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Registration is now open for 100% Ophthalmology / Optical 2027

100% Ophthalmology offers a dedicated platform for sharing expertise, exploring the latest clinical advancements, and driving improved patient outcomes, while shaping the future of topics such as refractive surgery, ocular surface disease, glaucoma, and more. Co-located with 100% Optical, the...

Pete’s day off

“You’re not dying. You just can’t think of anything good to do” The above is the explanation given by high school student Ferris to his friend Cameron, who is lying in bed feeling sorry for himself when he should be...

Atlas Of Orbital Imaging

It was an absolute pleasure to review this beautifully written textbook. Authorship is from a diverse, international group of experienced and respected oculoplastic surgeons with an interest in orbital disease. A significant contribution to most of these chapters has been...

Bilateral medial rectus recession outcomes for acute acquired comitant esotropia vs infantile esotropia

In this study, the aim was to describe the surgical dose response of bilateral medial rectus muscle recession (MRR) in acute acquired comitant esotropia (AACE), compared to infantile esotropia (IET). This was a retrospective study of 114 patients; 39 AACE...

An optometrist’s view of the Emergency Eye Day

Liverpool is steeped in history, from its mercantile history, home to Cunard and the White Star line, to the Merseybeat and Derek Hatton. Not to be outdone at their annual meeting in the city, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists made...

Through the eyes of artists, part three: Strabismus or eye dominance? Da Vinci and Rembrandt

So far, we have seen how cataract impacted the works by Monet and Cassatt and witnessed how Degas and O’Keeffe adapted their practices in the face of retinal degeneration. In this final article, we cast an eye over works by...

SpaMedica backs next generation of NHS ophthalmologists with European fellowship

SpaMedica has announced Dr Ahmed Zewar as the winner of its annual Training Award at a special Veonet event, held in partnership with Rayner, during the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Congress in London. Dr Zewar, a...

Harry Moss Traquair: Edinburgh Ophthalmologist and Father Figure of Perimetry

It is a unique honour bestowed upon only a few clinicians, that their name becomes for evermore associated with the subject of their particular expertise and knowledge. Such an individual is undoubtedly Harry Moss Traquair, an Edinburgh-based ophthalmologist, who in...

Brexit, for richer, for poorer: prospects for post-withdrawal Britain

The people of the United Kingdom voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union (EU) in June 2016, a referendum decision intended by a slim majority to restore national self-determination and achieve what many believed to be a...

Two cases of acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis

Syphilis has re-emerged as a significant public health concern, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that 8 million adults aged 15–49 acquired syphilis in 2022. Untreated syphilis can have severe consequences, including cardiovascular, neurological and ocular complications. Ocular manifestations...

Ripasudil after Descemet stripping in Fuch’s endothelial dystrophy

This study prospectively evaluated the use of ripasudil, a rho kinase inhibitor, in patients undergoing Descemet’s stripping only (DSO) without an endothelial graft for Fuch’s endothelial dystrophy (FED). Patients with dense central guttae limited to the central 5mm of the...