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The work of BIPOSA

4 December 2023 | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus

The British and Irish Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association (BIPOSA) was set up in 2008 to merge two streams of ophthalmology, namely the practice of paediatric ophthalmology and the practice of strabismus (to include refracting in children, and strabismus in...

Dr Sohaib Rufai awarded European Award in Medicine for Ophthalmology

6 December 2022

Dr Sohaib Rufai has been awarded the 2022 European Award in Medicine for Ophthalmology. He led the world’s first study using handheld OCT to predict future vision in infantile nystagmus.

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Electrocautery and implantable cardiac devices

5 June 2023 | James Hsuan | Oculoplastics, Orbit

This is a literature review of the risks associated with bipolar and monopolar electrocautery in patients with a permanent pacemaker (PPM) or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The authors found 12 publications which met their inclusion criteria, but within these there...

The Leicester Grading System for Foveal Hypoplasia

1 April 2020 | Sohaib Rufai | Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Orbit

The University of Leicester Ulverscroft Eye Unit have published the first medical grading system named after the city of Leicester. Infantile nystagmus is characterised by constant and involuntary eye movements and affects 24 per 10,000 people [1]. Onset is usually...

Paediatric ophthalmology training in Africa through the Juba-Bournemouth VISION 2020 LINK

1 December 2018 | Ben Parkin, Narman Puvanachandra, Henrietta Holmes-Smith, Margaret Njuguna, Lucy Njambi Njeri, Joseph Monday, Marcia Zondervan | Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus

One of the aims of the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) is to provide specialist ophthalmic training for practising ophthalmologists from its 11 member countries. A number of initiatives are enabling more ophthalmologists to undertake...

On reflection

4 December 2023 | Baljean Dhillon (Prof)

Welcome one and all to our festive Eye News Dec/Jan 2024. The arrow of time has flown through 2023, landing us at the year’s end, but not before Santa brings you this special delivery. Aside from the partying and generally...

Oct/Nov 2019 Quiz

1 October 2019 | Ophthalmology

History A 62-year-old female patient was referred for rapid growth of a left periorbital soft tissue lesion with proptosis. Her past medical history included: hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and bipolar disorder. On examination: vision in the affected eye was hand movements, right...

Cancer associated retinopathy

7 December 2020 | Abdul Muhyemin Tarin | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

Abdul Muhyemin Tarin reviews the presentation, pathophysiology and management of this paraneoplastic syndrome. Case presentation A 60-year-old hypermetropic female patient presented with several months’ history of painless blurred vision. Visual acuity (VA) was 6/24 and 6/9-1 in right and left...

What's trending Dec/Jan 2021

7 December 2020 | David Ellis | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Cataract and Refractive

A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #threeblindmice US company Nanoscope Therapeutics has developed a new treatment which is hoped will restore vision in those affected by retinal...

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