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The Re-humanising Revolution: Breaking the conspiracy of silence

3 June 2020 | | EYE - General
Over the last few years, the mental and emotional wellbeing of those who work in medicine has come under scrutiny. The author introduces a new resource. Working in healthcare has always been stressful but never more so than today. In...

‘A space that rekindles the fire in my mind’

2 June 2025 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea
The end of 2024 offered us many reasons to celebrate, one of which was the eventful, annual UKISCRS conference in London, during which we saw our editor, David Lockington, step into the role of President and lead the society into...

Countdown to opening begins as NHS takes keys for new Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital

18 June 2026 | services
Leaders at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust today took their first steps inside the region’s new specialist eye hospital as construction partner Kier officially handed over the keys. Set to open later this summer, NHS leaders have also...

Retinal prosthetics: science fiction or a vision for the future?

2 December 2019 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
“Is it a fact – or have I dreamt it – that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?” – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House...

Transferring imaging from primary to secondary care (part 1)

5 August 2020 | | EYE - General
Transferring clinical imaging from high street optometrists to secondary care is an increasingly requested option, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A wide variety of solutions exist to allow this, each with their own merits and shortcomings. For...

Two centuries later, braille is still as important as ever, says teenage sight loss campaigner

4 January 2024 | RNIB, Braille, anniversary, campaign, blindness, Scotland, charity
Braille, the system of raised dots that has enabled blind people to read and write, is as vital as ever, and has adapted to the advances of new technology, says RNIB, Scotland's leading sight loss charity.

Report: National Student Ophthalmology Conference 2023

11 April 2023 |
A report covering the NSOC23 event which took place on 25 March 2023.

Reflections on a twelve-year partnership: The Makassar-Dundee LINK

3 June 2021 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - General
In the first article of a two-part series (see Part 2 here), the authors provide an overview of this hugely successful partnership and how they overcame the challenges of COVID-19. What began in 2008 as a connection between equals, has...

Immunoglobulin G4-related ophthalmic disease – what is it? (Part 2)

3 April 2023 |
Part 2: Clinical presentation and treatment (see part 1 here) Introduction IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is understood to have a vast clinicopathological spectrum; nearly every organ has had reported involvement. Similarly, IgG4-related ophthalmic disease (IgG4-ROD) is known to affect nearly every...

From the seas to OCTs, a journey from working in TV to creating teaching in ophthalmology

1 April 2020 | | EYE - General
To relaunch our Allied Professionals section, Paul Dimmock from Gloucestershire discusses his unique role with the Gloucestershire Retinal Education Group. In Gloucestershire we have a collection of ophthalmic-targeted departments led by Professor Peter Scanlon, Clinical Director of the NHS Diabetic...

Specialty-driven EMR for paperless clinical environment – insights for an informed choice

1 August 2016 | | EYE - General
Deployment of specialty-driven (or specialty-specific) electronic medical record (EMR) systems across UK ophthalmology units appears to be growing rapidly at the expense of generic, multiuse digital technology packages. Experience further suggests that open source systems can play a significant role...

Why Ophthalmology?

13 December 2023 | | EYE - General
Ophthalmology is a medical specialty that deals with eye diseases and helps preserve vision. The ophthalmic community consists of a wide range of healthcare professionals who work together to address eye-related problems in many extraordinary ways. This article explores the...