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Optical Express invests over £3m in new Edinburgh eye clinic
Angus Robertson MSP opens new eye surgery treatment clinic in Edinburgh city centre following investment of over £3m. The eye surgery treatment hub will serve Edinburgh and the surrounding area.CALL TO ACTION: Help the Ridley Eye Foundation ‘reach more of the unreachable’ in the Himalayas
On the 29 November 1949, Harold Ridley carried out the first implant of an intraocular lens (IoL). This was the first major breakthrough in the cure of cataract blindness since Jacques Daviel conducted the first extra-capsular extraction 198 years earlier....
Timing of vitrectomy for retained lens fragments
The purpose of this study was to compare the results of same setting vitrectomy with delayed vitrectomy for retained lens fragments following cataract surgery. Same setting vitrectomy was defined as the patient not leaving the operating table following cataract surgery....ESCRS releases the 2022-2023 EUREQUO Annual Report
The European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons is marking the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the EUREQUO Registry with the announcement that this cataract and refractive database has now grown to more than 4 million surgical procedures.
Intraocular surgical training – is there any inter-procedural transfer of skills?
Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgery during ophthalmology training. This study aims to investigate how experience in simulated cataract surgery impacts and transfers to the learning curves for novices in vitreoretinal surgery. Twelve ophthalmology residents without previous experience...What's trending Oct/Nov 2021
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #cataracts #holography #simulation Cataracts are the major cause of blindness globally and innovating novel management strategies remains as important as ever...The results of the last survey Apr22
The answer to the first question was interesting in that it seems an increasing number of units are doing same-sitting bilateral cataract surgery. It is becoming accepted practice and mainstream. Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) involves performing phacoemulsification with...
The Ophthalmic Study Guide for Nurses and Health Professionals (2nd edition)
In the last decade, care provision in ophthalmology has changed dramatically. Due to increasing demands on the service, the roles of nurses and other healthcare professionals have expanded to encompass work that was traditionally carried out by doctors. This model...New eye hospital opens in Chester
SpaMedica, which specialises in NHS cataract surgery and YAG laser capsulotomy, will help significantly reduce waiting times for local patients.
