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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh: Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS)

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS)

Keratoconus: Diagnosis and Management

From the history of keratoconus to its diagnosis and management, this book covers everything. Don’t be fooled by thinking keratoconus is a simple disease like I did; this book is dense, and packed with information. The book is divided into...

Transcriptomic and regulatory gene associations in open angle glaucoma

The authors report a study utilising a publicly available whole exome sequencing dataset of 28 patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and seven healthy control patients, and a transcriptomic dataset from the trabecular meshwork of four POAG patients and...

High quality retinal image grading and management service by the NetwORC UK

In 2004 a network of three ophthalmic reading centres in Belfast, London and Liverpool (known as NetwORC UK) was established to form the largest reading centre in Europe for the purpose of providing high quality grading of ophthalmic images for...

Report: UKEGS 2024

It was an incredible experience heading down to UKEGS 2024 earlier this month in Southampton. The entire Glaucoma UK team, along with the UKEGS overseeing panel Nishani Amerasinghe, Andrew Tatham, Professir Anthony King and Professor Gus Gazzard, took great care...

Moorfields Education: Dilemmas in periocular and orbital tumour management

This course is an international collaboration between Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, bringing you the latest research and practice in periocular and orbital oncology.   .

UKNOS (UK Neuro-ophthalmology Society) Annual Meeting 2025

The UK Neuro-ophthalmology Society (UKNOS) Annual Meeting will take place on Thursday 27 February 2025 at the International Students House, Regent's Park, London. The theme is Anatomical Antagonists. Sessions will include clinical talks, scientific presentations with a prize for the best trainee presentation and a breakfast session for Allied Professionals in Neuro-ophthalmology

SightCare Conference 2025

Mark your calendars for one of the most anticipated events in the independent optical industry! SightCare is thrilled to announce that its 2025 Annual Business and Networking Conference will take place from January 26th to 27th at the esteemed Telford...

Stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease: researching for an 
effective cure

Neurodegenerative diseases are characterised by the chronic and progressive loss of neurons, which in turn results in loss of cognitive and physical functions. The World Health Organization has estimated that the disability-adjusted life years lost from neurological disease was about...

Emerging developments in dry eye

An estimated 344 million people worldwide suffer from dry eye [1]. This chronic syndrome is characterised by a vicious cycle of tear film hyperosmolarity, tear instability and corneal stress, leading to increased friction, inflammation, ocular surface damage and decreased visual...

Update on emerging therapies for age-related macular degeneration

The 23rd European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) Congress, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, provided a timely update on anti-complement therapy for geographic atrophy and emerging investigational therapies for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Anti-complement therapy for geographic atrophy Geographic atrophy...

Medical treatment of orbital lymphatic malformations

This is a literature review of the use of Sirolimus, to treat orbital lymphatic malformations. Sirolimus is an immunosuppressant used in renal transplants, and acts by inhibiting mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), which in turn inhibits activation of T and...