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Spotlight: The Community Eye Health Journal

3 August 2023 | | EYE - General
In many low-income settings, where vision loss is greatest, eyecare is hampered by shortages in trained health workers. In sub-Saharan Africa, there are fewer than five ophthalmologists per million population, compared to over 70 per million in high-income countries. Eyecare...

Diagnoses of dry eye disease double within a year

27 September 2022
Over a third of Britons haven’t had an eye test within the last two years, while one in five have not had an eye test due to financial struggles.

Old dogs

3 April 2023 |
It is always nice to get a thank you card, especially so when it comes from someone at the tail end of an overbooked clinic who had waited patiently well past their appointed slot. Such was the case when I...

Life’s rich tapestry

2 February 2024 |
Have you ever watched someone cross-stitch, or do needle-point? I recently had the joy of observing my teenage daughter create such an artwork. She separated all the threads into the various colours, and then started to follow the instructions carefully....

Greater awareness of children’s vision care is urged by the profession

9 April 2025 | paediatric, children, teenagers, patient stories, survey, Questionnaire, optometry, needs
Greater attention needs to be given to children’s vision, believes the profession, as a recent survey by Mumsnet reveals that visits to the optometrist are lower down the agenda than dental visits. It found that 9% of parents saw no...

Zoom

5 June 2020 | | EYE - General
One of the side-effects of the coronavirus pandemic is that suddenly everything is now done on Zoom. In case anyone is fortunate enough to have no idea what this is, Zoom is an app that allows virtual meetings to take...

Virtual COVID clinics

5 August 2020 | | EYE - General
The clinics at Ystradgynlais Community Hospital are a little different of late. The nurses are still there, I still get tea with custard creams and the letters I dictate are still all written up by the next day. But there...

Email

1 February 2022 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
One of the great disasters of becoming a consultant ophthalmologist is the massive increase in emails that then occurs. Every time I open my inbox in work it seems complete luck whether there are 50 or 90 emails waiting avidly...

What's trending Aug/Sep 2023

3 August 2023 | | EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #Trufflesthekitty #Visionambassador #glassescat #ambylopiaawarness Truffles the Kitty was recently featured on Good Morning America [1]. Save the cute kitty footage for...

What's trending Jun/Jul 2024

3 June 2024 | | EYE - General
#solar #eclipse The recent total solar eclipse over North America resulted in some stunning photos, but it was the aftermath that made the most headlines. There were ophthalmologists reporting a significant increase in the number of patients coming through their...

What's trending Dec/Jan 2025

4 December 2024 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #ChrisMcCausland #KeepDancing I wrote in my last article about how overjoyed I was to hear Chris McCausland was joining the Strictly...

What's trending Jun/Jul 2025

2 June 2025 | | EYE - Orbit, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #Inspiration #FlyingEyeHospital It was with great sadness that I read about the passing of Dr David Paton at the age of...