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Leading eyecare charity Orbis celebrates the 20th anniversary of Cybersight
Orbis celebrates the 20th anniversary of its award-winning telemedicine and e-learning platform, Cybersight.How to be a better optometrist – a personal view
5 February 2020
| Janet Pooley
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EYE - General
Our optometry editor shares her personal observations of what makes the best optometrist. Some years ago in Glasgow, I gave a presentation with this same title, ‘How to be a better optometrist’. I was the optometry programme director for NHS...
Uncertainties and opportunities in ophthalmology training after the COVID-19 pandemic
6 August 2020
| Alexander Jones
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EYE - General
Alexander Jones asks what impact the current pandemic will have on ophthalmology trainees. In my work as a Clinical Teaching Fellow, I have to admit that chaos is uncommon. Neither the anxious excitement of rushing to help an unwell patient...
Thermal injury and false eyelashes
1 April 2020
| Siddarth Nardeosingh, Annie SeeWah Tung
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EYE - General
The authors provide a case of cyanoacrylate glue causing a thermal burn on the eyelid and explain how this type of burn should be managed. The use of false lashes as well as the techniques used to apply them come...
Refractive surprise after cataract surgery caused by posterior capsular striae
3 June 2021
| Lorna Leandro, David Martiano
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General
Cataract removal with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation is one of the most frequently performed surgeries in current clinical practice [1,2]. New microsurgical techniques and refined IOL power calculations allow excellent refractive outcomes. Refractive surprise following cataract surgery is uncommon [1-3]...
Poppers retinopathy: What is it and how do we treat it?
2 June 2025
| Alexander Benson
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Poppers retinopathy is a relatively unknown phenomenon which afflicts users of poppers but should be considered as a differential in sudden-onset or sub-acute visual acuity loss – particularly in patients with a history of recreational drug use. Raising awareness of...
Ocular Telehealth: A Practical Guide, 1st Edition
3 February 2023
| Paras Agarwal
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EYE - General
Ocular Telehealth: A Practical Guide is in its first edition, which is great considering the recent adjustments to practical medical delivery that the COVID-19 pandemic has mandated. Overall, this book is well written in a structured format defining the uses...
Uveitis in HIV infected persons
1 October 2014
| Anjali Gupta
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), uveitis, in particular cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, was the most common cause of visual loss in patients with AIDS. HAART has altered the cause of ocular disease in HIV infected individuals by...
OSA members call for a 5-year practice plan at 100% Optical
Making a five-year plan for an optical or ophthalmology business is uppermost in OSA members’ minds as they look for the best means of supporting the profession at 100% Optical.A step-by-step approach to the diagnosis and management of Sands of Sahara Syndrome
1 October 2018
| Hani Hasan, Guy Smith
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Sands of Sahara syndrome (diffuse lamellar keratitis) is a rare postoperative complication of Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Its estimated prevalence is reported to be 2-4% among LASIK cases [1], despite that, it is more likely to be encountered by...
The approach to trabeculectomy postoperative complications
1 August 2016
| Kaivon Pakzad-Vaezi
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EYE - Glaucoma
Performing a trabeculectomy is like giving birth to a baby. It may be traumatic and there is scope for devastating error but once the operation is completed only then does the real work begin. The bleb must be nurtured into...
Papilloedema: an update
1 June 2016
| James F (Barry) Cullen
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
Some readers may have seen a recent report in the national newspapers of the case of a teenage girl with persistent severe headache associated with a fatal brain tumour having been undiagnosed despite many consultations with her medical advisers. It...
