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Ophthalmology clinical teaching and research fellowships: a pathway into ophthalmology specialty training
25 January 2022
| Nadim Khadem
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EYE - General
Ophthalmology is known for being one of the most competitive medical specialties in the UK, with 6.8 applicants per post in 2021. In fact, the competition ratio has drastically increased in recent years, rising from 5.73 in 2020 and 3.24...
Retinoblastoma – the challenges of a rare cancer and the role of international partnerships
4 October 2023
| Richard Bowman, Mattan Arazi, Aniruddh Heroor, Kahaki Kimani, M Ashwin Reddy, Ido Didi Fabian, Swathi Kaliki
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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...
Part 3: The Arclight Project: Implementation workshops
2 August 2024
| Andrew Blaikie, Chimgee Chuluunkhuu, Henry E Marealle, Frank Maliko, Dechen Wangmo
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EYE - General
In this three-part series (Click here for Part 1 and Part 2) Andrew Blaikie and his team explore the role and application of the Arclight Device in Imaging of the Eye. The Arclight Project aims to support and enhance the...
Progress for a more sustainable practice in ophthalmology
3 October 2024
| Neel Vyas, John Buchan
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EYE - General
Climate change is widely considered to be the greatest threat to health in the 21st century and is accompanied by other environmental considerations such as air and water pollution that impact on human health [1,2]. These problems are, in no...
In conversation with Charles Leclercq (ARxVision)
5 October 2022
| Julian Jackson
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EYE - General
Julian Jackson (Founder and Director, VisionBridge) spoke to Charles Leclercq (CEO, ARx) about the ARxVision, a wearable device that captures the world around us through audio and artificial intelligence to empower blind and low-vision individuals. You can read the Eye...
The management of antiplatelets and anticoagulation in elective ophthalmic surgery
1 April 2016
| Lee Teak Tan, Jonathan H Norris, Bernard Prendergast
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EYE - Orbit, EYE - Oculoplastic
Clinical scenario: A 57-year-old gentleman who is scheduled to have Mohs micrographic surgery and reconstruction for a medial canthal basel cell carcinoma (BCC) has been started on aspirin and clopidogrel following a coronary stent three weeks ago. Does the antiplatelet...
How to diagnose and treat Acanthamoeba keratitis
Corneal ulceration caused by Acanthamoeba is on the rise, and recent publications indicate an outbreak in the UK over the last few years [1]. Since Acanthamoeba keratitis often presents with atypical features, diagnosis from slit-lamp examination alone can often be...Management of squint with near-distance angle disparity
These are a group of strabismus disorders where the angle of misalignment is different between near and distance. The focus of this article will be on the patients where the angle for near exceeds the distance angle by more than...Time is vision in central retinal artery occlusion
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare but devastating vascular episode that can have severe impact on vision. Treatment is very time-limited and needs to be initiated very quickly to salvage any vision. The majority of patients present to...The results of the last survey Feb24
2 February 2024
| Amar Alwitry
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
Thank you to all those who participated in this edition’s survey and for those of you who attended my recent Medico-legal Seminar at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. It was a fascinating and educational day, made a success by the...
Trabeculectomy with erroneous Mitomycin-C concentration – a near miss
Trabeculectomy is the most commonly performed surgical procedure for glaucoma in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Modifications to the technique have been made since its introduction in 1963, perhaps the most significant being the adjunctive use of mitomycin-C (MMC), which...My top five: Elective grants for an ophthalmology elective for a medical student surviving in a cost-of-living crisis
5 June 2023
| Neel Vyas
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EYE - General
In a time where cost of living is significantly increasing, and the student NHS bursary is remaining stagnant, funding a medical elective is becoming increasingly more challenging for medical students. Surveys have shown that medical students typically get two to...
