukraine.