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Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers awards silver medal to Professor Robert Maclaren

At a Court Lunch held in the historic Apothecaries’ Hall last week, the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers awarded its prestigious Silver (Fincham) Medal to Professor Robert MacLaren. Professor MacLaren is Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, Consultant...

Conference Report: European Society of Ophthalmology 2025

Established in 1956, the Societas Ophthalmologica Europaea (SOE) was brought together by representatives from 19 different European countries and was first held in Athens in 1960. The Congress has continued to flourish since then with meetings being held across Europe...

Medical Medway Fayre 2024

by Ines Lahlou Chettab, Ophthalmologist (Algeria), MCh Ophthalmology Student, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. Over the past six years, the Institute of Medical Sciences of Canterbury Christ Church University has hosted the Medway Medical Fayre. This event was initiated and...

Moorfields Education: Glaucoma level 2 (College of Optometrists Professional Higher Certificate in Glaucoma) 2025

The course is designed to build up from level 1 to further develop skills in detecting change in clinical status and decision-making in patients at risk of developing glaucoma. Entry requirementsPossess a minimum of a BSc(Hons) in Optometry or equivalent....

Moorfields Education: Glaucoma level 3 (College of Optometrists Professional Diploma in Glaucoma) 2025

This course is designed to build up from levels 1 and 2 to further develop skills in detecting change in clinical status and decision-making in patients with established glaucoma of all types in adult patients. Entry requirementsPossess a minimum of...

Moorfields: Vitreoretinal emergencies: A practical guide for health care professionals

Vitreoretinal emergencies: A practical guide for health care professionals

Clinical Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

Clinical Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography provides an informative, up-to-date review of the numerous applications of OCTA in ophthalmology. This book highlights the ways in which this relatively recent non-invasive imaging technique has been an invaluable tool for our...

Risks of advanced ROP development in unscreened babies

The authors report a retrospective study of the prevalence of infants with stage 4b and 5 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) who were never screened and the importance of screening guidelines. The study was conducted in a tertiary eye hospital in...

BVI brings Finevision to the forefront of the refractive community at London event

Damien Gatinel, Head of The Anterior and Refractive Surgery, Paris, and Amir Hamid, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, London addressed an audience at the Finevision event sponsored by BVI at No 11 Cavendish Square, London on 13 October 2023.

Designing ophthalmology services Part 3: How do we address the queues post‑COVID-19?

Part 1 of this series available herePart 2 of this series available here There is going to be enormous demand on ophthalmology services as they start to welcome patients back. The authors explain how modelling can help make the most...

“Herr Doktor, I can’t see but I am driving”

This 56-year-old lady was quite puzzling. With her own glasses and the pinhole she merely managed to see the 1.3 and 1.0 logMAR lines with her right and left eye, respectively (I am currently working in Germany again, so goodbye...

Simulation in ophthalmology: a pedagogic viewpoint

The advent of simulation technology has enhanced modern medical training. The first utilisation of simulation was in 1929 where Edward Link used this concept to develop a mechanical flight simulator [1]. Industries such as aviation, nuclear power and the military...