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Progress in retinal disease management: Highlights of the Retina Day, RCOphth 2025 Annual Congress

4 August 2025 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The Retina Day meeting at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) 2025 Annual Congress in Liverpool was held on 22 May 2025. This report highlights 10 selected topics of interest to subspecialists and general ophthalmologists. Decarbonising anti-VEGF clinics (or making...

Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy

4 December 2024 | | EYE - Imaging, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Presentation A 46-year-old Caucasian female was referred to the eye clinic by her local optician following a routine sight test. She was noted to have pigmentary retinal changes in both eyes but was asymptomatic with no visual complaints. At presentation...

Glaucoma-NET: a novel way of improving glaucoma management in sub-Saharan Africa

1 June 2022 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
Background Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide [1]. People with untreated glaucoma suffer from irreversible, progressive loss of sight. The disease is characterised by progressive loss of visual field, with pathological cupping of the optic disc...

Poppers retinopathy: What is it and how do we treat it?

2 June 2025 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Poppers retinopathy is a relatively unknown phenomenon which afflicts users of poppers but should be considered as a differential in sudden-onset or sub-acute visual acuity loss – particularly in patients with a history of recreational drug use. Raising awareness of...

Treating minor eye conditions in optometry practices: is this a viable model for the future?

1 June 2018 | | EYE - General
The role of the optometrist has expanded in recent years as community eye care services have changed. With the limited scope of general ophthalmic services (GOS) regulations in most parts of the UK, the funding to support additional care has...

Adaptive optics imaging: resolving single cells in the living eye

1 June 2014 | | EYE - Cornea
The human retina is unique in the central nervous system (CNS) in that it can be directly visualised non-invasively. Technological advances of several imaging modalities, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), multichannel scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) and fundus photography, have afforded...

A paediatric case of central retinal artery occlusion following antibiotics and decompression surgery for orbital cellulitis

3 October 2022 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General
Orbital cellulitis is an ophthalmic emergency that warrants urgent management in the hospital setting [1]. This occurs more frequently in the paediatric population where it is often secondary to sinus infections. Delay in treatment could result in severe complications including...

Don’t ignore the black lesion! It might be mucormycosis

1 June 2017 | | EYE - Cornea
Keeping mucormycosis infection in the foreground of your differential diagnosis, especially in those more vulnerable patients, will help save their lives if recognised and managed appropriately. Mucormycosis is a fulminant infection caused by the fungi of the family Mucoraceae. It...

What's trending Apr/May 2020

1 April 2020 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
#punch #shark Nick Minogue, a 60-year-old New Zealander, was surfing off Pauanui Beach when he was attacked by a Great White Shark. Luckily, he recalled advice that sharks are vulnerable if hit in the eyes or the nose. His first...

Telemedicine strategies in ophthalmology: harnessing established and emerging technologies for lasting solutions

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - General
The author considers recent progress and shares insights from leading practitioners in telemedicine applications and digital technology strategies. Amidst COVID-19 and combined mitigation and suppression measures, hospitals and clinics have responded rapidly to strengthen telemedicine strategies and virtual healthcare services...

A day in the life of...an ophthalmic imager / an orthoptic assistant

1 February 2014 |
The ophthalmic imager My role as an ophthalmic / medical photographer has evolved, dramatically, since I began my career at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, 30 years ago. Long gone are the days of developing and hand printing fluorescein angiograms in...

Addressing childhood blindness in sub-Saharan Africa

2 August 2024 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
In this article, the authors explore paediatric ophthalmology subspecialist fellowship training in African nations south of the Sahara. Until recently, most African ophthalmologists who wished to pursue a subspecialty ophthalmology training fellowship had to go abroad. There is a huge...