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International medical graduates in ophthalmology

4 December 2023 | | EYE - General
IMGs in the NHS The General Medical Council (GMC) defines an international medical graduate (IMG) as someone who has obtained their primary medical qualification outside the European Economic Area (EEA) [1], meaning that an IMG is a medical doctor whose...

Is it NAION… Now what?

3 April 2024 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Case presentation We present the case and discussion of a 46-year-old Caucasian male who complained of immediate reduced vision following complicated neck dissection including a total laryngopharyngectomy, free flap reconstruction for a T4N3 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the left...

An anterior segment lump: a diagnostic and treatment challenge

2 February 2024 | | EYE - Oncology, EYE - Pathology
Case presentation A 50-year-old female presented to eye casualty with a lump on the left medial lower eyelid with associated redness and occasional bleeding. The lump was present for a few months with recent enlargement (Figure 1). Her past medical...

Retinoblastoma management update (part 1): clinical features, diagnosis and genetics

1 January 2017 | | EYE - Oncology
The first of a two part series, this article will discuss the clinical features, diagnosis and genetic aspects of retinoblastoma. Manoj Parulekar is based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, one of the two designated national retinoblastoma and paediatric ocular oncology treatment...

Optical coherence tomography – reinventing the eye examination

1 October 2016 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging
It has been 25 years since Huang et al. presented the first optical coherence tomography (OCT) images in Science [1]. With vast improvements in OCT technology over the years, it is now possible to acquire high-resolution cross-sectional images of the...

Post-Brexit deal welcomed but leaves future relationship with EU far from settled

6 April 2021 | | EYE - General
Rod McNeil breaks down the impact of the Brexit deal on healthcare in the UK, including medicines regulation, research funding, sharing of information and the ability to work abroad. A disorderly no-deal exit from the European Union (EU) was averted...

My Top Five: Foundation year 3 jobs for prospective ophthalmology candidates

3 February 2023 | | EYE - General
Ophthalmology specialist training (OST) is a fantastic career option, however, it is also a highly competitive specialty. There was a gradual rise in competition ratios in recent years: 3.24 (2019), 5.73 (2020), and 6.80 (2021) [1]. Many choose to pursue...

Investigating the link between corneal clarity and statin use

2 February 2024 | | EYE - Cornea
Transparency is a vital attribute of the cornea, necessary in preserving healthy vision. Maintaining this requires the collective input of the various layers of the cornea. Mostly, the layers implicated in this are the corneal stroma and endothelium [1]. Our...

My Top Five: Foundation year 3 jobs for prospective ophthalmology candidates

3 February 2023 | | EYE - General
Ophthalmology specialist training (OST) is a fantastic career option, however, it is also a highly competitive specialty. There was a gradual rise in competition ratios in recent years: 3.24 (2019), 5.73 (2020), and 6.80 (2021) [1]. Many choose to pursue...

The International AMD Genomics Consortium study: another success in understanding the complex genetics of AMD

1 April 2017 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a neurodegenerative complex disease of the eye and a major cause of blindness and visual impairment among the elderly worldwide. The early stages of the disease are characterised by asymptomatic pigmentary abnormalities and accumulation of...

RNIB’s free online resource for pupils and teachers gets a brand-new web platform

2 December 2024 | education, school, bookshare, books, charity, Load2Learn
Thousands of children and young people across the UK with vision impairment and/or difficulty reading standard print, due to conditions like dyslexia, can now access more than a million books and images more quickly and easily after RNIB’s Bookshare service...

Strategies for managing neovascular AMD and DMO in routine clinical care

1 October 2015 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Treatment practice in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular oedema (DMO) illustrate increasing adoption of patient-tailored treatment approaches based on initial diagnosis and regular monitoring of imaging and visual outcomes in routine clinical care. The...