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Money never sleeps

“I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich” As declared by Jordan Belfort in a motivational speech to his staff in the film Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Unfortunately, medicine as a career does not lead to...

Ambitions for sustainable service recovery amidst an escalating post-COVID backlog

Rod McNeil reviews plans, activity and solutions to better address the post-COVID backlog and bolster sustainable service recovery. Ophthalmology was the busiest outpatient specialty during the three years to March 2020 across the English NHS and again recorded the highest...

A three-way partnership between Nigeria, Tanzania and Northern Ireland

VISION 2020 LINKS between Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT), Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Northern Ireland with first ECWA Eye Hospital, Kano, Nigeria and now also with Mbeya Referral Hospital (MRH), Tanzania, have been beneficial to all three partners. From...

How much money is wasted on tests prior to cataract surgery? And why?

For routine cataract surgery, numerous studies have found that preoperative testing does not contribute usefully to safety or surgical success. Despite such guidelines, tests ordered for patients prior to phacoemulsification in the US remains high. To quantify the associated costs,...

Landmark review of glaucoma treatment and research published by Moorfields-led team

Four world-leading experts, including Hari Jayaram and Gus Gazzard from Moorfields, have combined their knowledge with the findings from over 150 peer-reviewed study publications to produce a landmark paper published in the Lancet.

Leading North London eye clinic appoints retina expert to treat growing ‘epidemic’ of patients living with myopia

Leading independent eye hospital based in Finchley, My-iClinic, has welcomed Consultant Ophthalmologist, Ms Yvonne Luo, to its growing team of specialists.

‘Class of 2024’ graduate from SpaMedica’s STEPS programme as ophthalmic surgeon celebrates first year teaching trainees to complete over 500 cataract cases

As the latest ‘Class of 2024’ graduate from SpaMedica’s Training and Education Programme for Surgeons (STEPS), a brand-new cohort of surgical trainees will take up positions at SpaMedica hospitals nationwide. Representing the next generation of ophthalmologists, they will benefit from...

Imagination

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” In this quote by Albert Einstein, he reminds us that whilst logic is useful for practical solutions, the expansive nature of imagination breaks boundaries. It can lead...

Has ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ gone too far?

The past few decades of surgery since the ‘mad cow disease’ have been dominated by a push to switch to disposable instruments. The reason is to prevent cross-contamination and reduce the risk of surgical site infections – especially so with...

BMLA 2023 Annual Conference & Educational Courses

Navroz Singh (far right) with Nirmal and Vasant Oswal (second and third left) and the other recipients of the Vasant and Nirmal Oswal Trainee Scholarship. Navroz Singh, core surgical trainee at Kings College NHS Trust. This year’s British Medical Laser...

BMLA Annual Conference & Educational Courses

Navroz Singh, core surgical trainee at Kings College NHS Trust. This year’s British Medical Laser Association (BMLA) annual conference was held over three days in a beautiful venue overlooking a sunny Cardiff Bay. It was attended by individuals hailing from...

ISD-DE (International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye) Meeting 2024

by Jane Olver, FRCS FRCOphth, President ISD-DE and 2024 London Meeting Organiser, owner and Medical Director, Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon, Clinica London. The International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye (ISD-DE) 2024 update course and scientific meeting ran between 29, 30...