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2030 IN SIGHT LIVE, Nepal
29 April 2025
-1 May 2025
2030 IN SIGHT LIVE is your exclusive platform to drive tangible progress towards universal eye health. Join us in Kathmandu for an immersive experience that fosters collaboration, ignites leadership, and empowers advocacy. Building upon the success of our events in...
Pituitary tumours: why are they so often missed?
1 April 2017
| James F (Barry) Cullen
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Part 1: Introduction, historical background and Edinburgh connections (see also Part 2 and Part 3) Is there any ophthalmologist who has not missed a pituitary tumour? Hopefully this article will help those currently in practice to avoid such an embarrassment,...
Keratoconus cone variants
This retrospective study examined correlation between three keratoconic parameters to further understand anatomy of keratoconic cones. Kmax and pachymetry of the thinnest point were obtained from the Pentacam scans. Decentration was calculated as distance from the corneal vertex to the...
Does Acanthamoeba need bacteria to cause keratitis?
An animal study was carried out on 36 rabbits, whose corneas were inoculated with either Acanthamoeba castellanii alone, Pseudomonas aeruginosa alone or both pathogens together after a period of short (two hours) or long (six hours) co-incubation. The clinical severity...
BESTi: a new index to detect subclinical keratoconus
In this multicentre, case-control study, the authors develop a new index, named Boosted Ectasia Susceptibility Tomography Index (BESTi), to detect early cases of keratoconus. This index was derived from multiple logistic regression analysis of 22 variables of tomography scans. The...All eyes on Twiggy as she fronts new campaign warning us: don’t lose focus of your eye health
13 October 2022
Dame Twiggy Lawson fronts a new public awareness campaign focused on eye health, as cases of macular disease increase with our ageing population.
RNIB and British Blind Sport join forces to tackle the disparity of physical activity amongst blind and partially sighted people
The UK’s leading sight loss charity, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and British Blind Sport have joined forces to launch the See Sport Differently campaign, which aims to promote accessible sports and breakdown barriers faced by blind and partially sighted people who want to get active.Sight Scotland urges restaurants and venues to open their doors to the vision impaired
Charity launches new Customer Service Guide for bars and restaurants during National Braille Week.The writing on the wall
1 December 2021
| Gwyn Samuel Williams
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
The Prophet Daniel tells a famous tale of how the tyrannical king of Babylon held a feast for all his top lords and ladies, and as the feasting grew to fever pitch a mysterious hand appeared from nowhere that started...
Traumatic ‘toy’ gun injury leading to permanent vision loss
6 April 2021
| Ehinomen Inegbedion, Doa’a Kerwat, Goncalo Almeida
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a progressive, inherited disorder of connective tissue that affects the skin, cardiovascular system and retina. Ocular manifestations of the disease are related to Bruch’s membrane, a thin elastic tissue layer located between the retinal pigment epithelium...
Retinal sequelae of high voltage electric current injury
5 June 2023
| Nancy Khairat, Varij Mathur, V Kesharaju, Fawzi Mahmoud
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Introduction High-voltage electrical currents may result in significant ocular complications, ranging from mild cataracts to vision-threatening retinal and optic nerve problems [1]. The severity of damage depends on various factors, including intensity and type of current, duration of exposure, entry...
Altomed joins sister company Mid-Optic in supporting Guide Dogs
15 May 2023
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Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Altomed are excited to announce that they have chosen Guide Dogs as their new charity partner.
