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CHEC Warrington CPD Event

6 February 2025
This CPD session on 'Post Operative Cataract Management' will be hosted by Grant Guthrie, Ophthalmologist at CHEC Warrington. Throughout the evening, you will be able to meet our fantastic team, have a site tour of our brand new hospital, discuss...

CHEC Wandsworth CPD Open Evening

6 February 2025
This CPD session on 'Precision Vision: Cutting-Edge Intraocular Lens Options for Cataract Surgery' will be hosted by Mahmoud Rabie, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Director of Ophthalmology at CHEC. Throughout the evening, you will be able to meet our fantastic team,...

CHEC Slough CPD Event

5 February 2025
This CPD session on 'Urgent Eye Conditions' will be hosted by Koushik Roy, Ophthalmologist at CHEC. Throughout the evening, you will be able to meet our fantastic team, have a site tour of our hospital, discuss referral pathways and take...

What's trending Apr/May 2023

3 April 2023 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #Cyborgeye #flashlighteye #prostheticeye #BrianStanleyeye Brian Stanley is a California-based engineer, who lost his eye to retinoblastoma when he was six-years-old. A...
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Visual prognosis in Irish Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy

1 December 2022 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, idebenone, inherited optic neuropathy, mtDNA, ophthalmic genetics, optic atrophy
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited optic neuropathy This paper presents a retrospective review of clinical data from patients with LHON presenting to an Irish tertiary referral ophthalmic hospital. Clinical and genetic characteristics were assessed for useful biomarkers...

ABDO responds to GOC research

14 June 2023 | GOC, ABDO, eyecare services
New research published by the General Optical Council (GOC) shows an increase in public satisfaction in eyecare services.

Patient changes eye colour permanently and has brighter and whiter looking eyes

1 December 2017 | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
In this new series, Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are scientific reality and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Patient changes eye colour permanently and has brighter and whiter looking eyes If...

Acetylcholine receptor antibodies in the diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

3 August 2023 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the commonest autoimmune condition to affect the neuromuscular junction. In the UK, its prevalence is 15 per 10,000 [1,2] and recent studies have shown that rates are steadily increasing [3,4]. Aims of this audit The aim...

Sustainability in ophthalmology and healthcare: An overview

2 April 2025 | | EYE - General
Finally, even staunch sceptics are coming around to recognising that climate change is real and that we should do something about it. But how proximal the threat is and at what pace change has to happen is not universally agreed...

Haag-Streit announces “Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2024” winners

18 October 2024 | opportunities, slit lamp, imaging, competition, awards, haag-streit, SLIC2024, 2024
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 results of Haag-Streit's 'Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2024'. Utpal Sarkar, from Disha Eye Hospitals,...

ABDO awards two Life Memberships and Medal of Excellence

4 December 2024 | awards, achievements, optometry, opticians, meetings, events
Peter Black MBA FBDO FEAOO PGCAP FHEA and Julie Lees FBDO have been presented with Life Membership of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO). In addition, Dr Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bartlam BSc (Hons) FBDO CL (Hons) LVA SMC (Tech) has...

SpaMedica extends its ophthalmic training programme, creating vital placements for NHS registrars

17 May 2024 | cataract, private, industry, training, NHS, trainee, surgery, education, independent
The UK’s largest provider of NHS cataract surgery is already supporting 60 aspiring surgeons, and has recently appointed three staff members to further develop its training provision.