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Mind the gap

4 February 2025 |
As a medical student in London many moons ago, the only thing that I was mindful of was the gap between the platform and the train as I traversed the city on the underground. I first became aware of mindfulness...

What's trending Aug/Sept 2019

1 August 2019 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
#puppydogeyes Who can resist a pair of puppy dog eyes? It may be that no human can! A team of researchers discovered that dogs acquired a new forehead muscle, which is scanty or absent in wolves. This muscle is the...

What's trending Oct/Nov 2022

3 October 2022 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
A round-up of the eye related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #teammates #warringtonwolves #keratoconus Robbie Mulhern, a professional rugby league player for Warrington Wolves, had never heard of keratoconus prior to...

What's trending Oct/Nov 2024

3 October 2024 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #PommelHorseGuy #Olympics The Paris Olympics have been such a delight this year, from incredible physical feats to touching competitor comradery, I...

“My cataracts have been dissolved by eye drops!”

1 April 2018 | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are scientific reality and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: “My cataracts have been dissolved by eye drops!” I’m sure some of us have had patients enquire...

Another plant-based remedy for the eye?

5 June 2020 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - General
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Another plant-based remedy for the eye? What do the nicknames Mary Jane, tea, and 420 all...

An uncommon late postoperative complication of combined cataract surgery and intravitreal triamcinolone injection

1 December 2014 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - General, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Case report A 64-year-old female with diabetic maculopathy (DMO) underwent phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in her right eye combined with intravitreal triamcinolone (IVTA). Diabetes control was poor with HbA1c (IFCC) of 119mmol/mol and blood sugar level of 27mmol/L....

Lockdown and eye health – a case of accommodative spasm

6 April 2021 | | EYE - Orbit, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
A 25-year-old male presented to the eye casualty with a one-day history of sudden onset worsening vision. More specifically, he noted his vision was more blurred than usual and this was more exaggerated for near-work than for distance-work. He was...

Recurrent unilateral preseptal cellulitis secondary to herpes simplex virus infection

3 April 2023 | | EYE - General
Introduction Periorbital (sometimes called preseptal cellulitis) is a common condition which on its own is not normally an ophthalmic or surgical emergency, however it has the potential to cause severe and serious morbidity in cases where the infection has crossed...

OpenEyes – Community edition

1 October 2017 | | EYE - General
Moving to an electronic patient record (EPR) is all the rage these days, even in the District General Hospitals (DGHs). When I am not writing these articles I work in one such hospital. At Bolton Foundation Trust we deployed OpenEyes...

Oculoplastics: an evolving specialty

1 August 2015 | | EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit
Consultant Ophthalmic and Oculoplastic Surgeon Raman Malhotra provides an insight into this increasingly popular subspecialty of ophthalmology. Oculoplastic surgery refers to plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the eyelids, the surrounding facial areas, orbits and lacrimal system. Its scope has...

My Top Five Ophthalmology YouTube channels

1 February 2022 | | EYE - General
In the digital age, medical education is being rapidly updated and transformed with the integration of modern technology. Many enthusiastic educators and learners are exploring novel platforms and formats of medical education. Additionally, there has been an increasing need for...