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Simulated ocular surgery – strabismus surgery

1 October 2015 | | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit
See also Simulated ocular surgery and Simulated ocular surgery: pars plane vitrectomy and scleral buckling surgery Strabismus surgery requires a range of skills, distinct to those required for intraocular surgery. Even if a trainee does not plan to become a...

Optegra celebrates 15th anniversary and announces expansion plans

18 September 2023 | Optegra, MP, Angela Richardson, Eye Hospital, Anniversary, 15th
Specialist eye hospital Optegra marks its 15th anniversary this month, having opened its first UK hospital in Guildford in 2008.

Practice Plus Group: Sedation to sleep - optimising anaesthesia for every cataract patient

30 June 2025
Practice Plus Group is delighted to offer an accredited event for local referrers: ‘Sedation to sleep- optimising anaesthesia for every cataract patient’ This presentation will clarify common misconceptions about anaesthesia for cataract surgery and help you understand the patient journey...

EyeSi Simulation: a cutting-edge training tool for doctors

21 August 2023 | | Rajan Sondh, haag-streit, EyeSi, Simulator, Simulation training
As the medical field continues to evolve, so does the need for innovative and effective training methods for doctors. One such advancement in medical education is the EyeSi simulation.

Report: Kabgayi International Ophthalmology Conference 2024

27 March 2024 | events, international, congress, meeting, Africa, Rwanda, conference, report
My journey to Rwanda in April 2022 aimed to expand vitreoretinal services, but it also highlighted the need for robust scientific discourse, akin to the UK's ophthalmology culture, and so we seized the opportunity to plan an 'international' ophthalmology conference to coincide with a visit from five of my former UK consultant colleagues.

PREVIEW: UKISCRS Cornea & Cataract Day

19 May 2025 | | Meetings, events, conferences, UKISCRS, cataract, cornea, 2025
Taking place on Monday 19 May at The Hilton Liverpool (L1 8LW), just a stone's throw away from 2025's RCOphth Annual Congress, you will be able to find the wonderful team from UKISCRS hosting their Cornea & Cataract Day. Our...

Stereotactic radiotherapy for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

1 August 2015 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a variant of neovascular AMD. It is a disease of choroidal vasculature characterised by abnormal branching vascular network with aneurysmal dilatations (polyps). Features of PCV include pigment epithelial detachments (PED), subretinal fluid (SRF) accumulation and...
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Displacement of submacular haemorrhage – comparative study pneumatic displacement versus subretinal cocktail injection

3 October 2024 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The authors report a multicentre retrospective interventional case series study comparing the outcome of submacular haemorrhage (SMH) using pneumatic displacement with intravitreal expansile gas versus treatment with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) versus subretinal injection of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), anti-vascular...

Designing ophthalmology services - Part 1: How do we address the queues in a clinic?

23 January 2020 | | EYE - General
This first of a three-part series shows how systems engineering can be used to correctly diagnose and address the causes of delays in a clinic. The second article, which will be featured in the April/May 2020 issue, describes how to...

Post-Brexit deal welcomed but leaves future relationship with EU far from settled

6 April 2021 | | EYE - General
Rod McNeil breaks down the impact of the Brexit deal on healthcare in the UK, including medicines regulation, research funding, sharing of information and the ability to work abroad. A disorderly no-deal exit from the European Union (EU) was averted...

See sweet to C-suite: Imran Rahman

4 February 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma
See also - See sweet to C-suite: Peter Holland In this three-part conversation series, Co-editor David Lockington speaks with highly influential individuals about their journey to the top, with advice for the next generation of leaders. Part Two: David speaks...

Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: Changes in understanding of the disease over the last 25 years and how the UK is helping low-income countries tackle the challenges

1 June 2018 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
Diabetes – a historical perspective Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease caused by inherited and / or acquired deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas, or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. Such a deficiency results in...