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Specsavers Launches brand new Roblox Obby
Specsavers has unveiled the ‘Specsavers Obby’, a new branded obstacle course game and virtual merchandise giveaway on Roblox, marking the high-street retailer’s commitment to educating younger generations and continued steps into the gaming space.Haag-Streit UK ‘Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2025’ opens for its seventh year
Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard diagnostic and surgical devices and instruments for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and orthoptists, is pleased to announce the return of the Haag-Streit annual Slit Lamp Imaging Competition. Now in its seventh consecutive...The results of the last survey Jun23
5 June 2023
| Amar Alwitry
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EYE - General
*Please be aware that this data does not form part of a peer reviewed research study. The information therein should not be relied upon for clinical purposes but instead used as a guide for clinical practice and reflection. I continue...
A week in the world of ophthalmology: A reflective journey at New Cross Hospital
3 October 2024
| Nikhil Sharma
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EYE - General
Embarking on a taster week in ophthalmology at New Cross Hospital was a decision fuelled by the desire to delve into the intricacies of this unique specialty, which blends surgical and medical traits. For foundation doctors, a taster week is...
You want to do paediatric ophthalmology? Seriously?
1 August 2017
| Ryan Davies
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Completion of Core Training is approaching fast and you begin to wonder three things. One, where do you want to live? Two, is anyone going to be retiring there soon? Three, what subspecialty do you want to do? In an...
Vision Care for Homeless People
2 August 2024
| Alison Gordon
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EYE - General
Vison Care for Homeless People (VCHP) was first established in 2003 with the aim to provide eye tests and glasses free of charge to people living in shelters, hostels or who are sleeping rough. Today, we remain the only national...
UKISOP and the allied health professions
3 April 2024
| Rebecca Turner
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EYE - General
In ophthalmology practice today there is a vast number of training and educational opportunities for staff from all professional backgrounds. The key is to use your study leave and funding wisely! In the first of this series of articles, signalling...
Unravelling ocular motility
1 April 2016
| Damien CM Yeo
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Ocular motility can often be a slightly abstract concept during the earlier years of ophthalmology training. A large variance on what embodies normality; mythical concepts like fusion and binocular vision, examination techniques that can be fiddly, and complex neuroanatomy all...
The structure function relationship in glaucoma
1 April 2017
| David Henson (Prof)
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EYE - Glaucoma
Chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG) is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide. It is diagnosed on the basis of three clinical signs, raised intraocular pressure (IOP), visual field (VF) defects and structural changes to the optic nerve head...
Stem cell transplantation and pterygium surgery
28 November 2022
| Aina Pons, Abhinav Loomba
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EYE - General
Pterygium is a benign, fibrovascular overgrowth of bulbar conjunctiva extending onto the cornea and has been associated with ultraviolet (UV) light exposure. The prevalence of pterygium worldwide varies between geographical zones but has been reported to range between three and...
Strabismus and ocular motility, demystified
3 April 2024
| Rhys Gitau-Jones, Catrin Bertalot
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EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General
I am a former orthoptist, now trained in medicine and working as a foundation doctor. In my previous work, I was frequently approached by ophthalmology trainees eager for guidance with strabismus and ocular motility. Drawing on my clinical experience, I...
