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How to get the most out of your ophthalmology elective
If you are in your penultimate year (or even earlier) and have already decided that you want to do ophthalmology, good for you! Ophthalmology is one of the most competitive specialties, and one of the easiest ways to demonstrate your...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...Africa makes strides in tackling blinding eye diseases: highlights of annual conference
Introduction The 9th Annual Scientific Conference of the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) was held at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi in September 2022. The meeting was hosted by the Ophthalmological Society...The art of giving generous grains
On the drive home, after a long day of eye screening patients in homeless shelters, I would pass through the boroughs, towns and villages of east London. Stopping at the soup kitchen, I would meet Christian with heavy cataracts, and...Leading sight loss charity reveals urgent need for change in attitudes towards blind mothers
Ahead of Mothers’ Day, leading sight loss charity the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has released research that shows the barriers faced by mothers with sight loss during pregnancy and into their first years of motherhood. This research...
Longitudinal changes in axial length in high myopia
This is a prospective, longitudinal, observational single centre study between May 2011 and September 2018, to determine the changes in the axial length (AL) longitudinally in patients with high myopia without other conformational abnormalities. Patients were divided into two groups:...“I can see fine. Why do I need my eyes tested?”
Are routine eye examinations really necessary? The author asks whether frequent appointments in low-risk patients with normal results are actually cost-effective. It’s recommended that most people should get their eyes tested every two years.” [1] This message is widely publicised...A case of late spontaneous subluxation of in-the-bag intraocular implant
An 82-year-old frail lady was referred by her optometrist with a finding of subluxated implant in the right eye. She had uneventful phacoemulcification with in-the-bag intraocular implant 17 years earlier. There is no history of having had pseudoexfoliation (PXF) or...Beginning to flag
Have you signed the petition yet?” the nurse asked me. I am generally a type of person who signs a lot of petitions whilst being cynical that they do anything at all for anyone, including the person who signs them,...
