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Retinoblastoma – the challenges of a rare cancer and the role of international partnerships

4 October 2023 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
Introduction: the global challenge The global burden of retinoblastoma (Rb) is one in 15,000-18,000 live births, which equates to 8000 new cases worldwide each year. The global disparities in Rb outcome represent a paradigm of health inequality worldwide [1]. In...

Game show freak

3 April 2023 | | EYE - General
As a child of the 70s and 80s, there were limited television viewing opportunities. For the duration of the 70s there were only three channels, only moving to four with the launch of Channel 4 in 1982. Not only that,...

Doctor at large

1 October 2021 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
“In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the… Anyone? Anyone?... the Great Depression, passed the… Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone…?” In this memorable scene, the monotonous...

A Scottish first: SOC goes virtual

28 July 2020
The first virtual Scottish Ophthalmology Club (SOC) meeting will be held on Wednesday 30 September 2020.
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OCT changes in chronic optic neuropathy

1 October 2017 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | OCT angiography, optic neuropathy, peripapillary capillaries
The authors evaluated optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography in 10 patients who suffered various types of chronic optic neuropathies. Glaucoma is known to cause a decrease in peripapillary perfused capillary density on OCT angiography. However, other optic neuropathies have not...

Long-term retinal changes following unilateral retrobulbar optic neuritis

1 June 2015 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | OCT, optic neuritis, optical coherence tomography, RNFL, steroid
The aim of this study was to assess the longitudinal changes in retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness after a first attack of optic neuritis and to investigate the impact of treatment on RNFL thinning at one year after the...

Dr Glaucomflecken: Stayin’ Alive

13 October 2022 | | EYE - General
Peter Cackett spoke to ophthalmologist and social media sensation Dr Glaucomflecken about his early days in comedy, the role satire can play in impacting medical governance, and where he might take his brand of medical comedy next. It was towards...

The results of the last survey Dec20

7 December 2020 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
The responses to the first question in this survey demonstrate the need for it and the significant variation in practice we see in even relatively simple management decisions. Patients are seen regularly with occludable drainage angles and listed for YAG...

Falkirk girl with sight loss is World Book Day winner

2 May 2024 | RNIB, Scotland, Charity, sight loss, awareness, competition, braille, see differently, creativity, school
Grace Kidd, 9, from Falkirk, is the winner of a creative writing competition hosted for the first time by leading sight loss charity, RNIB, to mark World Book Day.

NICE drugs: an update on what’s good to go

1 June 2014 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Treatment options recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) must be readily available for use in the NHS of England and Wales. This article provides an overview of recent guidance from NICE and summary advice issued...

The results of the last survey Apr 2020

1 April 2020 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
As ever, I would like to thank all those who participated in the last edition’s survey. A lot of data was generated and I do not intend to go through each individual finding. What is staggering again is the degree...

250 QFFD bicycles make sight saving care possible in rural Zambia

3 June 2024 | Orbis, charity, international, children, eyecare, global, ophthalmology, Zambia, Africa, rural
Sight-saving charity Orbis, is delivering a project in the Copperbelt province of Zambia, tackling the difficulties of delivering eye care in rural areas by providing 250 bikes to Community Eye Health Champions (CEHCs).