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Progressive myelination of the retinal nerve fibre layer: Acquired or incidental?

4 August 2025 | Modupe Sodeinde, Sohaib Rufai, Straton Tyradellis, Nasrul Nijam, Nagini Sarvananthan, Samira Anwar-Bhatti | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Paediatrics

*Co-first authors.Myelinated retinal nerve fibres are retinal nerve fibres encased by a myelin sheath, located anterior to the lamina cribrosa [1]. First described by Virchow in 1856, a myelinated retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) appears as a whitish, feathery patch...

Paediatric ophthalmology training in Africa through the Juba-Bournemouth VISION 2020 LINK

1 December 2018 | Ben Parkin, Narman Puvanachandra, Henrietta Holmes-Smith, Margaret Njuguna, Lucy Njambi Njeri, Joseph Monday, Marcia Zondervan | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General

One of the aims of the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) is to provide specialist ophthalmic training for practising ophthalmologists from its 11 member countries. A number of initiatives are enabling more ophthalmologists to undertake...

The approach to trabeculectomy postoperative complications

1 August 2016 | Kaivon Pakzad-Vaezi | EYE - Glaucoma

Performing a trabeculectomy is like giving birth to a baby. It may be traumatic and there is scope for devastating error but once the operation is completed only then does the real work begin. The bleb must be nurtured into...

Identifying life-threatening uveal melanoma: A directed application of general-purpose AI

2 April 2025 | Max Jackson | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Oncology

Uveal melanoma (UM) is a rare but aggressive eye cancer, affecting approximately six people per million annually [1]. Uveal melanoma arises in three locations: the choroid, ciliary body, and iris. As the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, UM...

Innovations in ophthalmology: what can the innovations of the past teach us about tomorrow?

1 June 2014 | Joshua Harvey | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Glaucoma

BUOS Prize Essay – 2nd prize winner for 2013 submissions Introduction An essay titled Innovations in Ophthalmology might choose to focus on the history; from cataract couching to femtosecond lasers, ophthalmology has had no shortage of topics worthy of discussion....

Improved efficacy expected with second-generation microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices

1 July 2015 | Rod McNeil | EYE - Glaucoma

Microinvasive surgical approaches to primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) offer minimally traumatic options for effective intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction in appropriately selected glaucoma patients. Increases in laser trabeculoplasty rates and wider adoption of glaucoma drainage device filtration procedures, together with the...

“Beware of the pigment”

4 August 2021 | Iheukwumere Duru | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General

Using some captivating artwork, Iheukwumere Duru describes key features of pigment dispersion syndrome. Pigmentary dispersion syndrome (PDS) leads to pigmentary glaucoma (PG) in approximately 35-50% of patients with the condition [1]. PG is the leading cause of non-traumatic blindness in...

Grading of ocular inflammation in uveitis: an overview

1 February 2016 | Rod McNeil | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal

Anterior uveitis is the commonest form of uveitis, which can lead to severe morbidity if not treated appropriately [1]. Data from general ophthalmology practices suggest around 90% of uveitis encountered by comprehensive ophthalmologists is anterior uveitis [2]. Intermediate (vitreous), posterior...

FAQs about cerebral visual impairment (CVI): identifying and helping those affected

2 August 2022 | Gordon N Dutton | EYE - General

Cerebral visual impairment is common in both adults and children, yet the diagnosis can easily be missed unless one is tuned into the presenting features. This article provides a succinct introduction to this important topic. What is vision? Vision is...

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