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The future of SLT?

For Feb/Mar 2024, we are looking at a recently released laser machine to perform direct SLT – selective laser trabeculoplasty (DSLT). Although SLT is well known, DSLT is sufficiently novel that a brief description is a good place to start....

Moorfields: Ocular emergencies level 1 April 2025

Designed for optometrists, orthoptists, nurses and other allied ophthalmic health professionals, this module will deliver the knowledge and skills required for the examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients who present in an ophthalmic emergency setting. Entry requirementsBSc (Hons)...

Glaucoma UK’s National Eye Health Week campaign highlights the significance of timely information in safeguarding eyesight

Glaucoma UK’s campaign for National Eye Health Week 2023, which will run from 18-24 September, focuses on delivering essential bitesize information about glaucoma that can be read or viewed in under one minute.

Multimodal Retinal Imaging

Understanding of rapidly advancing retinal imaging techniques is important as they have changed the management of retinal conditions considerably. Interpretation of these tests is a vital skill in the armamentarium of every practising ophthalmologist. The book is directed at general...

Prevalence of strabismus 10 years after infantile cataract surgery

The authors present a secondary analysis of the longitudinal data on ocular alignment from the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS). The details of the trial are published elsewhere. This paper focuses on the ocular alignment assessment at age 10.5 years,...

Subperiosteal abscess management in adolescents and adults

This is a retrospective study looking at the clinical and treatment profiles of patients with orbital subperiosteal abscess (SPA) in an adolescent and adult population. SPA is rarer in this age group compared to a paediatric population (less than nine-years-old)...

CHEC ‘Re:Sets’ sights on patient outcomes and growth ambitions

CHEC, one of the largest providers of community-based ophthalmology services in the UK, has launched an enhanced go-to-market strategy that will better align its service offerings and provision with the NHS’ evolving needs.

Eyecare professionals welcome CooperVision’s ‘Fresh Start’ initiative at 100% Optical 2024

Leading manufacturer leads peer-to-peer conversation and shares ideas on ways to help improve the contact lens patient fitting journey.

College announces official partners for Optometry Tomorrow 2026

New partnerships will further expand the flagship conference’s renowned learning programme for 2026’s delegates. The College of Optometrists has today announced that the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Royal College of Nursing and Royal College of Ophthalmologists will be its...

Aug/Sep 2015 Quiz 1

History A 60-year-old woman was referred to ophthalmology with a suspected left eye choroidal naevus. Visual acuity was unaffected in both eyes and she was asymptomatic. Ocular history and medical history were unremarkable. Questions Figure 1: Fundus photograph. 1. What...

Treatment of diabetic macular oedema

Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is a common complication associated with diabetic retinopathy, and the most common cause of visual impairment in diabetes [1]. With predicted rising levels of diabetes (in England by 2025 the estimated population with diabetes will be...

Ocular toxicity secondary to deferoxamine

Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes can develop transfusion-related iron overload as they become dependent on recurrent blood transfusions [1]. Iron chelation therapy is indicated for the treatment of iron overload and one established example of this is deferoxamine. However, deferoxamine ocular...