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Four Pillars: Leadership for clinical practice settings

This series explores the four pillars of advanced clinical practice and here, Regina Tavengwa explores the pillar of leadership and management. I have been in my current role as a matron for eight years, with a background of practicing as...

Independent Opticians Win SightCare Excellence Awards at the 2022 SightCare Business & Networking Conference

Six deserving independent optical practices were named as winners in the 2022 SightCare Awards celebrating the independent spirit.

RNIB appoints Sir Jim Harra as new Vice Chair

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has appointed Sir Jim Harra to take up the roles of Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Governance, Nominations and Remuneration Committee. Jim was previously a Permanent...

What's trending Jun/Jul 2020

Here in the UK, we’ve been in lockdown since 23 March 2020, with much of the rest of the world entering degrees of lockdown since February-March 2020. COVID-19 has dominated the headlines and social media, so without further ado, I...

Simple approach to prevent capsule tear-out during capsulorhexis creation in hyper mature cataracts

Puncturing the anterior capsule in the anterior chamber so that the pressure falls below intracapsular tension causes the rhexis to extend out to the equator. If this develops into a tear that wraps around the entire lens it is called...

Use of amniotic membrane in second stage Hughes tarsocunjunctival reconstruction

This is a retrospective, non-comparative interventional case series of 30 patients who underwent amniotic membrane transplantation to lower lid margin as part of Hughes lid reconstruction to prevent a hyperaemic, hypertrophic conjunctival margin with excessive discharge. Patients undergoing more than...

Presidency changes hands at the International Opticians Association (IOA)

This year saw the baton of the presidency of the International Opticians Association (IOA) handed from Fiona Anderson to Donald Crichton BSc (Hons) FBDO.

The African Ophthalmology Council: Driving excellence in African eye health

Have you been wondering about how you can impact, or even just understand, the eyecare landscape in Africa from those who experience it daily? Ever wondered about which one body brings all eye health professionals in Africa together, united in...

Sight Sciences: The Role of Implant-Free MIGS in Glaucoma Care The OMNI® Surgical System

18:30 Arrival, Refreshments and Dry-Lab Demonstrations 19:00 Targeting the iridocorneal angle with implant-free MIGS, Viscocanaloplasty and Trabeculotomy : C-109172 (1 CPD) Mr. Francesco Stringa (Moderator) Southampton University Hospital 19:45 Don’t miss the opportunity! Combining cataract surgery and MIGS : C-109173...

Case report of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)

This case report presents a 74-year-old male patient who developed LHON, with a previous diagnosis of bilateral macular holes. LHON occurs predominantly in healthy young men and onset in older age ranges increases the likelihood that the patient will have...

Conversion factors for fovea on / off detachments

This is a retrospective study of medical records in a single unit over a 14 year period from January 2001 – December 2014, of patients who converted from fovea-on to fovea-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). Ten cases were identified while...