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The 2024 #AspireOphth Competition

The RCOphth 2024 Annual Congress / #EyeConUK is coming up and you know what that means, we're teaming up again with Sohiab R Rufai for another #AspireOphth Competition!

The 2025 #AspireOphth Competition

That's right, we’re going to be running our fourth edition of the #AspireOphth competition, in which entrants have the opportunity to share an image which accurately reflects their aspirations in ophthalmology for a chance to win a prize. The two...

Twins’ twin cataract surgery at Newmedica

The team at a Birmingham clinic were left seeing double when identical twins Bill and John Bowdler had the same surgery on the same eyes. Bill and John firmly believe that two is better than one - having always dressed...

Teaming up to save sight - Moorfields Eye Charity hosting matchmaker event to catalyse research breakthroughs

Moorfields Eye Charity is hosting a special matchmaking workshop to spark new research partnerships that accelerate the development of novel eye treatments and interventions. The online event, taking place between 11am and midday Thursday 6 August, is designed to help...

Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy

Presentation A 46-year-old Caucasian female was referred to the eye clinic by her local optician following a routine sight test. She was noted to have pigmentary retinal changes in both eyes but was asymptomatic with no visual complaints. At presentation...

Insights from the ‘Rb-NET Challenges’ Session: Evolving approaches in global retinoblastoma management

The Retinoblastoma Network (Rb-NET) Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) platform, developed by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Professor Ido Didi Fabian, is a web-based telemedicine initiative that regularly hosts virtual MDT meetings focused on the evaluation and...

Laser corneal refractive procedures – a review

Evolution of refractive surgery stays true to the quote of Theodore Roosevelt: “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” Refractive surgery is an evolving field, which thanks modern technologies for refining ideas...

Lost in translation

The article that follows is a collection of reflections and observations by Peter (British) and Nathan (Singaporean) living and working in each other’s countries. Peter Cackett “Best thing about this place is it’s not still full of pompous ex-colonials who...

House of cards

When I was a junior doctor in the late 1990s writing my first scientific papers, once each article was finished, I had to fill out an application form, print out multiple copies and then walk to the post office at...

Optometrists in Scotland secure 6% uplift for NHS eye care

AOP welcomes increase in fees paid to optometry practices for NHS eye examinations.

Social networking

The use of social networking is now very common in both home and work environments. The field is expanding continually and we have had some requests for a roundup of common platforms. What is social networking and social media? As...

Risk of developing pseudotumor cerebri in women using a levonorgesteral intrauterine device

Pseudotumor cerebri (PCT) is a disorder causing increased intracranial pressure without a mass lesion, usually seen in obese women of childbearing age. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is an idiopathic form of the disorder, but several medications have been associated with the...