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Developing eye health services in Malawi: a personal reflection

3 June 2024 | | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Dr Chinsisi Namate reflects on her first two years as a consultant ophthalmologist at the eye unit at Zomba Central Hospital, and how she has already successfully expanded eyecare services for southeast Malawi. The Lions Sight First Eye Hospital in...
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Presenting and diagnostic signs of retinoblastoma

5 August 2022 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
This study revisits the presenting signs of retinoblastoma (RB) in the context of current best practice with respect to diagnosis and assessment of RB. This was a retrospective review of 131 consecutive cases, excluding those with positive family history over...

COECSA-RCOphth LINK Partnership: Knowledge sharing from the conference scene

5 August 2026 | | EYE - General
Nick Astbury caught up with President of the Ophthalmology Society of Uganda (OSU), Faith Nakubulwa, and Angela Birungi, Scientific Chair for OSU, to discuss their key learnings taken away from the RCOphth 2026. Nick Astbury (NA): One of the key...

Newer generation IOL platforms designed for high-quality visual performance after cataract surgery

1 April 2019 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Expanding intraocular lens (IOL) capabilities provide broadening options, ranging from next-generation monofocal IOLs for basic cataract surgery, to specialised premium IOLs for lens-based presbyopia correction and astigmatism correction at the time of cataract surgery. Rod McNeil considers several newer alternative...

AOP delivers world class education at record breaking 100% Optical

6 March 2024 | 100%, Optometry, Optometrist, Conferences, CPD, Education
The AOP provided over 120 hours of CPD accredited sessions to thousands of delegates from 24 to 26 February.

99-year-old Navy Veteran to attend VE Day 80 Concert in London thanks to Sight Scotland Veterans

8 May 2025 | history, charity, World War 2, VE day, VJ day, macular degeneration, patient stories, news
As the nation prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, one remarkable veteran is getting ready for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to London to honour the day he helped secure. Hector McDonald, a 99-year-old Royal Navy veteran from Livingston,...

In conversation with Captain Gary Dyson

25 July 2022 | | EYE - General
Captain Gary Dyson, Chief Pilot of the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, spoke to Chris Henson about his 22-year stint flying the plane, its role at the cutting edge of aviation and medical technology, and how Orbis plan to continue to...

Proning and the pandemic - ocular complications seen in critical care

6 April 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
Priyanka Sanghi and her co-authors explore the ocular complications seen in critical care units throughout the country as we treat patients through this challenging time. The SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed the NHS and critical care services under immense strain,...

ABDO launches new course in paediatric eyecare

17 October 2024 | education, training, events, courses, Paediatric, optometry, optometrist, Dispensing optician
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has launched a new professional certificate in paediatric eyecare that will enable eyecare practitioners to develop advanced skills and knowledge in relation to many different aspects of paediatric eyecare, including myopia management. The...

The College of Optometrists celebrates 100 years of the international research journal Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO)

7 May 2025 | industry, optometry, optometrist, partnership, collaboration, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
The College partners with Springer Nature to take OPO into its second century. The year 2025 marks the centenary of The College of Optometrists’ leading international and interdisciplinary research journal for contemporary vision science and optometry, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics...

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