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Normal videonystagmography data
The authors report on the smooth pursuit and saccadic eye movement waveforms elicited from normal patients while viewing standardised calibrated targets. Serial trials were performed on each patient to determine test / retest reliability: nine trials producing 117 results by...
Nicotine accelerates diabetes induced retinal changes
1 June 2015
| Khadijah Basheer
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This study investigated the influence of nicotine in an experimentally induced diabetic rat model. They used non-invasive high-resolution spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging to provide quantitative information on the temporal alterations of retinal structures at the micrometer resolution...
Problems in Periorbital Surgery: A Repair Manual
This is a multi-author textbook directed at oculoplastic and plastic surgeons carrying out and managing aesthetic eyelid surgery. The authors are well-known and commonly cite their mentor, Clinton (“Sonny”) McCord as the main inspiration behind the textbook. Each section contains...Winner announced for the Silmo IOA International Optician of the Year Award
5 October 2023
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IOA, Jean-François Porte, Silmo, Competition, Opticians, Donald Crichton, SILMO 2024
The International Opticians Association (IOA) has announced the winner of the Silmo IOA International Optician of the Year Award. This innovative award recognises the importance of the optician in the optical business and their role in the choice of optimum products for their clientele.
99-year-old Navy Veteran to attend VE Day 80 Concert in London thanks to Sight Scotland Veterans
8 May 2025
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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,...
Unconscious bias
1 April 2019
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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EYE - General
Swansea University invited me to an Away Day. There was a whole day of lectures planned at a hotel conference suite just outside Swansea but due to clinic commitments I only caught the afternoon session; a ‘workshop’, on how to...
Inherited retinal disorders now the leading cause of blindness
1 April 2014
| Thomas O'Neill
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The recent paper in BMJ Open, from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, ‘A comparison of the causes of blindness certifications in England and Wales in working age adults (16-64 years), 1999-2000 with 2009-2010’ concludes that inherited retinal disorders (IRD) such...
The eye without tears
1 June 2016
| Hector Bryson Chawla
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EYE - General
The Art is long and Life is short. So goes the dispiriting tag in Latin and flung from day one and at regular intervals thereafter at idle medical students who, inevitably brainwashed, come by graduation to believe that the only...
Bridging the gap – Supporting our patients across the primary / secondary care divide
1 June 2017
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EYE - General
Providing the best care for patients is surely a fundamental goal for all healthcare professionals. When waiting-times are long and getting longer, clinics are full, colleagues are off with stress-related illness and patients are complaining, is it possible to still...
CHEC welcomes local communities to Eye Health Fair in support of National Eye Health Week
15 October 2024
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CHEC, industry news, private sector, National Eye Health Week, NEHW24, Galloways, Guide Dogs UK
CHEC Preston celebrated with patients whilst raising awareness of eye health and patient choice. CHEC, one of the UK’s leading providers of community healthcare, celebrated National Eye Health Week 2024 by welcoming local communities to a free Eye Health Fair,...
Moorfields UCL Ophthalmology Summer School
30 July 2025
-5 August 2025
If you are thinking about a career in ophthalmology, The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Summer School is the perfect way to explore the possibilities. The Ophthalmology Summer School is a five-day course presented by leading consultant ophthalmologists and clinical scientists...
