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My experience of the transition into a specialist orthoptist role
Michelle Dent discusses the process of transitioning into a new role and the pros and cons along the way. An opportunity arose for a permanent, full time, band 7 specialist role in the medical retina (MR) team in the Newcastle...
OCT angiography findings in amblyopic eyes
In this study, optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) was used to detect the existence of any vascular dysfunction in superficial and deep retinal layers that accompany visual impairment in amblyopic eyes compared to fellow and control eyes. The study included...
Manual versus photo screening comparisons
This study was designed and undertaken to compare the results obtained from the SPOT vision screener and PlusOptix vision screener versus manual screening results in preschool children. Manual screening used LEA symbols and stereo butterfly tests. Over a three-month period,...Complaints, Litigation and Clinical Errors: A Practical Guide for Health Care Students and Professionals
This concise book provides readers with practical guidance to help them to both avoid errors and develop robust processes to protect themselves and their patients, as well as dealing appropriately with complaints and litigation, when things do go wrong. Free...Anterior segment imaging: a photographer’s view
My name is Rosalyn Painter and I work within the vision science and ophthalmic imaging team at Bristol Eye Hospital, where we cover all aspects of imaging within the hospital, including fluorescein angiograms, fundus photography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), slit-lamp...Conference Preview: UKEGS 2025
We’re always ecstatic when one of our media partners bring their conference to Scotland, especially when they land in our hometown of Edinburgh. Taking place in The Assembly Rooms, a beautiful 18th century venue in the heart of Edinburgh’s New...
Detection of SO tendon abnormality versus atrophy
This study aimed to evaluate patterns of binocular misalignment in primary gaze, lateral and vertical gaze, and head tilt in patients showing head-tilt dependent hypertropia associated with discontinued superior oblique (SO) tendon but without SO muscle atrophy, versus patients with...
Features of idiopathic versus non-idiopathic ocular motor apraxia
The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of ocular motor apraxia (OMA) in a paediatric neuro-ophthalmology clinic over 10 years. This was a retrospective case review and included 37 patients of which 46% were idiopathic...RSM: Training, Transformation, Excellence: The Surgeon’s Cycle of Life
Royal Society of Medicine Training, Transformation, Excellence: The Surgeon’s Cycle of LifeBrain tumours in adults: the essentials for an ophthalmologist
The author provides a review of the common intracranial tumours in adults (other than pituitaries) which may present to an ophthalmologist. Primary malignant brain tumours comprise 3% of adult cancers but with an ageing population such tumours are becoming more...
Using modified staging criteria to determine optic nerve invasion in retinoblastoma
This paper reports the use of a modified staging criteria for optic nerve invasion in extraocular retinoblastoma and its correlation with treatment outcomes in 21 patients. The average age at presentation was 41 months (7–120) and there were 14 unilateral...
