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Malpractice from telephone triage in ophthalmology
5 June 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Litigation malpractice, Telephone, dermatology, telemedicine, triage
The authors examined malpractice lawsuits related to ophthalmology telemedicine telephone triage in the US. The study reviewed a total of 510 lawsuits and identified 18 cases that involved synchronous telephone visits, while none involved video telecommunication. The study found that...
AAO cancels meeting for first time since 1945
23 July 2020
The AAO has announced that its 2020 meeting will now be virtual only.
Robotic assisted orbital surgery (RAOS) – a novel approach to orbital malignancy surgery
3 June 2024
| Jean-Pierre Jeannon, Asit Arora, Claire Daniel, Jimmy Uddin, Jack Faulkner, Moshan Malik, Hubert Stein
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EYE - Orbit, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - General
Robotic technology in ENT surgery has been used in certain areas of head and neck cancer care but, in this article, we hear of an exciting development from the team at Guy’s & St Thomas’. Advances in surgical robotic technology...
Defence Medical Services Ophthalmology Conference 2024
3 July 2024
-4 July 2024
by Dr Ben Smith, General Duties Medical Officer (Army), Tidworth, UK. This annual national meeting of tri-service defence ophthalmologists was held in the beautiful and historic setting of Merton College in Oxford, hosted by Professor Robert MacLaren, the current Professor...
RCOphth (The Royal College of Ophthalmologists) IOL Fixation Course
7 October 2024
IOL Fixation without an intact capsular bag or adequate capsule support - a practical course which will cover a wide variety of IOL fixation techniques including iris clipped IOLs, sutured IOLs and scleral tunnel fixation. The content will be delivered using surgical videos and wet lab components. This course is aimed mainly at consultants and very senior trainees.
RCOphth IOL Fixation Course - 6 October 2025
6 October 2025
IOL Fixation without an intact capsular bag or adequate capsule support - a practical course which will cover a wide variety of IOL fixation techniques including iris clipped IOLs, sutured IOLs and scleral tunnel fixation. The content will be delivered...
Refractionist’s shoulder?
1 June 2015
| Andrew Turnbull
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EYE - General
After hearing the letter-box, I walked to the front door and stooped down to collect my latest edition of Eye News. I winced. Still, at least it would give me something to pass the time on this, my first day...
Providing primary eyecare services during a global pandemic: the new normal
7 December 2020
| Janet Pooley
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EYE - General
It would be fair to say that 2020 hasn’t quite turned out to be the year that anyone predicted. Living with a global pandemic has become our reality and we are having to get used to many aspects of our...
Flashes and floaters in community optometry – diagnosing a posterior vitreous detachment
1 October 2018
| Janet Pooley
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EYE - General
Managing patients who attend a practice with symptoms of flashes and floaters is a regular occurrence in community optometric practice. It’s often very distressing for patients; symptoms can be quite dramatic and an internet search can indicate imminent blindness from...