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Are corneal guttata an additional risk factor in complicated cataract surgery needing a future corneal transplant?
This registry-based cohort study from Sweden utilised data from the Swedish National Cataract Registry and the Swedish Cornea Transplant Registry. Patients who underwent phacoemulsification with a posterior intraocular lens between 2010 and 2012 numbered 192,476. Of these cases, 288 underwent...
Effects of ‘inverted U method’ Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy on anterior segment and IOL tilt
4 August 2021
| Su Young
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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capsulotomy, inverted U method, phaco-vitrectomy, posterior capsular opacification, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
The study aimed to investigate the effects of the ‘inverted U method’ Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy on anterior segment parameters, decentration and tilt of intraocular lens (IOLs) and visual acuity in 76 patients with posterior capsular opacification (PCO) after previous...
Fight for Sight continues to promote eye research
7 April 2020
Eye research charity Fight for Sight has announced its latest project funding and its plans for continuing its efforts to advance eye research in the current global health crisis and beyond.
New helpline to offer support to thousands of Scots with sight loss
23 September 2021
The new telephone service from Sight Scotland, Scotland’s largest sight loss charity, offers someone for people with sight loss and their families to turn to for information, advice and support.
RNIB focusing on supporting patients to ‘wait well’ at point of diagnosis this National Eye Health Week
To coincide with National Eye Health Week (18-24 September), the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has launched a free guide bringing together information about services, tips for questions to ask when attending hospital appointments, and links to emotional support to help while you wait to find out more.Quantum technology first in eye disease detection
8 January 2024
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quantum, AMD, disease prevention, Age-related macular degeneration, CEVR, innovation
Scientists are working on a new device that could lead to a reduction in the number of people who go blind from age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Blind Football Fan ‘Scores’ Support
25 January 2024
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ECLO, RNIB, sight loss, patient stories, AMD, Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
A Ross County supporter has praised the club and leading sight loss charity, RNIB Scotland, for helping him to keep attending games.
In conversation with Vasuki Sivagnanavel at 100% Optical
11 March 2024
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100%, conference, events, meetings, ahp, allied health professions, optometry, ophthalmology
At 100% Optical at the end of February, we were lucky enough to run into Vasuki Sivagnanavel, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at The Royal Eye Unit, Kingston Hospital, shortly after her presentation: 'Diagnostic insights with retinal ultra-widefield multimodal imaging - perspectives from an optometrist and ophthalmologist'.
Humanitarian aid for World Optometry Day
28 March 2025
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SpaMedica, Lions Club International, Charity, aid, Global Eye Health, World Optometry Day, industry
Lions Clubs International, a charity dedicated to providing humanitarian aid across the world, is thanking SpaMedica hospitals for their support with improving global eye health this World Optometry Day. World Optometry Day took place on Sunday 23rd March, with the...
A Shared Vision: national clinical director outlines plan for eye care transformation
23 May 2023
This session will explore how nationally coordinated eye care can deliver improvements to patient outcomes, what should be the priorities and where responsibility for policy delivery sits across the NHS architecture. Attendees will have the opportunity to both learn more about NHS England’s ongoing work to support improvements to eye care and input into that process.
Gene therapy for inherited retinal disease: the Manchester Ocular Gene Therapy Group MDT service
4 August 2021
| Jane Ashworth, Tsveta Ivanova, Susmito Biswas, Assad Jalil, Georgina Hall, Rebecca Redmond, Graeme CM Black (Prof), William Newman, Neil Parry, Jane CB Gray, Charlotte Skitterall
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The authors describe the process set up in Manchester for the optimum delivery and assessment of a new gene therapy treatment for patients with RPE65 IRD. Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are the second commonest cause of severe visual impairment in...
The evolution and visual prognosis of glial proliferation of different grades after macular hole surgery
3 April 2024
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
This retrospective research study aimed to investigate the evolution of glial proliferation of varying grades after successful idiopathic macular hole repair and its effects on foveal microstructure and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Two-hundred and two eyes were enrolled in this...
