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A review of the risk of nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy post-cataract surgery
2 February 2024
| Lauren R Hepworth
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
A systematic review and meta-analysis are presented with the aim of assessing whether cataract surgery increases the risk of non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and identify potential predictors of risk. The search strategy components are outlined in detail. A...
SightCare Conference 2025
26 January 2025
-27 January 2025
Mark your calendars for one of the most anticipated events in the independent optical industry! SightCare is thrilled to announce that its 2025 Annual Business and Networking Conference will take place from January 26th to 27th at the esteemed Telford...
Simplified Ophthalmic Statistics (SOS) Part 1: An introduction to data – how do we classify it and why does it matter?
1 April 2018
| Catey Bunce
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EYE - General
Introductory statistics courses often start by explaining how data can be classified in different ways. What is not always clear is why you would need to know this. Catey Bunce and Tafadzwa Young-Zvandasara explain. The term data can be applied...
Crash Course in Neurology and Ophthalmology (Sixth Edition)
The UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) is sat by final year UK medical students and consists of an applied knowledge test (AKT) and a clinical and professional skills assessment (CPSA). This book is tailored to help medical students prepare for...Traumatic optic neuropathy
In neuro-ophthalmology we get asked a lot about management of patients who suffered significant trauma and presented with loss of vision secondary to presumed traumatic optic neuropathy (TON). TON happens usually in the context of significant craniofacial trauma. The incidence...AAO cancels meeting for first time since 1945
23 July 2020
The AAO has announced that its 2020 meeting will now be virtual only.
Defence Medical Services Ophthalmology Conference 2024
3 July 2024
-4 July 2024
by Dr Ben Smith, General Duties Medical Officer (Army), Tidworth, UK. This annual national meeting of tri-service defence ophthalmologists was held in the beautiful and historic setting of Merton College in Oxford, hosted by Professor Robert MacLaren, the current Professor...
RCOphth (The Royal College of Ophthalmologists) IOL Fixation Course
7 October 2024
IOL Fixation without an intact capsular bag or adequate capsule support - a practical course which will cover a wide variety of IOL fixation techniques including iris clipped IOLs, sutured IOLs and scleral tunnel fixation. The content will be delivered using surgical videos and wet lab components. This course is aimed mainly at consultants and very senior trainees.
Robotic assisted orbital surgery (RAOS) – a novel approach to orbital malignancy surgery
3 June 2024
| Jean-Pierre Jeannon, Asit Arora, Claire Daniel, Jimmy Uddin, Jack Faulkner, Moshan Malik, Hubert Stein
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EYE - Orbit, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - General
Robotic technology in ENT surgery has been used in certain areas of head and neck cancer care but, in this article, we hear of an exciting development from the team at Guy’s & St Thomas’. Advances in surgical robotic technology...
Comparison of treatment for hemianopia following stroke
1 August 2016
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Fresnel prisms, homonymous hemianopia, randomised controlled trial, recruitment, screening, stroke, visual search
The authors report the screening process and recruitment figures for a randomised controlled trial comparing interventions for post stroke homonymous hemianopia. Interventions included Fresnel prisms, visual search training and standard care (information only). Primary outcome measure was the change in...
Complement factor B polymorphism and the phenotype of early age-related macular degeneration
1 August 2014
| Huw Edward Oliphant
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The relationship between complement factor H (CFH) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is very well known, but other genetic polymorphisms relating to AMD are more poorly understood. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between complement factor B (CFB)...
