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Introducing: iGLEAMS-3

2 February 2024 | conferences, iGLEAMS, MiGS, Glaucoma, Surgery, Simulation, Education, Events, AHP
30 September (Colchester FirstSite) – 1 October (Colchester ICENI Centre)

SpaMedica extends its ophthalmic training programme, creating vital placements for NHS registrars

17 May 2024 | cataract, private, industry, training, NHS, trainee, surgery, education, independent
The UK’s largest provider of NHS cataract surgery is already supporting 60 aspiring surgeons, and has recently appointed three staff members to further develop its training provision.

Orbis brings the Flying Eye Hospital to Mongolia to train local eyecare teams

16 August 2024 | international, humanitarian, Mongolia, simulation, training, travel
With support from the Alcon Foundation, FedEx, and OMEGA, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital returns to Mongolia for a three-week training project in Ulaanbaatar.

£1 million gift towards world-leading new centre for advancing eye health to enhance education

22 November 2024 | nhs, research, new hospital, London, UK, Schroder Foundation, UCL, Moorfields, developement
The Schroder Foundation and Family have donated £1 million to Moorfields Eye Charity towards the new centre for advancing eye health. The building is under construction and opening in 2027. Oriel is a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS...

5th World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

11 July 2024 -13 July 2024
by WSPOS Team. When we planned our trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this year to attend the 5th World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, little did we know that we would have the time of our lives. In the...

How to win presentation medals

1 August 2014 | | 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
Having been to many tens of thousands of ophthalmology registrar presentation competitions and seen the types of presentations that consistently impress the judges, as well as the ones that fail to make the grade, I feel it is my humble...

The butterfly effect

2 December 2019 | | EYE - General
One of the most fascinating aspects of being a consultant is seeing the workings of the machine that is medical training from the other side. For two years now I have taken part in the specialty recruitment interviews and it...

The results of the last survey Apr21

6 April 2021 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
There was a really fascinating response to the last edition’s practice variance survey. Strictly speaking, I cheated and this was not really about practice variation, but more about your impressions about what represents negligent practice. For the first time ever,...

Protecting and recovering from email hacking

1 February 2016 |
Over the last 12 months I have received emails from more than 20 friends and acquaintances (mostly doctors) who didn’t send those emails. More often than not I find the emails in my ‘Spam’ folder as Gmail knows they are...

COMMENT ON: Watch your back: Ergonomics and Ophthalmology

21 September 2022 | | EYE - General
Jim Innes. Dear Editors, I write to congratulate Aadil Hussain on his excellent Trainees article “Watch your back: Ergonomics and Ophthalmology”. Please can I reassure him that, at least in the Yorkshire School of Ophthalmology, the importance of good posture...

External dacryocystorhinostomy in the management of childhood epiphora

1 December 2014 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction is thought to be caused by a membranous obstruction at the distal end of the nasolacrimal duct (NLD). Rarely, associated midline deformities in soft tissue and bony structures of the face are present in patients with...

COVID-19 and the eye: a review of ocular involvement and protective strategies

1 June 2020 | | EYE - General
A lot of attention has been placed on the use of face coverings to limit COVID-19 transmission, but there has been less focus on ocular involvement and ocular protection strategies. The author reviews the literature and discusses possible solutions. The...