4 December 2023
| Abdelrahman Obiedat
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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...
The biannual Scottish Ophthalmological Club (SOC) meeting took place on 21 February 2025 in the rolling hills of Stirling at the Stirling Court Hotel. Kindly hosted by NHS Forth Valley, the free paper session commenced after a cordial opening message...
The current system of elective care is struggling to inform patients of their rights to choose healthcare providers and procedures, and offering little information or support when decisions need to be made, according to a new report. The report, Patient...
The Moorfields DALK wet lab is aimed at corneal specialists who wish to start performing this technique or to improve their surgical skills. In-person, London.
This course is suitable for ophthalmic practitioners and advanced clinical practice healthcare specialists. Learn how to become more confident in diagnosing and managing vitreoretinal emergencies.
This longitudinal cohort study aimed to report the clinical features, treatment strategy, and mortality of 15 consecutive patients (16 eyes) with endogenous panophthalmitis (EP) at a tertiary medical centre of the largest eye centre in Northern China. Mean age was...
Inspired by the difficulty to obtain the gold-standard measurement of eyelid position in children, the authors present a proof-of-concept study of a simple measurement tool paired with digital photography. Patients and their siblings between the ages of one-year to 21-years-old,...
This review aimed to assess the clinical utility of genetic testing for individuals with infantile nystagmus syndrome. The authors define infantile nystagmus syndrome as having an onset before six months of age, binocular and conjugate. The literature search was conducted...
Moving to an electronic patient record (EPR) is all the rage these days, even in the District General Hospitals (DGHs). When I am not writing these articles I work in one such hospital. At Bolton Foundation Trust we deployed OpenEyes...
CHEC, a leading provider of community-based ophthalmology and endoscopy services in the UK, is delighted to announce the opening of two new sites in Stockport and Sheffield.